For the first time, students are submitting their applications to MCF online at mcfoundation.awardspring.com. Application instructions are also online at mcfoundation.org/scholarships/Scholarships.html.
Gordon said that means students have to scan in their transcripts, financial aid reports, and letters of reference instead of mailing in paper copies.
This shift to digital applications aims to streamline the application procedures for students and the review procedures for the Foundation’s volunteer judges, said MCF Administrative Manager Kristen Mulligan, who oversees the scholarship process.
Also, while in the past students had to select which of the nearly 75 individual scholarships at the Foundation they were applying to be considered for, the new online system automatically applies them to all scholarships for which they qualify, Mulligan said.
Some scholarships require additional material, such as an extra essay question or extra letter of recommendation, and if the student does not check the qualifications for those scholarships in advance, they will be notified of the additional requirements at the time the application is submitted, she said.
Last year, the MCF administered nearly $825,000 in college aid to 132 students, Gordon said. Most of the scholarships are for students residing in or attending a school located in Middletown, Monroe, Madison Township, Trenton or Franklin, he added, but a few reach out to residents of other communities.
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BY THE NUMBERS
The total scholarships awarded by the Middletown Community Foundation to students from area high schools for the Class of 2016 were as follows:
$98,754 — Middletown High School
$81,050 — Bishop Fenwick High School
$66,300 — Madison High School
$34,860 — Edgewood High School
$33,000 — Franklin High School
$30,000 — Royalmont Academy
$23,200 — Monroe High School
$21,500 — Lebanon High School
$20,000 — Mason High School
$20,000 — Kings High School
$20,000 — Fairfield High School
$20,000 — St. Xavier High School
$20,000 — Mt. Notre Dame High School
$8,000 — Preble Shawnee High School
$7,000 — Middletown Christian High School
SOURCE: Middletown Community Foundation
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