Lucille P. and Edward C. Giles Foundation Scholarship
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Who is eligible for the scholarship?
Ò Applicants must be the child or grandchild of a qualified employee of Caraustar Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Ò Applicants must be seniors in high school, high school graduates, full-time college students, or college graduates planning to attend graduate school, provided they have received less than four years of awards from Giles. Ò Applicants must be planning to attend college in the fall of the year the award is made.
Who is defined as a child or grandchild?? a). Natural children, adopted children, and resident stepchildren, or the natural grandchild or adopted grandchild of the grandparent/employee. b). Unmarried and under the age of 25.
What is a "Qualified Employee"? a). Continuous employment by Caraustar Industries, Inc. for three years prior to January 1 of the year the student makes application. b). A parent/employee or grandparent/employee must be considered full-time and the Caraustar employee must have an adjusted gross income of $125,000 or less as of January 1 of the year in which the student is applying for a scholarship. c). If an employee is terminated due to a plant closing the dependent child or grandchild may apply for up to two years after date of plant closing. d). Deceased, disabled, or retired employees must have met the three-year criteria before their death, disability or retirement. Dependents can apply for up to two years after death, disability or retirement of the qualified employee.
When does the program start? The applications will be available October 18, 2010.
When is the deadline for submission of applications?
All materials must be submitted to CSA with a postmark no later than DECEMBER 13, 2011. All materials must be mailed in ONE envelope. If you applied online and received a confirmation of submisssion you may send just the additional materials required.
What constitutes a complete application packet? 1. A completed APPLICATION form (if you did not apply online). 2. OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT with grades and cumulative GPA posted through SPRING 2010.
NOTE: If your high school does not post your SAT/ACT scores on your transcript it is your responsibility to provide us with a copy of your score report from the College Entrance Examination Board. You may send a copy of the form you received in the mail or download your scores from CEEB and send them to us via email. Be sure to identify the scholarship for which you are applying. 3. Signed PERSONAL STATEMENT regarding the importance of the scholarship, college and/or career plans. 4. You must submit a signed copy of your parent's latest filed FEDERAL TAX FORM 1040 (pages one and two only) and copies of both parent`s W-2 FORMS.
Note: In case of divorced parents, the custodial parent's (and current spouse's, if remarried) financial information will be required as well the employee's financial information (if not the custodial parent). If the applicant is a grandchild of a qualified employee, then the grandparent's Federal Tax Form 1040 and W-2 will be required. 5. Signed TERMS OF AGREEMENT.
NOTE: If your high school does not post your SAT/ACT scores on your transcript it is your responsibility to provide us with a copy of your score report from the College Entrance Examination Board. You may send a copy of the form you received in the mail or download your scores from CEEB and send them to us via email. Be sure to identify the scholarship for which you are applying.
Note: In case of divorced parents, the custodial parent's (and current spouse's, if remarried) financial information will be required as well the employee's financial information (if not the custodial parent). If the applicant is a grandchild of a qualified employee, then the grandparent's Federal Tax Form 1040 and W-2 will be required.
