Since 2015, ALKU has partnered with Mass Mentoring Partnership to provide a $30,000 academic scholarship, distributed as $7,500 per academic year, to a rising high school senior in Massachusetts. This scholarship is awarded to a student who has been positively impacted by a mentoring relationship for at least one year and plans to attend a four-year college or university. The ALKU Scholarship supports young people in their pursuit of higher education and earning a bachelor’s degree.
Scholarship Details
- $30,000 over four years.
- Open to rising high school seniors in Massachusetts engaged in a mentoring relationship for at least one year.
- Intended for students planning to attend a four-year, accredited institution.
Eligibility Criteria
- Enrolled in a Massachusetts high school.
- High school senior with plans to attend a four-year college or university.
- GPA of 2.75 or higher.
- Must be in a mentoring relationship for at least one year.
Application Process
- Complete the online application, ensuring it is submitted by the deadline.
- Submit one letter of recommendation from the applicant’s mentor, detailing the student’s benefits from the mentoring relationship.
- Upload one photograph of the applicant with their mentor.
- If selected, provide a copy of your high school transcript verifying your GPA.
After applications are closed, applications are distributed to the ALKU Scholarship Committee along with scoring rubrics and score sheets. Committee members undergo training by the MMP Program Services Team prior to scoring applications. The Committee will then review and score all of the applications using a standardized rubric. Once all of the applications have gone through the first round of review and scoring, MMP compiles the scores to get the top 15 applications. Those applications are presented to the committee as a group, with the main reviewers of the application providing additional insight and lead discussions.