THE CORY JAM AWARD

HISTORY
In 1988, the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation established the Cory Jam Memorial Award with memorial gifts from family members and friends.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
A. Who May Apply
Graduating seniors from Duluth East High School who attended Congdon Park Elementary School, Homecroft Elementary School or Lowell Elementary School are eligible to apply. Applicants must have participated in at least two extracurricular activities sponsored by Duluth East High School (e.g. sports, music, yearbook, etc) and at least one community based activity (e.g. Scouts, sports, volunteer service, etc) during their high school enrollment years. Applicants should intend to pursue further education or training at any accredited university, college, or technical school.

B. Financial Need
Financial need is not a consideration.

C. Academic Criteria
Applicants must have a grade point average of 3.5 (based on a 4.0 system) or higher.

D. Number, Value and Duration of Awards
One award of between $800 and $1000 will be given each year. Generally, this annual award is divided into two installments, half for fall, half for spring.

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

APPLICATION INFORMATION
Applicants should complete the DSACF Common Scholarship Application. 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. They will base their decision on the applicant’s academic record, written recommendations and involvement in community and church activities.

AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT
Names of recipients will be announced as early as possible. Each applicant will receive an individual communication with the results of the committee’s decision regarding his/her application.

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
This scholarship is not renewable.

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