Required Application Documents

• Contact Information, Questionnaire and Essay (see instructions below)
• Letter of recommendation from one adult other than a parent or teacher (a pastor, employer, mentor, etc. would serve as excellent sources)
• Official high school transcript that includes the first semester of your senior year

Application Process

• Contact Info/Questionnaire/Essay: Provide contact information. Answer each question listed under "Questionnaire and Essay Requirements" with one or two brief paragraphs.  Complete the essay. Use a computer with a standard word processing program (such as Microsoft Word) for all items listed in this section. Name your document file:  “J9Application-Your Name” and send it via email to: michael@j9foundation.org.
• Recommendation: Ask the adult writing your recommendation to answer the following questions in a letter sent via email to: michael@j9foundation.org:  1) In what ways have you seen the applicant demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit and a compassionate heart? 2) How would you describe the applicant’s character?
• Transcript: Send your official high school transcript via postal mail to: The J9 Foundation, 600 Union St., Brunswick, GA 31520
• All application documents are due by April 8, 2011.
• Questions: Please call Sandy Nyenhuis with any questions: 266-7505.
• Interview: Finalists may be asked to participate in a personal interview with the selection committee.
• Announcement/Award: The scholarship winner will be notified on April 21, Jacob’s birthday. Funds will be paid directly to the student each year by August 1.

Questionnaire and Essay Requirements

• Contact Information 
• Name
• Address 
• Email
• Phone (home and cell, if applicable)
• Questions 
• What are your passions? Give specific examples of how they have influenced your life.
• Describe ways your entrepreneurial spirit has led you to initiate ideas, activities, events or enterprises. What have you learned from these activities?
• Describe how your entrepreneurial spirit would influence what you would do if you had $10,000?
• Describe ways your compassionate heart has led you to serve others.
• If you were given a chance to help a homeless person, what would be the first thing you would do?
• What are your college and career plans?
• Essay 
• Describe in 500 words or less how you intend to use your entrepreneurial gifts in the future to serve others.