Dogwood Community Achievement Scholarship

The Charlottesville Dogwood Foundation recognizes the importance of students being actively engaged in community service. The Foundation wishes to promote the importance of giving back to the community. Therefore, the Foundation has established the Dogwood Community Achievement Scholarship for one graduating senior who best personifies an ongoing commitment to “exemplary community service.” 

The Community Achievement Scholarship will award $1000 to one graduating senior who will continue their education to a post-secondary institution.

Application Requirements 

~Must be a current student of Albemarle, Buckingham, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, or Orange County Schools. 

~ Student must have completed a minimum of 24 hours of independent community service hours within the past twelve months 

~ Student must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 for all high school course work.  

~ Student must submit the completed application form and complete the essay. 

~Students must include two letters of recommendation.  One must be from a school official and one must be from an individual who directly supervised their service at the service location, (family member recommendations will not be accepted)  

~The “official” transcript of grades must be a sealed document and include the student’s most recently received grades. If service hours do not appear on the official transcript, the student must document obtained service hours received in the past twelve months on a separate sheet and include the community service completed, the name of the agency where the community service was provided, as well as the dates of service and total hours earned.  

~Student must be accepted into a post-secondary institution.  

~Students must submit a well-developed, typed essay on their community service experience.  

~Checks will be written directly to the admissions department of the school of your choice. 

The scholarship recipient will be chosen by April 30, 2024 and will be notified by a phone call and email. 

Dogwood Community Achievement Scholarship Application 

All applications, essays, and related documents are to be postmarked no later than April 15, 2024 and mailed to: 

Charlottesville  Dogwood  Foundation. Inc.  

c/o- Scholarship Review 

P. O. Box 8154    

Charlottesville, VA 22906 

Name:  ________________________________________________________________ 

                     (Last)                     (First)                                  (Middle) 

Address:_______________________________________________________________ 

City___________________________________ State________ Zip Code___________ 

Telephone  Number : ________________________________ 

High School Attended: ____________________________________________________ 

Date of Graduation: ______________________________________________________ 

College that you will attend: _______________________________________________ 

City: ______________________________________________ State: _______________ 

Intended Major: _________________________________________________________ 

Please list your hobbies:___________________________________________________ 

Community Service Involvement, (use separate sheet if needed)__________________ 

________________________________________________________________________ 

________________________________________________________________________ 

________________________________________________________________________ 

In a well-developed essay, please address the following questions:  

~What was the impact of your service, and how did your community service build a bridge between you and the community which you served?  

~What did you learn about yourself and others because of your service? 

~What will receiving this scholarship mean to you? 

~What are your plans for continued community service?  

INTEGRITY OF APPLICATION STATEMENT 

 My signature below constitutes my affirmation that:  

~ All of the information in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.  

~ The essay is my own original work (with the exception of those portions which are properly documented). 

~ If selected to be a recipient of the Dogwood Community Achievement Scholarship, I agree to participate in a Charlottesville Dogwood Foundation photo opportunity which will be used to help publicize the availability and value of the scholarship opportunity. 

Applicant’s Signature:________________________________________________ 

Date:_____________________________________

Questions:

Charlottesville Dogwood Foundation

cvilledogwood@gmail.com