SCHOLARSHIP FOR WHARTON KIDS

WKFF will be awarding a $1000 scholarship to one (1) student who best elaborates on the benefits of a Wharton education.

Criteria

The candidate must be a Wharton, New Jersey resident, must be a 2009 graduate of  Morris Hills High School and must have applied/been accepted and plan to enroll in a post secondary institution. Educator Robert M. Hutchins once said that, “the object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.”  The candidate MUST write a 300-500 word essay describing how their Wharton education helped prepare them for the future. The candidate must submit this application, the essay, and a copy of the student’s high school transcript. These three (3) items must be received no later than May 4, 2010. (Please do not send resumes or letters of recommendation.) Incomplete forms and late entries will not be considered.

Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized.

Rules

Candidate must be in the twelfth grade and be residents of Wharton , NJ. Essay must be no fewer than 300 and no more than 500 words in length, and must be typewritten and double-spaced. One entry per student, please. Essay must be solely the work of the candidate. Decisions of the judges are final. All entries become the property of the WKFF and will not be returned. Scholarship will be awarded via Morris Hills High School Senior Awards Assembly.

Past Scholarship Winners