George Junior Republic

How it makes and monitors grants (Schedule I, Part IV)

There is a scholarship committee that makes decisions about the amount of money each youth is awarded based on their scholarship application, references and interview. eligibility requirements are as follows: a youth must have been in placement at gjr for 6 months by graduation to be eligible for a scholarship for the following acadamic year. a youth who is interested must fill out an application and have four reference forms completed and returned. an interview with the scholarship committee will be scheduled for may. a youth must provide proof of financial aid. applications must be submitted on or before the 2nd friday in april. each year a youth is in school he must send his grades and return correspondence sent to him in order to continue receiving financial assistance. alumni will be considered for scholarships up to age 25. after this age they must have completed some higher education courses to be considered. if a youth does not attend school, during the year that his scholarship is awarded, and wants to attend at a later date, he must reapply in april for the next academic school year. grants are made during the year to support the operations of related organizations. records are kept through the recording of transactions in the accounting system to track support provided