SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS
Awarded by the Moniker Foundation

Award Amount: $1,000 renewable to the student’s choice of school, inclusive of a Trade School/Vocational School, 4-year Bachelor programs, and 2-year Associate programs

Selection: Recipients will be selected by the Moniker and TRIO selections committee.

ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS

• DEADLINE: February 18, 2025

• Applicants must be TRIO Talent Search participants from Cortez, Mancos, Durango, Ignacio, or Pagosa Springs

• All scholarship recipients must attend college for the entire 2025-2026 year, beginning in fall of 2025

• All scholarship recipients must apply for TRIO at the collegiate level (if offered at their institution of choice)

• All scholarship recipients must fill out scholarship agreements, agreeing to any specific terms and expectations of the scholarship they are awarded

• All scholarship recipients must write a thank you note to the donor or organization that sponsored the scholarship they were awarded

• Successful scholarship applicants will be awarded a scholarship that best matches with their academic plans, personal background and school they are planning to attend

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EVALUATION CRITERIA

• Individual determination to succeed

• Future goals and career path, and plans to achieve them

• The activity or activities in which the student has been involved and a description of the student’s efforts in support of these activities
   

INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS

1. A COMPLETE APPLICATION

   • The application is linked above. It is a separate application from the DEF application.​​

   • If you would like to see the entire application for reference of what questions it will ask, it is attached here as a PDF.

2. Statement of Financial Need

   • Please share anything about your family financial situation and/or your financial situation that will help us understand your need for college scholarship assistance. (approximately 250 words)

3. An essay answering ONE of these prompts:

   1. Choose one:

   2. PROMPT A:
      The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure (your example can be big or small). How did it affect you and what did you learn from the experience? On the same note, convince us that you are determined to persevere in college until you graduate and that you need this scholarship to do so. (500-750 words)​

   3. PROMPT B:
      Write about your future career plans, what steps you have taken toward that goal, and how you have given back to your community. On the same note, convince us that you are determined to persevere in college until you graduate and that you need this scholarship to do so. (500-750 words)