Application Instructions

Application Instructions
The application has parts A, B, and C. All applicants are responsible for the submission of parts A and B by the deadline. The Manchester Scholarship Foundation reserves the right not to process applications found to be late or incomplete as of the application postmark deadline. Part C is only for applicants who are eligible for the Arthur Goodman Strong Memorial Scholarship. 

Please note that you must send Part A and C, if used, to the Manchester Scholarship Foundation and Part B to the Financial Aid Consultant.

PART A  click here to Download Part A  (right click to save)
Part A must be postmarked by Friday, April 9, 2010.
Part A asks you to summarize your activities and gives permission for your high school to release your records to the Manchester Scholarship Foundation.

Part A must be mailed to:
Manchester Scholarship Foundation
P. O. Box 51
Manchester, CT 06045-0051
 

PART B click here to download Part B  (right click to save)
Part B must be postmarked by Friday, April 9, 2010.

Part B asks you to provide family financial information that a professional college financial aid consultant will analyze. Specific financial information such as income is not provided to the Scholarship Selection Committee; only the outcome of the evaluation that indicates the level of financial need is forwarded to the Scholarship Selection Committee.


Part B must be accompanied by copies of ALL pages of your and your parents' signed 2009 IRS federal income tax returns, W-2 Statements, and a completed copy of the 2010-2011 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). A copy of your Federal Student Aid Report that confirms that you completed the FAFSA may be submitted in lieu of a copy of the FAFSA. If your parents are separated, both parents must submit Part B and individual 2009 IRS federal income tax returns.

Part B information is required to help determine financial need and to protect our tax-exempt status.