Sandi Miles Scholarship Application
Employee Information. To be completed by Parent/Grandparent
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS APPLICATION WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND USED ONLY BY THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED.
Background
The Board of Directors of Sunbeam Community & Developmental Services (Sunbeam) will provide up to two $2,500 awards annually, to eligible children or grandchildren of Sunbeam employees. Each award is to be applied against the cost of a full time, postsecondary study in a human services field, at a recognized college or university in North America.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for a Sandi Miles Memorial Scholarship, an applicant must:
a) The parent/grandparent must be a permanent full time or permanent part time employee of Sunbeam Community & Developmental Services and must have passed their probationary period.
b) be enrolling in the first or a subsequent year of a full-time course of study in a human service field at a recognized college or university in North America, at either undergraduate or graduate level. The course of study must be a minimum of 2 years in length at the undergraduate/college level, and minimum of one year at the post graduate level; any full-time college or university program of lesser duration in the human services field, including but not limited to Personal Support Worker (PSW) certificate program, Developmental Service Worker (DSW) certificate program, Early Childhood Educator (ECE) and any “fast track” version of a qualifying program in the human services field.
c) intend to pursue a career in a human services field;
d) have submitted the required Application Form, and all supporting documentation, meeting the specified timelines.
Selection Criteria
Successful selection is based on both qualitative and quantitative considerations based on the information provided related to their assessed potential for success in their studies and relevance of the intended course of study toward a career in a human services field.
Scholarship Committee Decisions
The decisions of the Scholarship Committee regarding eligibility of an applicant and awarding of a scholarship will be final.
At its discretion, the Scholarship Committee may choose,
1) To award only one of the two scholarships available annually,
2) Not to award any scholarship in any year,
3) The scholarship may be awarded a second time to a current applicant, in a subsequent year to an applicant who is also a previous recipient if no other eligible applicants are identified in the granting year.
THIS FORM TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PARENT/GRANDPARENT