Sandhills Alumni Scholarship Fund- SASF
Founded by Wesley Fink and Loren Eaton with the intentions to promote high school students graduating from Sandhills High at Dunning, NE to further their education. The idea is to promote further education of students in our community. Development of higher learning and further education as well as social engagement is key to developing for a more successful career. The selected candidate of the Sandhills Alumni Scholarship will be awarded $1,000 to the accredited college of choice of the student. Student must maintain a GPA of 2.0 for the first semester and provide proof of grades from the college with in 30 days of the end of the first semester.
By submitting an application, applicant agrees to provide other information and documentation as may be
requested by the judges or sponsor. Who is eligible to apply? The Sandhills Alumni Scholarship is open to any student whom has completed one or more years and graduating from the Sandhills High School.
The recipient of the scholarship will be chosen from a candidate pool using a five person review panel
selected out of past alumni, from separate graduating years. The intent would be to have a broad, spectrum of views from different generations. The selected candidate will be announced at the High School Graduation Ceremony.
The applicants will be judged on the following criteria:
1. Commitment to school and community service activities.
2. The applicant's list of school and leadership awards and honors.
3. Three letters of recommendation, one has to be from a SHS teacher or staff member.
4. The applicant's short essay on one school or community service experience including a description
of how the experience benefited others and what happened in your life or the life of your family as a
result of this activity. Essay may be up to, but not more than, one 8 1/2" x 11" page, one-sided,
typewritten and double-spaced. Include name, address in the upper left-hand corner of the page.
5. A Grade Point Average (GPA) at a 2.5/4.0 level or higher.
Applications must be postmarked by February 1st of each year. Sponsor not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, mutilated, incomplete, illegible applications or postage-due mail. No substitutions or transfers permitted. Limit one scholarship per household. Scholarship is to be used to cover institution costs and fees. In the event institution costs and fees are less than the scholarship amount, the balance of the scholarship may be used for other education costs such as course materials, books and/or on-campus housing. Sponsor reserves the right to interpret these rules and to make decisions concerning the award, acceptance and use of scholarships in situations not covered by these rules.