$2000 HSF Aspiring Scholars Award

Application Form 2022-23

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Aspire to Create

PLEASE READ:
Before you begin the application, we recommend you copy the questions over to a word document and answer there. Once you are done with answering, copy your answers over to the boxes here and submit. We will not save your answers unless you hit submit. For the short answer questions, we highly recommend you stay around the word count.

Please also make sure you meet our eligibility requirements:
- You are a US citizen or permanent resident.
- You are a current high school student (9-12th grade).
- You have a high school transcript available (unofficial or official).
- You will go to a US-based college or equivalent after graduation.

This year at HSF, our 1st place award is $2000, 2nd place is $750, and 3rd place is $250. Finalists, semi-finalists, and honorable mentions will be named and honored but no financial award will be given.

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I have read the above information and am ready to begin!

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Contact Information

nameemail address (please use a personal email address)Phone NumberYour AddressSchool NameSchool AddressGrade LevelState/Territory

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Personal Background Questions

Unweighted GPAEstimated Annual Household Income ($)Select All That ApplyI qualify for free or reduced lunch at school.I have family members who are serving/have served in the military.I or a family member have a disability.My parents/guardians are currently separated.

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High School Transcript and Extracurriculars

In the textbox below, please provide an accessible link to a pdf/picture of your up-to-date high school transcript. Google Drive works the best. Unofficial transcripts are okay!

Sample Picture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Iv6vzYYKAydZooj6iQyA0SkrtO4Lv9ux/view?usp=sharing
*We cannot accept your application if we cannot access your transcript. Please ensure the link works. The URL should NOT start with file://... but should be an https:// link.Please list your most significant community service/extracurricular activities and explain your position/role in each of these activities. (CHARACTER LIMIT: 1000)

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General Questions (Recommended 50-100 words or 600 character limit)

1. Choose three words that best define you and explain why you chose those words:2. (optional) Have you or someone close to you caught COVID-19? If so, explain how this impacted you. 3. What is the best advice you have received? Why was this good advice?4. Describe yourself with a single movie quote.5. Why should you be the next Aspiring Scholar?

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Themed Questions (150-300 words, 2000 character limit)

Please choose two of the six following prompts to answer. All prompts are given equal weight.
‍1. You have been chosen to submit the next idea for Lego’s new set! You can make anything. What movie, game, personal belonging, or idea are you choosing to submit for others to build?

2. What is something that you are proud of and why?

3. If you were to create two new college courses that do not exist already, what would they be and why do you think they are important?

4. If you had a chance to create the script to a movie, what genre would you make it and why?

5. You are a computer scientist in charge of creating and caring for an ultra-realistic society simulation. Do you choose to rule your world hands-off or with an iron fist? How do you plan on propagating growth?

6. If you were to only have to eat the same meal every day for the rest of your life, what meal would you choose and why? What does it represent?
‍Please check which two prompts you chose. You only have to answer two.

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Applicant Signature (Print Name)Parent/Guardian Signature (Print Name)Date of Submission (MM/DD/YYYY)

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*Please note that if you are selected as an honorable mention, semi-finalist, finalist, or a winner, we may request a picture of you. Furthermore, in accordance to our privacy policy, we will not disclose your information; any usage of your information is only to contact you or judge your application in a fair and indiscriminate manner.

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