The Western Hills Cheviot Lodge-Thomas N Thinnes Scholarship Fund (formerly the Walter C Lackey Scholarship) is an endowment funded by individual donations and fund raising efforts by the members of Western Hills – Cheviot Lodge 140 and named after our late Past Master, Thomas N. Thinnes, who provided a substantial contribution to endow the fund. The income from this fund provides grants to deserving students attending or accepted into an accredited educational program as described below. The names, number, and amount of individual grants each year are at the discretion of the Lodge scholarship committee.
Qualifications for this award are:
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Applicants must complete the required online application. No other application form will be accepted. NOTE: Except for essay questions, if insufficient space is provided on the application form, list the question number and complete the answer on an accompanying sheet. Applications may be submitted at any time prior to the deadline of May 1st.
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The applicant must be a member in good standing, a child/stepchild or grandchild/step-grandchild of a living or deceased member who is, or was, a member in good standing of Western Hills – Cheviot Lodge 140 F&AM.
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Prior recipients of this or the former Walter C. Lackey Scholarship are eligible receive this grant.
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The applicant must be a current student or accepted as a student at an accredited vocational or trade school, an undergraduate, or graduate degree program at an accredited college, or university.
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The program in which the student is enrolled must lead to a degree, license, or certification in a specific field.
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Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.75 on a scale of 4.0. If another scale is used, show this in the application form.
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ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN MAY 1ST.
BE SURE TO READ AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY
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Click on the form below. This is a fillable pdf document. All responses on the form are limited to the shaded areas.
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We recommend downloading ( ↓ ) and saving this form to your computer where it can be filled in and saved as you complete it. If you complete the form online and leave, your input will be lost when you leave the screen.
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If you complete the form online, we recommend you print it to a .pdf file and save it to your computer to have a copy of your application on file for future reference.
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Click on the PRINTER icon in the upper right corner.
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The Western Hills Cheviot Lodge-Thomas N Thinnes Scholarship Fund is an endowment funded by individual donations and fund raising efforts by the members of Western Hills – Cheviot Lodge 140 and named after our late Past Master, Thomas N. Thinnes, who provided a substantial contribution to endow the fund. The income from this fund provides grants to deserving students attending or accepted into an accredited educational program as described below. The names, number, and amount of individual grants each year are at the discretion of the scholarship committed.
IMPORTANT…
THIS APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED, PREFERABLY PRINTED OR TYPED
APPLICATIONS MUST BE MAILED TO THE ADDRESS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION
APPLICATIONS MAY BE HAND DELIVERED TO A CHARITY FUND TRUSTEE
APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE SUBMITTED ONLINE OR FAX
APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY EMAIL
