About the scholarship
You are guaranteed $200 as long as you work with Y-Scholars to finish a well-written essay by meeting the deadlines below. You cannot receive this scholarship until your essay or video is approved by Jose.

Eligibility
Needs to be a Lifer (been in Y-Scholars Program since freshman year till senior year)
Y-Scholars Class of 2019Y-S

Requirements
Write a minimum 300-word essay.

Lifer Scholarship prompt:
What is one experience where you challenged yourself to get out of your comfort zone? What did you learn from this experience? How did Y-Scholars helped you?

Evaluation process (what we're looking for)
Essay will be evaluated as follows:
1. Has correct punctuation, spelling, and grammar
2. Has smooth transitions
3. Has a clear thesis
4. Is not repetitive
5. The ideas “flow” in a logical way
6. Addresses the prompt

Important Dates
Application Opens: Monday, May 13
Application Deadline: Friday, May 17

Submission
Go to http://www.yscholars.org/liferscholarship.html
Scroll down the webpage
Upload your response in PDF format by Friday, May 17

Y-Scholars Lifer Scholarship application for Class of 2019 is now closed!