The National Saddle Clubs Association Inc. annually sponsors scholarships for outstanding youth. The scholarships are perpetuated through memorial funds, endowments, state and club donations, and individual donations.
Any qualified youth will be provided scholarship application forms upon request. The scholarship committee will carefully review applications.
These scholarships will be awarded annually at the National O-Mok-See Awards Banquet.
The grants from the NSCA Scholarship Fund will be payable to an institution in which the recipient wishes to further his or her educational endeavors and shall be nontransferable from the person receiving the award. If a scholarship has been awarded and the recipient has not entered an institution of higher education within four (4) years from graduating from high school, the NSCA will resend the scholarship and return the funds to the NSCA Scholarship Fund. Exceptions will be made in the case of sabbatical, mission, or military service, in which case the NSCA Secretary must be notified prior to the four-year expiration.
Any boy or girl meeting the following requirements will be an eligible nominee for the Scholarship Award: A member of a NSCA family who is either a current high school student, or attending an institute of higher learning such as a Trade School, Junior College, University, etc.
The application must be made on an official application form and must be filled out and signed by the person applying for the scholarship. Two (2) letters of personal recommendation as to the applicant's scholastic ability and general character should be attached to the application. It is to each applicant's advantage to submit a very complete, neat, and informative application because of the competition and degree of acquired skills.
Selection for this scholarship are to be done by a committee of four (4) NSCA members from four (4) different states that are not related to any of the scholarship applicants for that year that will be appointed annually. The committee will review the applications and may, if they choose, request a personal interview with the applicants. Point guidelines as follows: NSCA Activities 25 points Scholastic Aptitude 15 points Aims & Goals 15 points School & Community Activities 15 points Motivation 15 points Leadership Skills 10 points General Impression 5 points
All applications must be returned to the NSCA Secretary, postmarked by June 18th , to be considered for these scholarships.
