The Atlantic Coast Bank Scholarship was established in 1988 and
re-named the Charlye Dixon Memorial Scholarship in 1993. It was
created to show Atlantic Coast Bank’s support for education and
to help qualified customers with college tuition. This year, a
$1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a deserving customer of
Atlantic Coast Bank.
ELIGIBILITY:
Any customer who has graduated in or will graduate from high
school in 2012 and who will be attending an accredited college
in 2012 is eligible. Scholarship eligibility criteria also
include:
Applicant must be a
customer* of Atlantic Coast Bank. (New customers are
eligible too!)
A customer is defined
as a person with any loan or deposit account at Atlantic
Coast Bank.
Applicant must graduate high
school during the spring of 2012, and must begin college
during the fall or summer of 2012.
The deadline to apply for the scholarship is
midnight on Monday, February 20, 2012.
All applications must
be submitted through the online application process.
SELECTION PROCESS & TIMELINE: All online applications will be
reviewed by a panel of judges and finalists will be selected.
From the selected group of finalists, a winner will be chosen.
All applicants will be
notified of their status during the week of February 24, 2012.
Subsequently, all finalists will be required to submit supporting documentation, as outlined below, to Atlantic Coast Bank by 5:00 pm on Friday, March 30,
2012.
Winner will be announced
Monday, April 9, 2012.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION: Keep in mind, if an applicant
becomes a finalist, he or she will be required to submit the
following documents to Atlantic Coast Bank by 5:00 pm EST on
Friday, March 30, 2012.
Acceptance letter to an
accredited college or university.
Applicant must have applied
for financial aid at an accredited college or completed a
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by
application deadline. This means that prior to
Monday, February 20, 2012;
the applicant must have already completed and mailed
financial aid forms or submitted it online. If the applicant
is selected as a finalist, he or she will be required to
provide Atlantic Coast Bank with a copy of the Student Aid
Report in order to show financial need.
Applicant must submit an
official high school transcript to Atlantic Coast Bank.
Applicant must have taken
the SAT or ACT and must supply Atlantic Coast Bank with the
official results. (Scores provided on an official high
school transcript will be accepted)
Applicant must supply two
letters of recommendation from a source other than a
relative.
All finalists should submit
paperwork to: Atlantic Coast Bank
ATTN: Marketing
12724 Gran Bay Parkway, Suite 150
Jacksonville, FL 32258
All documentation must be
mailed to the above address and not delivered to any
Atlantic Coast Bank branches.
Only eligible applicants and
finalists who have completed all of the above will be
eligible to win.
OTHER INFORMATION
The Scholarship judging
criteria includes: SAT/ACT score, high school grade point
average, school/community involvement, honor and awards and
financial need.
The scholarship winner will be
announced by Monday, April 9, 2012 and awarded by Friday,
April 20, 2012.
The winner will be required
to submit a headshot photo to Atlantic Coast Bank for use in
the media.
The $1,000 award will be
deposited directly into the winner’s Atlantic Coast Bank
account.
There is no restriction to
applicant’s county of residence.
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