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To begin your application, you must create an account with a valid email address and a password. Please use a personal email address, not one associated with your high school, as system-generated emails may get caught in your school’s spam filter.

The application does not need to be completed in one sitting. You can save your work and come back to the application at any time up to the stated deadline.

ACT and/or SAT scores must be documented in .pdf format. You may submit the score report available from your school counselor’s office. Or you may submit the score report available to you from the ACT/SAT website, which you should be able to save as or print to a .pdf file.

You must designate a school official to submit your transcript in .pdf format.

Verification of your eligibility to apply for the award is required from either your school principal or district superintendent.

You must designate two individuals who are not family members to submit recommendation letters on your behalf.

Your designees will receive a system-generated email requesting specific information. They will click on a link provided in the email and will not be required to create an account or to log in.* You can monitor the progress of your requests for information and will receive a system-generated email when each item is submitted.

You will receive a system-generated email when your application is successfully submitted.

You are responsible for ensuring that all information--including your transcript, verification of your eligibility, and your recommendation letters--is submitted via the online portal by the stated deadline. Incomplete applications will not be forwarded to the selection committee for consideration.

*Schools having trouble receiving emails should have their IT departments whitelist system-generated email by following this article.