2025 Scholarship

Scholarship: 2025 application period is open!

The Ivy Foundation, Greater Prince William County (IFGPWC), in partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.(R), Omicron Chi Omega Chapter, is pleased to announce the opening of 2025 Scholarship Application period! All applications are due by March 28, 2025.

Requirements for all scholarships:

• Be a high school senior, male or female, graduating from a high school in Prince
  William County, Manassas, or Manassas Park, Virginia. If the applicant resides outside
  the Prince William County, Virginia area, the applicant must receive a written
  recommendation letter from an Omicron Chi Omega Chapter member.
  (Daughters and/or sons of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
  Incorporated, Omicron Chi Omega Chapter members are eligible to
  apply and must meet all the requirements).
• Submit two reference and verification of volunteer activities forms.
• Submit a 100 to 300-word essay (double-spaced, one-inch margins, 12 font size).
• Participate in a selection panel interview.

Please click here to access the 2025 Scholarship Application packet!

Complete and fill out each of the required sections below (Application, Reference form, Volunteer Hours). The sections can be completed at once or individually. Applicants can also print the packet, complete all sections and email hard copies to Ms. Toi Tanton at scholarship@ocoaka.com.

• Application:

  Scholarship Application

  Last Name(Required)

  First Name(Required)

  Middle Name

  Address(Required)

  Cell Phone Number(Required)

  Email Address(Required)

  Birthdate(Required)

  Name of Parents or Guardians/Cell Phone Number:(Required)

  Are you Employed?(Required)

  Place of Employment:

  High School Attended:

  School Address and Phone Number:

  Date Entered School

  MM slash DD slash YYYY

  Membership in School Clubs and Organizations:

  Date of Graduation or Expected Graduation

  MM slash DD slash YYYY

  Positions Held:

  Honors/Awards:

  Other Activities/Hobbies:

  List two volunteer activities you have participated in while in high school. See attached Volunteer Hours Verification Form

  List all colleges to which you have applied or will apply (Name of college, city and state):

  Are you planning to attend a HBCU?

  Yes

  No

  (*If yes, you will be considered for the Porter, Davis, Dunn, or Williams Scholarship)

  (*If no, you will be considered for the Brown Scholarship)

  (*If no, you will be considered for the Brown Scholarship)

  Are you planning to pursue a career in Prince William County as a teacher? (*If yes, you will be considered for the Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF) Scholarship)

  Yes

  No

  Write an essay of at least 100 words, but no more than 300 words, that explains your participation in volunteer activities in the community and what you have gained from volunteering.

  Date

  MM slash DD slash YYYY

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• Reference Form:

  Scholarship Reference Form

  Name of Applicant:(Required)

  High School:(Required)

  Date:

  Rating Chart:
  

  5. Exceptional or invariably exceeds peers in this area.
  4. Very good or exceeds peers in this area.
  3. Good and is consistent with those of peers in this area.
  2. Fair and occasionally falls below peers in this area.
  1. Consistently falls below peers in this area.
  0. Not applicable or not observed in this area.

  Character

  5

  4

  3

  2

  1

  0

  Dependability

  5

  4

  3

  2

  1

  0

  Reliability

  5

  4

  3

  2

  1

  0

  Industriousness

  5

  4

  3

  2

  1

  0

  Cooperativeness

  5

  4

  3

  2

  1

  0

  Motivation

  5

  4

  3

  2

  1

  0

  Initiative

  5

  4

  3

  2

  1

  0

  Communication Skills

  5

  4

  3

  2

  1

  0

  Relationship with Peers

  5

  4

  3

  2

  1

  0

  Relationship with Teachers/Adults

  5

  4

  3

  2

  1

  0

  Ability to Pursue College Work

  5

  4

  3

  2

  1

  0

  Community Activities

  5

  4

  3

  2

  1

  0

  Additional Comments:

  Name of Rater/Relationship to Student:

  Signature:

  

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• Volunteer Hours Verification Form:

  Volunteer Hours Verification Form

  Student Name:(Required)

  Birthdate:

  MM slash DD slash YYYY

  Date(s) of Volunteer Service

  From

  To

  Describe Volunteer Work:

  Signature:

  

  Address:

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  Phone Number:

  Signature of Applicant:

  

  Date:

  MM slash DD slash YYYY

  Signature of Parent/Guardian:

  

  Date:

  MM slash DD slash YYYY

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For questions regarding this scholarship program, please contact Toi Tanton at scholarship@ocoaka.com.