{"id":78,"date":"2014-09-17T22:22:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T02:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nathanpoirier.com\/sites\/sjbef\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2024-02-16T13:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T18:27:17","slug":"application-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/?page_id=78","title":{"rendered":"Application Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>By submitting this Scholarship Application the submitter certifies that the student meets the following eligibility requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A student applicant must be a member of Catholic Financial Life for at least one full year (with a New England Chapter policy) at time of application (i.e, the applicant must be insured with Catholic Financial Life under his\/her own policy &#8211; individuals insured under a family plan do not qualify).<\/li>\n<li>A student applicant must be registered at or accepted for full-time studies at a 2 or 4 year accredited college or university.<\/li>\n<li>A student applicant must have an original policy from a chapter in New England to be considered for a scholarship from SJBEF.<br \/>\n<strong>Part-time students do not qualify.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Students may apply for a scholarship from January 1 through February 28 for the upcoming academic year.<\/li>\n<li>Scholarship applicants are evaluated based on the following criteria:\n<p style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">1. Scholastic Achievement<br \/>\n2. Volunteer Services<br \/>\n3. Character and leadership abilities in school, parish, and community<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">APPLICATION GUIDELINES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students must apply between January 1 through February 28 for the upcoming academic year.<\/li>\n<li>A student must maintain a 2.0 GPA in order to be eligible or considered for an award.<\/li>\n<li>Application &amp; Summary of Volunteer Service Form must be completely filled out to be eligible for a scholarship.<\/li>\n<li>College students must submit an original (and current) Fall transcript with seal from their college.<\/li>\n<li>High school seniors (entering college freshman) must submit their high school grades.<\/li>\n<li>Student must be enrolled full time in a two or four year accredited institution.<\/li>\n<li>Student will be informed of the scholarship by June 1for the upcoming academic year.<\/li>\n<li>Applications may be submitted online at www.sjbef.org<\/li>\n<li>Hard copy applications are sent to: SJBEF, P.O. Box 496, North Attleboro, MA 02761<\/li>\n<li>Scholarship checks will be made payable to the student.<\/li>\n<li>Chapter and Policy Information required on the application may be obtained by calling Catholic Financial Life at 1-800-927-2547<\/li>\n<li><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> The Foundation\u2019s general scholarships awarded varies year to year depending on the amount of income available and generated by the SJBEF Trust Fund.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nQUALIFICATION CRITERIA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student must be a member for one full year at time of application deadline meaning he\/she must have his\/her own life insurance certificate or an annuity.<\/li>\n<li>Preference will be given to students who performed volunteer hours for a Catholic Financial Life chapter; and\/or Saint Vincent de Paul Society; local parish or a non-profit organization.<\/li>\n<li>Student must complete the Summary of Volunteer Service Form and submit it with the application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nHOW TO APPLY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can apply online by clicking the &#8220;Apply Online Now&#8221; button below.<\/li>\n<li>You can apply through mail:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SJBEF-Scholarship-Application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the PDF version of the Application<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>(Adobe Reader is required to view the PDF if you do not have Adobe Reader you can download it using the button below.)<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SJBEF-Volunteer-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the PDF version of the Volunteer Form<\/a><br \/>\n3. Once you have filled out the PDF you must meet the following requirements:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">A. Both must be filled out completely, sent to the SJBEF postmarked by February 28th prior to the upcoming academic year.<br \/>\nB. Send the application and volunteer form to: Scholarship, c\/o SJBEF, P.O. Box 496, North Attleboro, MA 02761<br \/>\nC. Please keep a copy for your records as well.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Submitting an application does not guarantee an applicant is eligible for a general scholarship. Once a completed application is received, verification will be made of the student&#8217;s membership <span style=\"color: #333333;\">with Catholic Financial Life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>If you do not have Adobe Reader you can download it using the button below:<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/get.adobe.com\/reader\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-112\" src=\"https:\/\/sjbef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/get_adobe_reader.gif\" alt=\"get_adobe_reader\" width=\"112\" height=\"33\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><br \/>\nVERIFICATION PROCESS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upon receipt of scholarship application and Summary of Volunteer Service Form, student will receive acknowledgement of submitted documents.<\/li>\n<li>Verification will be made of student\u2019s Catholic Financial Life membership. Non-members will receive a notice that their application is declined.<\/li>\n<li>Student must have an original (and current) Fall transcript with seal sent by their college or high school for entering freshmen to: SJBEF, P.O. Box 496, North Attleboro, MA 02761<\/li>\n<li>Submitting an application does not guarantee an applicant is eligible for a general scholarship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SEMINARIAN SCHOLARSHIPS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seminarians who have been informed by their Vocations Director that they are eligible for a SJBEF scholarship may apply by downloading the pdf below.<\/li>\n<li>Applications may be submitted online using the link below or by scanning and saving the pdf on your computer and then emailing it as an attachment to info@sjbef.org.<\/li>\n<li>Or, an application may be submitted by mailing it to: SJBEF, P.O. Box 496, North Attleboro, MA 02761<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Seminarian-Scholarship-Application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the PDF version of the application<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>By submitting this Scholarship Application the submitter certifies that the student meets the following eligibility requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A student applicant must be a member of Catholic Financial Life for at least one full year (with a New England Chapter policy) at time of application (i.e, the applicant must be insured with Catholic Financial Life under his\/her own policy &#8211; individuals insured under a family plan do not qualify).