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Vasa Order of America - Scholarships |
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The Grand Lodge The Grand Lodge of the Vasa Order of
America offers the following to students One $1,000 COLLEGE or VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
SCHOLARSHIPS: awarded to
students to continue their education at an institution
of higher learning. Applicant for the above scholarships must
have become a Vasa member prior to February 15, 2011. Applications are available at the Vasa
website until January 15, 2012. To be eligible, the following items must
be postmarked no later than February 15, 2012 to be considered. 1. Completed application. 2. Complete transcripts of grades through
the first half of the senior year for high school students or fall semester of current academic year for college
students. 3. Current passport photo (preferably 2x3
in. B&W). 4. A letter of recommendation from
applicant’s Local Lodge. 5. Letters of recommendation from two
personal references. 6. A letter of reference from your Dean,
Principal, Teacher or Counselor. 7. An original, typed essay, not to exceed
1,000 words. Please
put in one envelope if possible 1. The role youth can and should play in
Vasa. 2. My vision of the future of Vasa. 3. My local lodge and the community. 4. What Vasa means to me. 5. My Swedish Heritage AWARDS ARE PAYABLE TO the institution in which the student is
enrolled or accepted for enrollment. To qualify for the $1,000 College or
Vocational School Scholarship, a student needs to be enrolled in an accredited vocational school or institution of higher
learning taking no less than six (6) credits per semester or eight (8) credits per quarter in the academic year
immediately following the award. In extraordinary circumstances, on petition to
the Grand Lodge Scholarship Committee, payment
may be postponed for a period not to exceed two years. William
L Lundquist Grand
Master 1456
Kennebec Rd. Grand
Blanc, MI 48439 Phone:
810-695-3248 E-mail: wmlund1@aol.com
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