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Scholarship
Application
Scholarship Rules
Year 2008 Scholarship Winners
In 1999, Marion Financial
Corp. established an annual scholarship for participants
in the accounts receivable management industry. The
goal of the scholarship is to assist in the funding
of the education of employees, or the children of
employees, who work in the accounts receivable management
industry.
The 2008 scholarships
will consist of two grants of $4,000 each. The decision
of Marion's scholarship committee and the judges
are final. The awards will not be based on race,
color, or sex of the candidates, nor will the awards
be based on financial need of the candidates. The
candidates will be notified by the third week of
May.
The criteria for applying for Marion's scholarship
is as follows:
- The award recipient must be
a high-school graduating senior.
- The student must enroll as a full-time
student (12 credit hours or more) of an accredited
college or university in the U.S.
- The student must be seeking a degree
in two-year or four-year college or university
program or trade school.
- The student must submit an essay
(limited to 500 words) titled: "Why further
education is important to me".
- The student must be an employee
or the child of an employee in the Accounts Receivable
Management Industry.
Scholarship
Rules:
1. Awarded to High School Seniors for
their use as full-time students at any accredited
public or private college, university or trade school
in the U.S.
2. Scholarship recipients must start attendance within
12 months of graduation and show proof of enrollment
for a minimum of 12 credit hours.
3. An applicant must be an employee or the child
of a parent who is employed in the Accounts Receivable
Management Industry (U.S. companies that are collection
agencies, billers, debt buyers, receivable outsourcing
companies
& trade associations that directly apply to the
credit & collections industry) as of the application deadline on March 31.
4. Entry deadline is March 31st:
Marion Financial Corp.
Scholarship Committee
Nine Greenway Plaza, Suite 3131
Houston, Texas 77046
(713) 988-8000
5. The scholarship awards
will be based on an essay entitled "Why Further
Education is Important to Me" (limited to 500
words), extracurricular activities and grade point
average.
6.The finalists will be selected by the Marion Scholarship
Committee and notified of their selection.
- Two scholarships of $4,000 each
will be awarded.
- The scholarship amounts will be
sent to your college once you actually enroll.
Your application materials must be postmarked
(or hand-delivered) by March 31st at the following
address:
Marion Financial Corp.
Scholarship Committee
Nine Greenway Plaza, Suite 3131
Houston, Texas 77046
(713) 988-8000
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