GPLTC College and University Scholarships

Application                 * Committee mailing address changed 2-1-12, Email unchanged Gpltc.scholarship@gmail.com

HOW SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED:

To apply for an LTC Scholarship, you must be a registered student in the current LTC Convention in grades 9-12 (no students already in college are eligible).   This is a "paper driven" evaluation.  The evaluators cannot know the personal life of each student who submits a form. Although sponsors, parents, and others may protest that their personal knowledge of a student convinces them he or she should be awarded a scholarship, we have no way to judge the award except by the information sent to the evaluators. Obviously, legibility helps.  Also, how well the student describes leadership contributions will be a very important factor in the award. Students should clearly realize that mere participation in an activity is not necessarily evidence of leadership. Perhaps it is too obvious to say, but we will say it anyway -- if one does not "lead" in an activity, it is difficult to award him a "leadership" scholarship.  The scholarships are for those who, by their "track record" in life, have demonstrated leadership in church, school, and community.

THE PROCESS:
The applications are sent into LTC by the scholarship deadline (LTC Scholarship Committee, *735 Morris School Road, Searcy, AR 72143). Certain statistics are accumulated, and then the completed scholarship forms are forwarded to the scholarship committee. This committee is comprised of experienced Christians who are: 1 - not members of the LTC board, 2 - have no children who are eligible for any of these scholarships, 3 - are experienced in evaluating Christian leadership, and 4 - are motivated to give out as many of these scholarships as possible. The due date is found in “Dates to Remember.” The names on all applications are deleted and submitted to the committee members and are evaluated as a “blind sample.” The scholarships are then awarded to those with the highest scores.  After the winners are determined, the names are revealed and the award list is prepared.  The scholarships are presented at the convention.

FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
The universities that make these scholarships available through LTC do so in hopes of enhancing their chances of attracting high quality students to their campuses. Note: Most leadership scholarships from Christian Colleges are not combined with other leadership scholarships.  They are, however, usually used in combination with other types of scholarships (such as academic scholarships).  If you receive an LTC scholarship, consult the college that provided it for details.  When a college awards a scholarship to a student, it will only be honored by that institution.  LTC scholarship recipients must fully participate in Convention events.

THE GEORGE AND ELAINE DAVIS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS
This year the Great Plains LTC Convention will award three scholarships to outstanding senior applicants.  These scholarships are given in honor of George and Elaine Davis’ long and godly service to young people and to LTC.  These scholarships are useable at any regionally accredited college or university.  For the Davis scholarship, recipients must be present at the Saturday night presentation to receive the scholarship, and they must either use the funds within 5 years from High School graduation, or make special arrangements with the Board (i.e. military service, etc.).  Recipients must fully participate in Convention events up to and including their senior year.

Please complete the application in the forms section (pages 77-78) of the GPLTC Reference Manual or use the link at top of this page.