The PHIP Board is pleased to announce the 2010 Parrot Head Scholarship Program.

Application Deadline: March 15

The Parrot Head Scholarship Program was established in 2008 as a benefit to the members of Phip sanctioned clubs. Current members of an officially sanctioned Parrot Head Club and their children, grandchildren, or wards can apply for the scholarships.

In 2010 the scholarship will make three awards: $5,000, $3,000, and $2,000. These funds are to help with post secondary education and may be used for tuition, books, or living expenses at an accredited four-year university or college of the student’s choice.

What does it take to win one of these scholarships? First, the student must send an application to Phip by March 15. The application has some short answer questions and an essay.  Highest consideration will be given to applicants who demonstrate previous examples of participation and leadership for Charity, Environmental, Civic, and / or Parrot Head Club volunteer work. High consideration given to applicants who will be pursuing a course of study that leads to a degree, certification, or credentials. All applications will be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee, which will select the winners. The decision of the committee will be final.

In an effort to ensure fairness, this year we are making it a blind application. Applications will be sent to our Secretary; Deb McCall (thanks Deb). She will assign a number to the application and remove the cover sheet that has the applicant’s name.

The application and the application instructions can be found both on the Phip web site and on the club leader’s yahoogroup.

Direct Applicants to www.PHIP.com and instruct them to click on “Phip Scholarship” from the pull down menu. This will take them to the Application instruction page. On the page is a link to the application.