The Caring Crew Scholarship program is intended to provide support for continuing education, for student(s) who have attended a Caring Crew event in the past. Scholarships are announced on an annual basis based on review of the application below. 

 

Scholarship Cycle 

Application period: April - May

Review period: June - July 

Payment period: After July, but depends on each applicant’s school year cycle 

Example: 

• April/May 2020, a senior in Guatemala applies with their latest class grades available to them at the time 

• June/July 2020: Caring Crew determines scholarship acceptance 

• February 2021: If their school does not start until the following year, that’s when the scholarship will pay out 

 

Requirements

 

• Applicant must be a graduating senior with GPA of 3.0 or higher; or local equivalent 

• Applicant must be needing scholarship for higher education (college or vocational school)

• Applicant must have participated in a Caring Crew event

• Applicant must submit all the Quantitative Documentation and Qualitative Information

 

Application Process

Applicants will be scored based on two parts; quantitative documentation and qualitative information. All information will be reviewed and rated by 3 individuals on Caring Crew’s Scholarship Review Board. The average score between the 3 judges would determine the applicant’s final score. 

Quantitative Documentation

The following items must be verified by the correction documentation.  The quantitative information is judged by 3 different judges and scores are averaged.  Each could be judged and remove the high and low score and do the average.

• Scores from college entry exams: FAFSA, SAT/ACT scores; or local equivalent 

• Class Rank

• High School GPA score; or local equivalent 

 

Qualitative Information 

• School/Community Involvement and Leadership

• Work History

• Essay (They will answer 3 questions and write an essay)

  • Why do you think you should be given the scholarship?

  • Who has been the most influential person in your life and why?

• Information about the scholarship: 

  • What scholarship amount are you applying for?  (either in total, or split out by quarter/semester) 

  • What would this amount cover?

  • Caring Crew will only pay out scholarships on a quarterly/semester basis. Please provide the approximate dates of your schools start/end date for the quarter/semester. (Ex: Mid-August to Mid-December; Mid-January to End of March; Early April to mid-June would be sufficient) 

 

Scholarship Delivery

Early - August / ASAP after review: Caring Crew will notify all applications of the status of their application. 

For successful applicants: 

Mid-August - ASAP (depending on timing of their school year): 

• Recipient must submit the following documents to Caring Crew for review

• • Finalized dates of each semester; including date that scholarship money is due to the school (ex: August 29 - Dec 15th, tuition due to school by Sept 7th) 

  • Student ID

  • Student enrollment from university

  • Class schedule for upcoming semester

• Once reviewed and approved, funds will be submitted directly to university/school on  a semester/quarterly basis, according to the timeline and due dates provided by the scholarship recipient.  If unable to pay the university/school directly funds may be submitted directly to the recipient.

• At the end of each semester/quarter, recipient must provide the following information ASAP in order for the following semester/quarter’s scholarship to pay out: 

  • Confirmation of Full-Time enrollment (12 hrs)

  • Grades for the previous quarter/semester: maintaining the specified GPA of 3.0 or higher; or local equivalent

  • If this information is not provided to Caring Crew by ----, payment for the following semester will not be made. 

Scholarship Termination

• If recipient fails to provide required documentation or fails to maintain any requirements of the scholarship , the scholarship award is terminated and university/school or recipient will not receive any additional payments.

 

Scholarship Review Board

• Tricia Koch (Delta FA for 30 yrs) 

• James Sarvis (Delta/Aeromexico) 

• Beth Graham (independent)