PART 2: SPECIAL QUALITIES AND COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT:

This is an opportunity for you to let us know how qualified you are and why you should be  awarded a scholarship.

List in the space provided:

• any special talents
• skills
• leadership qualities you possess
• community activities in which you have been involved
• leadership roles you have held and describe how you have used your leadership skills
• community activities in which you have participated. 

(Examples of community activities may include volunteer work or outreach programs  *Talent/skill may include but is not limited to musical, athletic, artistic or other talent at  which you excel.  Leadership qualities may  include your role as a class officer, officer of activity club, captain of athletic team, etc.)

PART 3: COMPETITIVE ESSAY

This essay is the most important single item of your application.  In the space below, prepare a  personal statement describing:

1. The name of the post high school program you plan to attend and why you chose it.
2. How this scholarship will assist you in obtaining your goals.
3. What you see as the influence your father, grandfather, or great-grandfather has made on your life.

Part 4

Please describe any challenges or hardships you have experienced in your life, how you overcame them and how you were affected.

PART 5: LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Please have two individuals who know you write a letter of recommendation (at least one from a teacher) describing your personal achievements and potential, commenting on the following:

1. How long they have known you and in what capacity.
2. The nature and quality of your achievements.
3. Leadership skills you have demonstrated.
4. Evaluation of your potential as a leader, in your career field and in the community.
5. Special strengths or weaknesses.

NOTE:  All persons requested to write letters of recommendation should be given a copy of  these five items and asked to comment on each  item.  Letters should be returned to you  rather than sent to us. These letters of  recommendation  (up to five) should be scanned and  uploaded here:

PART 6:  LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE

Please scan and attach to this application a copy of your letter of acceptance to the school named in PART 3 of this application or the school you are currently attending. Also, include a mailing address and contact information to the accounting office where potential scholarship funds can be sent.

PART 7:  PROGRESS REPORT

The AMA Alumni Foundation wishes to follow the progress of its scholarship winners through two (2) written progress reports, to be submitted no later than December 1, 2027, and May 1, 2028.  Please set a reminder to yourself to submit these reports, as you will not be asked to send them in.

These reports should highlight your achievements, both in and out of the classroom, during the semester just ending.

Your report should include how the AMA scholarship helped you achieve these results.

Part 8: AGREEMENT

“If awarded a scholarship, I agree to submit to the AMA Alumni Foundation, Inc. Directors at the address listed below two written progress reports of no less than 500 words each, detailing my experiences during the 2027-2028 academic year and how this scholarship has impacted me.  One letter should be sent in December towards the end of the Fall semester.  The second in May towards the end of the Spring semester.”

Part 9: Financial Award Information

IF you are currently enrolled in the institution which will receive the scholarship funds, please provide the payment fields.  If you are not yet enrolled, leave these fields blank.