THE PETER M. GARGANO SCHOLARSHIP FUND

PURPOSE
The purpose of the Peter M. Gargano Scholarship Fund is to provide financial assistance for post-secondary education to the children of the employees of Ulland Brothers. This education may take place at colleges, universities or vocational schools.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
A. Who May Apply
Children of Ulland Brothers employees who have been employed with the company for a minimum of two years (for salaried employees) or for a minimum of two seasons (for seasonal employees) are eligible to apply. The student must be an unmarried child under age 25 who is not self-supporting and who is a full-time high school senior or a post-secondary student.

B. Financial Need
Priority consideration will be given to students with financial need. Such need must be demonstrated through submission of a recently completed Student Aid Report (SAR) from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). See the financial need page for more information.

C. Academic Criteria
Applicants must have a grade point average of 3.0 (based on a 4.0 system) or higher.

D. Number and Value of Awards
One scholarship of $2000 will be awarded each year. Generally, this annual award is divided into two installments, half for fall, half for spring.

E. Payment
The award is co-payable to the institution and the recipient.

APPLICATION INFORMATION
Applicants should complete the DSACF Common Scholarship Application. It is available from Ulland Brothers, P.O. Box 340, Cloquet, Minnesota 55720 or from the Community Foundation website. The complete application must be received to the DSACF by January 15th. That day our office will be open for hand delivery until 5:00pm. Electronic submissions and postmarks must be stamped before midnight. Late applications will not be considered.

DETERMINATION OF AWARDS
The Scholarship Committee of the Community Foundation will select individual scholarship recipients. This committee is totally independent and separate from Ulland Brothers, Inc., and no employee or former employees shall participate in this selection process. The committee will base their decision on the applicant’s academic record (including GPA, class rank, and test scores when relevant), financial need, written recommendations and seriousness of purpose.

APPLICANT/RECIPIENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• The majority of communication between applicants/recipients and the scholarship administrators will take place via email. Applicants/Recipients are required to have and regularly check their email and notify the Community Foundation of any changes to their contact information.
• All recipients of Community Foundation administered scholarships are expected to acknowledge acceptance of the award promptly. In most cases, this acknowledgement will take two forms, completion of an Acceptance Form provided by the Community Foundation and secondly, a thank you letter/card to the founder of the scholarship fund. The Community Foundation will provide names and addresses as needed. If unable to accept the scholarship, the committee should be given that information and a reason in a prompt manor.
• A recipient must complete enough credits to be recognized as a full-time student in each semester an award is made. Likewise, a satisfactory grade point average (2.5) must be maintained.
• If the student receives funds from the college due to non-completion of a term or not attending full time, these funds are to be returned to the scholarship committee. If the college requirements are not met, but there is no refund, the scholarship grant will be forfeited for the next term.
• Recipients understand that the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation may use scholars’ names, photographs and any portion of application essays for use in scholarship publicity, such as broadcast media, websites, newspaper, radio, etc.
• The DSACF Scholarship Committee hopes that recipients recognize and appreciate the contributions their award has made to their futures. It further anticipates that, in the years to come, recipients find some way to give back to the community that provided them with these opportunities.

RENEWAL
The scholarship is not renewable.

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