PCC/TPA Scholarship — Northwest Ohio Polish Cultural Center

Northwest Ohio Polish Cultural Center/

Toledo Poznań Alliance

2025 Heritage Scholarship

Applications are due by May 3, 2025; scholarships will be awarded in June 2025.

Scholarships will be awarded based on an evaluation of applications received by the deadline. Members of the Toledo-Poznan Alliance Board of Trustees and the Advisory Board of the Northwest Ohio Polish Cultural Center will select the recipients. Scholarships will be made payable by check to the educational institution where the recipient is registered to attend. The scholarship is to assist in paying the expenses of education including tuition, general fees, books and living expenses. One college scholarship worth $1,500 and two high school scholarships worth $625 each will be awarded.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Students in grades 9-11 may enter the high school category; incoming freshmen, upcoming sophomores, juniors and seniors may enter the college category. Former scholarship winners are not eligible to receive another scholarship in the same category, i. e. a high school winner cannot receive another scholarship in the high school category, However the student could reapply and could win in the college category.

2. If a public high school student is awarded a scholarship, funds will be placed in escrow until the students attends college. For private high school winners, the funds will be applied to tuition.

3. Applicants will be evaluated according to the following criteria: A high school or undergraduate college student of Polish-American heritage enrolled on a full-time basis.

4. Applicants are required to submit an essay at the time of application. Essay requirements are as follows:

High School Category (Grades 9-11) Scholarships

Topic: "What makes you proud to identify yourself as a Polish-American?” Consider many areas of your life - Polish traditions, Polish language, Polish prayers, Polish values, Polish food, Polish music and literature, etc in your paper. Use your own experiences and interview with family members for this 500-word reflective paper.

College Category (Undergraduate Students -incoming freshmen, upcoming sophomores, juniors and seniors)

Topic: "What are the Polish contributions as a member of the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?” Consider such areas a the economy, the environment, trade, defense and justice, etc, in your paper. Use books and online sources for this 1,000 word research paper. Type end notes or sources on a separate sheet of paper.

Both High School and College Students

Essay should be written in Microsoft Word format, Time New Roman font, 12 point with 1-inch margins
Essay must be double-spaced, use correct spelling and follow rules of grammar.
Use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in any form is forbidden. If used, essay will be disqualified,
While you may ask for help from teachers, parents and librarians, the essay must be your work.
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Name

First Name

Last Name

Address

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Date of birth

YYYY

POLISH HERITAGE

Talk with your family to fill in your genealogy chart. (EXAMPLE- Mark James Kowalski, 1938-2019)

FATHER

(NAME/DATE OF BIRTH-DATE OF DEATH (if applicable))

MOTHER

(NAME AND MADIEN NAME/DATE OF BIRTH-DATE OF DEATH (if applicable))

PATERNAL GRANDFATHER

(NAME/DATE OF BIRTH-DATE OF DEATH (if applicable))

MATERNAL GRANDFATHER

(NAME/DATE OF BIRTH-DATE OF DEATH (if applicable))

PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER

(NAME AND MADIEN NAME/DATE OF BIRTH-DATE OF DEATH (if applicable))

MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER

(NAME AND MADIEN NAME/DATE OF BIRTH-DATE OF DEATH (if applicable))

EDUCATION

NAME AND ADDRESS OF CURRENT SCHOOL OR FUTURE SCHOOL

MONTH AND YEAR OF GRADUATION

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (INCLUDE DATES)

COMMUNITY SERVICE (INCLUDE DATES)

MEMBERSHIP

Preference are given to those who are members of the Northwest Ohio Polish Cultural Center and/or The Toledo-Poznan Alliance. Both can be obtained via their respective websites.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Is a member of

MUST BE A MEMBER BEFORE MAY 1 TO RECEIVE CONSIDERATION

Name

First Name

Last Name

Will be joining

MUST BE A MEMBER BEFORE MAY 1 TO RECEIVE CONSIDERATION

CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify that I have provided accurate information on this application. I further state that I wrote the essay myself. I did not use any form of AI. l understand and agree that any misrepresentation or omission of facts in my application will justify denial of a PCC/TPA Scholarship.

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE

Note: If applicant is under the age of 18, parent or guardian must sign.

First Name

Last Name

Date

YYYY