<\/li>\n<li>A student applicant must be registered at or accepted for full-time studies at a 2 or 4 year accredited college or university.<\/li>\n<li>A student applicant must have an original policy from a chapter in New England to be considered for a scholarship from SJBEF.<br \/>\n<strong>Part-time students do not qualify.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Students may apply for a scholarship from January 1 through February 28, for the upcoming academic year.<\/li>\n<li>Scholarship applicants are evaluated based on the following criteria:\n<p style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">1. Scholastic Achievement<br \/>\n2. Volunteer Services<br \/>\n3. Character and leadership abilities in school, parish, and community<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">APPLICATION GUIDELINES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students must apply between January 1 through February 28 for the upcoming academic year.<\/li>\n<li>A student must maintain a 2.0 GPA in order to be eligible or considered for an award.<\/li>\n<li>Application &amp; Summary of Volunteer Service Form must be completely filled out to be eligible for a scholarship.<\/li>\n<li>College students must submit an original (and current) Fall transcript with seal from their college.<\/li>\n<li>High school seniors (entering college freshman) must submit their high school grades.<\/li>\n<li>Student must be enrolled full time in a two or four year accredited institution.<\/li>\n<li>Student will be informed of the scholarship by June 1for the upcoming academic year.<\/li>\n<li>Applications may be submitted online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sjbef.org\">www.sjbef.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hard copy applications are sent to: SJBEF, P.O. Box 496, North Attleboro, MA 02761<\/li>\n<li>Scholarship checks will be made payable to the student.<\/li>\n<li>Chapter and Policy Information required on the application may be obtained by calling Catholic Financial Life at 1-800-927-2547<\/li>\n<li><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> The Foundation\u2019s general scholarships awarded varies year to year depending on the amount of income available and generated by the SJBEF Trust Fund.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nQUALIFICATION CRITERIA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Student must be a member for one full year at time of application deadline meaning he\/she must have his\/her own life insurance certificate or an annuity.<\/li>\n<li>Preference will be given to students who performed volunteer hours for a Catholic Financial Life chapter; and\/or Saint Vincent de Paul Society; local parish or a non-profit organization.<\/li>\n<li>Student must complete the Summary of Volunteer Service Form and submit it with the application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nHOW TO APPLY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can apply online by clicking the &#8220;Apply Online Now&#8221; button below.<\/li>\n<li>You can apply through mail:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2021-SJBEF-Scholarship-Application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the PDF version of the Application<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>(Adobe Reader is required to view the PDF if you do not have Adobe Reader you can download it using the button below.)<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2021-SJBEF-Volunteer-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the PDF version of the Volunteer Form<\/a><br \/>\n3. Once you have filled out the PDF you must meet the following requirements:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">A. Both must be filled out completely, sent to the SJBEF postmarked by February 28th for the upcoming academic year.<br \/>\nB. Send the application and volunteer form to: Scholarship, c\/o SJBEF, P.O. Box 496, North Attleboro, MA 02761<br \/>\nC. Please keep a copy for your records as well.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Submitting an application does not guarantee an applicant is eligible for a general scholarship. Once a completed application is received, verification will be made of the student&#8217;s membership <span style=\"color: #333333;\">with Catholic Financial Life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>If you do not have Adobe Reader you can download it using the button below:<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/get.adobe.com\/reader\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-112\" src=\"https:\/\/sjbef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/get_adobe_reader.gif\" alt=\"get_adobe_reader\" width=\"112\" height=\"33\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><br \/>\nVERIFICATION PROCESS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upon receipt of scholarship application and Summary of Volunteer Service Form, student will receive acknowledgement of submitted documents.<\/li>\n<li>Verification will be made of student\u2019s Catholic Financial Life membership. Non-members will receive a notice that their application is declined.<\/li>\n<li>Student must have an original (and current) Fall transcript with seal sent by their college or high school for entering freshmen to: SJBEF, P.O. Box 496, North Attleboro, MA 02761<\/li>\n<li>Submitting an application does not guarantee an applicant is eligible for a general scholarship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SEMINARIAN SCHOLARSHIPS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seminarians who have been informed by their Vocations Director that they are eligible for a SJBEF scholarship may apply by downloading the pdf below.<\/li>\n<li>Applications may be submitted online using the link below or by scanning and saving the pdf on your computer and then emailing it as an attachment to info@sjbef.org.<\/li>\n<li>Or, an application may be submitted by mailing it to: SJBEF, P.O. Box 496, North Attleboro, MA 02761<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Seminarian-Scholarship-Application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the PDF version of the application<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:right;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/?page_id=17\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Apply For Scholarship Now<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:left;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/?page_id=845\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Apply For Seminarian Scholarship Now<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-78","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":123,"href":"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1040,"href":"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions\/1040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sjbef.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}