POS Scholarship

Each year, POS (Professional Office Services, Inc. ®) offers the dependents of their employees the opportunity to apply for a scholarship.

Procedures

1. Complete the POS scholarship application. Click here to download.

2. Attach one page summary sheet addressing the following:

• What do you hope to achieve by going to a post-secondary institution?

• What are your long-term plans, and how do you plan on achieving them

3. Attach one reference letter from a teacher, coach, employer or other adult mentor (not a family member).

4. Attach a copy of your most recent school transcripts.

5. Submit your proposal by the application deadline (postmarked) to:
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
425 Cedar Street, Suite 310, P.O. Box 1176
Waterloo, IA 50704

If you have questions, please call the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa's Program Director, Carolynn Sween, at (319) 287-9106.

Deadlines

The completed POS application must be returned to the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa by March 29, 2010 (postmark deadline).

Criteria

To be eligible for the POS Corporation Scholarship, a student must meet the following qualifications:

• Be a dependent of a POS employee, or be an employee of POS Corporation.
• Be enrolled at an accredited high school or post secondary school.
• Plan to attend an accredited public or private college or university, vocational technical school or any other post-secondary institution full-time starting in the fall of 2010.
• Have at least a 2.5 grade point average.
• Demonstrate positive steps in wanting to succeed in post-secondary education.