Prospect Heights Dollars for Scholars offers six $2,500 one-year scholarships, one $2,500 four-year renewable scholarship, and one $2,500 one-year vocational scholarship.

Deadline for all applications is March 16, 2012

• One-Year Scholarship ~ In order to qualify for this scholarship, a student must be a resident of the City of Prospect Heights or the Village of Wheeling, a graduating high school senior or a student returning to college, and admitted to a two-year or four-year college or university. Applicants must also posses a minimum grade point average of 3.9 on a 5.0 scale or 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. In order to apply, students submit an application form, two letters of recommendation, high school or college transcripts, a short essay, and their FAFSA form.
   
• Charles E. Priester Four-Year Scholarship ~ Named after Charles E. Priester, a founding and current Board Member of Prospect Heights Dollars for Scholars, this is a $2,500 scholarship that is renewable for up to four years.  Applicants must be residents of Prospect Heights or Wheeling. All qualifications for the one-year scholarship also apply to this award. This scholarship was established in 2004.
   
• Nick Teramani Vocational Scholarship ~ This $2,500 scholarship is awarded to a high school graduate or graduating senior who demonstrates special talent or skills in a particular vocation or special interest. In order to qualify for this scholarship, an individual must live in Prospect Heights or Wheeling and have a high school diploma or the equivalent. In order to apply, students submit an application form, two letters of recommendation, high school or college transcripts, documentation of their accomplishments, and their FAFSA report. Applicants should also be available for an interview. The Nick Teramani Vocational Award reaches out to students who have the desire to further their education and the ability to succeed but who may not have a high grade point average. This scholarship is named in honor of Nick Teramani, a member of the founding Prospect Heights Dollars for Scholars Board of Directors. This scholarship was established in 2000.

Scholarships are awarded based upon a rubric which considers both financial need and academic merit. Scholarship winners are selected by an independent committee composed of representatives from our community. The Prospect Heights Dollars for Scholars Board of Directors is not involved in the selection of scholarship winners. Accordingly, a separate committee comprised of educators and professionals select the successful recipients. Scholarship awards are presented at a scholarship reception honoring winners and their parents or guardians.

We partner with four local high schools to promote our scholarship program to their students, including Wheeling High School, John Hersey High School, Buffalo Grove High School, and St. Viator High School.

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