CemeterySpot Scholarship Application Instruction Form
Application Deadline: December 1, 2009 Purpose of Scholarship: Have the student demonstrate critical thinking abilities, an understanding of the many topics involved in funeral service education, an ability to take information and current events concerning the funeral service industry and present opinions and commentary about them in a way that is interesting and relevant for the common person. Amount of Scholarship: One scholarship award of $500 is guaranteed (providing at least one applicant meets our overall criteria) and more are possible. Eligibility for Scholarship: 1. Applicant must be matriculated in (formally admitted to, and enrolled in) a Program of Funeral Service/Mortuary Science (or equivalent) at a school accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education. 2. Applicant must have completed at least 12 semester credits with a grade of “C” or higher as a Funeral Service/Mortuary Science (or other related) major. 3. Applicant must have a Program grade point average of at least 2.5, and be enrolled as a full-time student. Scholarship Award Criteria: Quantity of blog posts submitted accepted and published on the CemeterySpot Blog throughout the year (minimum of 40 to qualify). Number of total comments (not counting spam or brief insignificant responses like “I agree”, etc.) that promote good discussion. Number of verifiable links to relevant websites generated by these blog posts and comments. Consistency of article submission over the year vs. bunching them in a limited time period. Quality and relevance of the topics and content text. There is no minimum length for any blog post that is submitted. It is recommended that the student uses homework, reports, etc., that are already produced for his/her classes as blog posts. This will minimize the need for the student to produce extra work to qualify. These can be unaltered or modified, as the student sees fit, to make the blog post as effective as possible. The CemeterySpot Scholarship winner will have the award credited to his/her student account at the school in which the student is enrolled at the start of an academic term of his/her choosing. The money must be used to offset the cost of tuition, books or other school related expenses. The student should submit his/her blog posts to: info@cemeteryspot.com with the subject: Scholarship Blog Post. To Apply for CemeterySpot Scholarship: Student must submit the following materials to CemeterySpot Inc. via the postal address listed below: A copy of all articles submitted to the CemeterySpot blog and the dates they were submitted. Also include information about total qualifying comments and links. An unofficial copy of the student’s transcripts from the ABFSE accredited school(s) he/she is attending. An official copy will must be submitted by the winner after he/she is selected. Once the student has compiled these, the documents should be placed in an envelope and submitted to CemeterySpot, Inc., Attn: Scholarship, 2517 Fernwood Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034. Do not include a picture or references to gender, race, religion, sexual preferences, health or color. The scholarship is equally available to all qualifying students. Questions about the application process should be sent to hal@cemeteryspot.com.
Purpose of Scholarship: Have the student demonstrate critical thinking abilities, an understanding of the many topics involved in funeral service education, an ability to take information and current events concerning the funeral service industry and present opinions and commentary about them in a way that is interesting and relevant for the common person.
Amount of Scholarship: One scholarship award of $500 is guaranteed (providing at least one applicant meets our overall criteria) and more are possible.
Eligibility for Scholarship:
1. Applicant must be matriculated in (formally admitted to, and enrolled in) a Program of Funeral Service/Mortuary Science (or equivalent) at a school accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education. 2. Applicant must have completed at least 12 semester credits with a grade of “C” or higher as a Funeral Service/Mortuary Science (or other related) major. 3. Applicant must have a Program grade point average of at least 2.5, and be enrolled as a full-time student. Scholarship Award Criteria: Quantity of blog posts submitted accepted and published on the CemeterySpot Blog throughout the year (minimum of 40 to qualify). Number of total comments (not counting spam or brief insignificant responses like “I agree”, etc.) that promote good discussion. Number of verifiable links to relevant websites generated by these blog posts and comments. Consistency of article submission over the year vs. bunching them in a limited time period. Quality and relevance of the topics and content text. There is no minimum length for any blog post that is submitted. It is recommended that the student uses homework, reports, etc., that are already produced for his/her classes as blog posts. This will minimize the need for the student to produce extra work to qualify. These can be unaltered or modified, as the student sees fit, to make the blog post as effective as possible. The CemeterySpot Scholarship winner will have the award credited to his/her student account at the school in which the student is enrolled at the start of an academic term of his/her choosing. The money must be used to offset the cost of tuition, books or other school related expenses. The student should submit his/her blog posts to: info@cemeteryspot.com with the subject: Scholarship Blog Post. To Apply for CemeterySpot Scholarship: Student must submit the following materials to CemeterySpot Inc. via the postal address listed below: A copy of all articles submitted to the CemeterySpot blog and the dates they were submitted. Also include information about total qualifying comments and links. An unofficial copy of the student’s transcripts from the ABFSE accredited school(s) he/she is attending. An official copy will must be submitted by the winner after he/she is selected. Once the student has compiled these, the documents should be placed in an envelope and submitted to CemeterySpot, Inc., Attn: Scholarship, 2517 Fernwood Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034. Do not include a picture or references to gender, race, religion, sexual preferences, health or color. The scholarship is equally available to all qualifying students. Questions about the application process should be sent to hal@cemeteryspot.com.
