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6) A current IRS Form 1040 signed by parent(s) or legal guardian must be included
for applicants of Coast Guard civilian employees, NAF and APF, and Coast
Guard Auxiliarist members in order to verify eligibility.
9. EVALUATION PROCEDURES. The scholarship awardees will be selected according
to the following procedures:
a. After all applications have been validated for eligibility (DEERS or IRS Form 1040)
and completeness, a number will be assigned to each applicant and all relative
documentation will have the respective numbers posted. The applicants' names and
any other identifying data will be blacked out. Complete sets of the applications will
then forwarded to the CGES Scholarship Committee members for review, and a
meeting date will be scheduled.
b. Each committee member will select and rank the top 10 applicants (1 to 10) based upon
the aggregate of the following factors:
1) S.A.T. and/or A.C.T. scores
2) Grade point average
3) Class ranking
4) Participation in both school-oriented and other activities
5) Demonstrated leadership qualities
6) Personal accomplishments and interests
7) The applicant's expressed reasons for applying for the scholarship
8) Letters of recommendation
c. The committee members will then determine the top five applicants from the aggregate of
all committee members' rankings. The documents of those five applicants will then be
individually reviewed and ranked by each committee member once again.
d. Based on the aggregate of all the committee member rankings, an overall ranking will be
determined (one through three) and those students will be awarded scholarships.
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