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Houston Asset Management Charitable Foundation Scholarship Information & Guidelines If you have any questions, please contact Kristian Taylor at (713) 629-1534 or [email protected] Houston Asset Management Charitable Foundation is a subset of Rotary Club of Houston Heights Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) Charitable Foundation, and was created with the intent to award scholarships to deserving students pursuing a degree in the business field ranging from economics, finance, investments, accounting, and business administration. This scholarship totals $10,000 payable in $2,500 increments over the next 4 years and comes with an internship between the student’s j unior and senior years. Criteria for Application To be eligible to apply for the Houston Asset Management Charitable Foundation Scholarship, you must meet the below criteria: fall directly after your graduation from high school. This institution must be able to receive the scholarship directly from the Charitable Foundation on your behalf. How to Apply The application window opens January 2 nd . We must receive your full application packet by March 31 st . Your packet must contain the items below: Houston Asset Management, Inc. Attn: Scholarship Committee 1800 West Loop South, Suite 1980 Houston, Texas 77027 Application Review Process In April, the Scholarship Committee will begin to review all applications. Four finalists will be selected to interview with our scholarship committee. If a finalist cannot make the interview, that finalist will forfeit his/her application and the committee will select another student to interview. After the interviews have been completed, the scholarship committee will make their decision and notify the winner the following day. Our intentions are to award the scholarship to a deserving high school senior in May before graduations. Scholarship Guidelines The amount of the scholarship is $10,000, which will be awarded in $2,500 increments for 4 years. The awarded student is required to maintain a 2.75 GPA or higher to receive each succeeding years payment. By August 1 st of each year, the recipient will need to provide us with a report card from the previous school year. Checks will then be made payable to the College or University for the benefit of the awarded student. Each payment will be made at the beginning of the school year. An opportunity for a paid internship between the student’s junior and senior year in college is also offered. High School Senior (Grade 12) graduating from high school this academic year. Enrolling in a full-time bachelors degree program at an accredited higher education institution in the The essay must be a minimum of one page single-spaced to a maximum of two pages single-spaced. Please return all required materials to the following: Scholarship Application with Career objectives High School Transcript containing some of your 12 th Grade year information and class rank Copy of your College Entrance Exam Scores, if any (ACT or SAT) Resume Essay on the topic: What are the most important tools, qualities, or beliefs for financial success? Pursuing a major in a business field, such as: economics, finance, investments, accounting, financialplanning, business administration, management, human resources, sales or marketing.

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Houston Asset Management Charitable FoundationScholarship Information & Guidelines

If you have any questions, please contact Kristian Taylor at (713) 629-1534 or [email protected]

Houston Asset Management Charitable Foundation is a subset of Rotary Club of Houston Heights CharitableFoundation, a 501(c)(3) Charitable Foundation, and was created with the intent to award scholarships to deservingstudents pursuing a degree in the business field ranging from economics, finance, investments, accounting, andbusiness administration. This scholarship totals $10,000 payable in $2,500 increments over the next 4 years and comeswith an internship between the student’s junior and senior years.

Criteria for Application

To be eligible to apply for the Houston Asset Management Charitable Foundation Scholarship, you must meet thebelow criteria:

fall directly after your graduation from high school. This institution must be able to receive the scholarshipdirectly from the Charitable Foundation on your behalf.

How to Apply

The application window opens January 2nd. We must receive your full application packet by March 31st . Yourpacket must contain the items below:

Houston Asset Management, Inc.Attn: Scholarship Committee

1800 West Loop South, Suite 1980Houston, Texas 77027

Application Review Process

In April, the Scholarship Committee will begin to review all applications. Four finalists will be selected to interviewwith our scholarship committee. If a finalist cannot make the interview, that finalist will forfeit his/her application andthe committee will select another student to interview. After the interviews have been completed, the scholarshipcommittee will make their decision and notify the winner the following day. Our intentions are to award thescholarship to a deserving high school senior in May before graduations.

Scholarship Guidelines

The amount of the scholarship is $10,000, which will be awarded in $2,500 increments for 4 years. The awardedstudent is required to maintain a 2.75 GPA or higher to receive each succeeding years payment. By August 1st of eachyear, the recipient will need to provide us with a report card from the previous school year. Checks will then be madepayable to the College or University for the benefit of the awarded student. Each payment will be made at thebeginning of the school year. An opportunity for a paid internship between the student’s junior and senior year incollege is also offered.

High School Senior (Grade 12) graduating from high school this academic year. Enrolling in a full-time bachelor’s degree program at an accredited higher education institution in the

The essay must be a minimum of one page single-spaced to a maximum of two pages single-spaced.

Please return all required materials to the following:

Scholarship Application with Career objectives High School Transcript containing some of your 12th Grade year information and class rank Copy of your College Entrance Exam Scores, if any (ACT or SAT) Resume Essay on the topic: What are the most important tools, qualities, or beliefs for financial success?

Pursuing a major in a business field, such as: economics, finance, investments, accounting, financialplanning, business administration, management, human resources, sales or marketing.

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Scholarship Application

Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________________

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Email Address:_________________________________________________________________

High School: __________________________________________________________________

Projected Graduation Date: ______________________________________________________

College/University (you are planning to attend):___________________________________________

Intended major/course of study:____________________________________________________

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Please return this completed application along with your Transcript, Resume and Essay to:

Houston Asset Management, Inc.

1800 West Loop South, Suite 1980Houston, TX 77027

School Related Information

Personal Information

Career Objectives

Attn: Scholarship Committee

Houston Asset Management, Inc. Charitable Foundation

Phone: __________________________________________________________________