Alumni Leadership Scholarship

About the Scholarship

The Alumni Leadership Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship that will recognize and reward outstanding students who have demonstrated leadership, actively participated in the Lewis & Clark community, and who have interest in creating meaningful connections between students and alumni. 6-12 scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each will be awarded.

Application

If you would like to apply for the scholarship, please click here.

The application asks for basic information and answers to three essay prompts. Essays can be as long or as short as you would like, as long as you think you have answered the prompt.

Applications will be reviewed by a committee of alumni volunteers, the majority of them members of the Board of Alumni. Top applicants will be invited for a brief interview with the committee.

Deadline and Submission

Applications are due on Friday, February 24, 2012 by 5 p.m. You can submit it via email to simone@lclark.edu, via mail to MSC 77, or in person to the Alumni Gatehouse Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Eligibility

You must be in good academic standing. First-year, sophomore, and junior students are eligible. If you have senior standing, but intend to enroll in courses at Lewis & Clark for two more semesters (not counting the current one), you are eligible. If you are going to be studying abroad for both fall 2012 and spring 2013 and are awarded the scholarship this year, your scholarship will be applied to your account the first semester that you are back on campus.

Scholar Benefits

There are some great perks to being a scholar! Help with tuition is one of them. Furthermore, if you are a good member of the Student Alumni Association, once you receive the scholarship you may qualify for renewal until you graduate. You will also get an in-depth understanding of the alumni community, and meet a lot of local and national alums. As a scholar/SAA ambassador, you will also have an opportunity to participate in the Board of Alumni guide program, which pairs scholarship recipients with Board members to advance career and professional development, and the creation of stronger ties between the student and alumni communities. The Board of Alumni, who sponsors the scholarship, will also send you event invitations to the Alumni Honors Banquet,  alumni Homecoming events, Young Alumni happy hours in Portland, and more.

Scholar Requirements

It is anticipated that each recipient will take an active role in the Student Alumni Association (SAA). SAA ambassadors will help organize and execute meaningful events for students and alumni, and increase the connections between the alumni association, Board of Alumni, current students, the office of Alumni & Parent Programs, and the community as a whole. Students that receive the scholarship will be asked to contribute ideas for projects and events, recruit new members for the SAA, propose ideas for how to increase student-alumni connections, and help plan and execute SAA events that involve both students and alumni, for example, Majors Events and the Senior Experience. For examples of other events and projects that you would be working on, visit the SAA calendar of events and talk to Jessica Clarke, saa@lclark.edu.

Overseas Program Participation/Leave of Absence

Because this scholarship is tied to a service component (the Student Alumni Association) on campus, if you are awarded a scholarship during a year when you plan to be abroad for both fall and spring semesters, the scholarship will be deposited in your account the first semester you are back on campus. Some exceptions are possible on a case-by-case basis.The same model will be used for students that take a leave of absence.

Current and Past Scholarship Recipients

With questions, and for more information, please contact:

Simone Wren ‘10
Associate Director
Alumni & Parent Programs
503.768.7444
simone@lclark.edu

Alumni & Parent Programs are located in the Alumni Gatehouse.