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GIN SUN HALL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION

747 CLAY STREET

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108-1802

(415) 982-4865

GIN SUN HALL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM                                      

February 2012

Dear Applicant:

Thank you for applying for the Gin Sun Hall Benevolent Association Merit Scholarship. The Association will be awarding up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in scholarships in 2012. The number of scholarships and the amounts will be determined by the number of qualified applicants. It is anticipated that no scholarship will be less than One Hundred Dollars ($100) and no scholarship will exceed five hundred dollars ($500). Graduating high school seniors for the academic year 2011-2012 with the intent to further ones education are eligible to apply.

Additional eligibility requirements for applicants include the following:

1)   Resident of the United States and

2)   Proof of surname affiliation and claim as a member of the Gin Sun Hall Benevolent    

      Association by the establishment of paternal ties to the Association and

3)      The elder of the family, parent or legal guardian is a member in good standing of the

      Gin Sun Hall Benevolent Association as evidenced by payment of annual

      membership dues for the immediate past two consecutive years (A waiver may be

      requested for newly arrived immigrant families, ie., families who have been in the

      United States less than two years.) In the latter case, current membership in the

      Association as evidence by payment of current dues will be accepted as fulfillment of

      this requirement. Individuals who have no parent or legal guardian but can otherwise

      prove paternal ties to the Association and nominated by a sponsoring member of the

     Association may be eligible for the scholarship and

4)  Will graduate from an accredited high school no later than June 2012, and

5)      A grade point average of 3.3 or better on a 4.0 grading scale for courses taken in high  school during the 10^th, 11^th and first semester of the 12^th grade, excluding courses in Reserve Officers Training Corp (ROTC) and physical education, and

6)      Intent to enroll and attend a Community College,  public or private State College or

      University, and

7)      Verification of acceptance to a Community College, public or private State College or   

      University commencing the Fall Quarter or Semester of 2012.

 Criteria for evaluation of the application for the Merit Scholarship will be based on academic excellence. The following describes the evaluation process:

                     Grade Point Average (GPA)                                                        30%

                Essay  " What set of criteria should be the Gin Sun Hall

                     Benevolent Association  Merit Scholarship use in awarding             10%

                     scholarships?” –no more than 500 words typed double spaced

                     Two (2) Letters of Recommendation from teacher or counselor

                     or school administrator                                                              10%

                     SAT Reasoning Test Scores                                                         50%

Failure to submit any of the above documents shall be disqualifying.

                                IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Application Available                                                                                    April 1, 2012

Completed application form and supporting documents due no later than   July 9, 2012                                                                                 

(Postmarked no later than midnight of July 9, 2012)

To:              Gin Sun Hall Benevolent Association Merit Scholarship Program

                   c/o: Harry G. Gin

                   2964 Seriana Way

                   Union City, CA  94587

Certified copy of official high school transcript in a sealed envelope from the high school, completed typed essay, letters of recommendation and letters of acceptance to post secondary institution of higher learning must accompany the application. Incomplete documentation may result in rejection of the application.

 Scholarship Committee to announce Scholarship selections on or about August 31, 2012.

Scholarships will be awarded at the Association's 2012 Annual Chinese New Year Spring Banquet. Scholarship winners are expected to attend the banquet and received the scholarship in person unless reasonable circumstances preclude such attendance

 Enclosed please find scholarship application.

 If you have questions, please contact the undersigned at (510) 972-0928 or at ginonice@aol.com

Sincerely,

Harry G. Gin, Scholarship Chairman

(510) 972-0928 (evenings)

Gin Sun Hall Benevolent Association Merit Scholarship Committee