2. Applicant must have completed at least 12 semester credits with a grade of “C” or higher as a Funeral Service/Mortuary Science (or other related) major. 3. Applicant must have a Program grade point average of at least 2.5, and be enrolled as a full-time student. Scholarship Award Criteria: Quantity of blog posts submitted accepted and published on the CemeterySpot Blog throughout the year (minimum of 40 to qualify). Number of total comments (not counting spam or brief insignificant responses like “I agree”, etc.) that promote good discussion. Number of verifiable links to relevant websites generated by these blog posts and comments. Consistency of article submission over the year vs. bunching them in a limited time period. Quality and relevance of the topics and content text. There is no minimum length for any blog post that is submitted. It is recommended that the student uses homework, reports, etc., that are already produced for his/her classes as blog posts. This will minimize the need for the student to produce extra work to qualify. These can be unaltered or modified, as the student sees fit, to make the blog post as effective as possible. The CemeterySpot Scholarship winner will have the award credited to his/her student account at the school in which the student is enrolled at the start of an academic term of his/her choosing. The money must be used to offset the cost of tuition, books or other school related expenses. The student should submit his/her blog posts to: info@cemeteryspot.com with the subject: Scholarship Blog Post. To Apply for CemeterySpot Scholarship: Student must submit the following materials to CemeterySpot Inc. via the postal address listed below: A copy of all articles submitted to the CemeterySpot blog and the dates they were submitted. Also include information about total qualifying comments and links. An unofficial copy of the student’s transcripts from the ABFSE accredited school(s) he/she is attending. An official copy will must be submitted by the winner after he/she is selected. Once the student has compiled these, the documents should be placed in an envelope and submitted to CemeterySpot, Inc., Attn: Scholarship, 2517 Fernwood Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034. Do not include a picture or references to gender, race, religion, sexual preferences, health or color. The scholarship is equally available to all qualifying students. Questions about the application process should be sent to hal@cemeteryspot.com.
3. Applicant must have a Program grade point average of at least 2.5, and be enrolled as a full-time student. Scholarship Award Criteria: Quantity of blog posts submitted accepted and published on the CemeterySpot Blog throughout the year (minimum of 40 to qualify). Number of total comments (not counting spam or brief insignificant responses like “I agree”, etc.) that promote good discussion. Number of verifiable links to relevant websites generated by these blog posts and comments. Consistency of article submission over the year vs. bunching them in a limited time period. Quality and relevance of the topics and content text. There is no minimum length for any blog post that is submitted. It is recommended that the student uses homework, reports, etc., that are already produced for his/her classes as blog posts. This will minimize the need for the student to produce extra work to qualify. These can be unaltered or modified, as the student sees fit, to make the blog post as effective as possible. The CemeterySpot Scholarship winner will have the award credited to his/her student account at the school in which the student is enrolled at the start of an academic term of his/her choosing. The money must be used to offset the cost of tuition, books or other school related expenses. The student should submit his/her blog posts to: info@cemeteryspot.com with the subject: Scholarship Blog Post. To Apply for CemeterySpot Scholarship: Student must submit the following materials to CemeterySpot Inc. via the postal address listed below: A copy of all articles submitted to the CemeterySpot blog and the dates they were submitted. Also include information about total qualifying comments and links. An unofficial copy of the student’s transcripts from the ABFSE accredited school(s) he/she is attending. An official copy will must be submitted by the winner after he/she is selected. Once the student has compiled these, the documents should be placed in an envelope and submitted to CemeterySpot, Inc., Attn: Scholarship, 2517 Fernwood Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034. Do not include a picture or references to gender, race, religion, sexual preferences, health or color. The scholarship is equally available to all qualifying students. Questions about the application process should be sent to hal@cemeteryspot.com.
Scholarship Award Criteria:
There is no minimum length for any blog post that is submitted. It is recommended that the student uses homework, reports, etc., that are already produced for his/her classes as blog posts. This will minimize the need for the student to produce extra work to qualify. These can be unaltered or modified, as the student sees fit, to make the blog post as effective as possible.
The CemeterySpot Scholarship winner will have the award credited to his/her student account at the school in which the student is enrolled at the start of an academic term of his/her choosing. The money must be used to offset the cost of tuition, books or other school related expenses. The student should submit his/her blog posts to: info@cemeteryspot.com with the subject: Scholarship Blog Post. To Apply for CemeterySpot Scholarship: Student must submit the following materials to CemeterySpot Inc. via the postal address listed below: A copy of all articles submitted to the CemeterySpot blog and the dates they were submitted. Also include information about total qualifying comments and links. An unofficial copy of the student’s transcripts from the ABFSE accredited school(s) he/she is attending. An official copy will must be submitted by the winner after he/she is selected. Once the student has compiled these, the documents should be placed in an envelope and submitted to CemeterySpot, Inc., Attn: Scholarship, 2517 Fernwood Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034. Do not include a picture or references to gender, race, religion, sexual preferences, health or color. The scholarship is equally available to all qualifying students. Questions about the application process should be sent to hal@cemeteryspot.com.
The student should submit his/her blog posts to: info@cemeteryspot.com with the subject: Scholarship Blog Post.
To Apply for CemeterySpot Scholarship: Student must submit the following materials to CemeterySpot Inc. via the postal address listed below:
Once the student has compiled these, the documents should be placed in an envelope and submitted to CemeterySpot, Inc., Attn: Scholarship, 2517 Fernwood Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034.
Do not include a picture or references to gender, race, religion, sexual preferences, health or color. The scholarship is equally available to all qualifying students. Questions about the application process should be sent to hal@cemeteryspot.com.