St. Paul Fire Fighter’s Local 21 Robert Koetz Scholarship
 

Scholarship funding may not be available for 2011.  Check back to this website or with your school counselor for future scholarship availability.

The purpose of the Robert Koetz Scholarship is to financially assist worthy senior high school graduates who plan to graduate from an accredited post-secondary four-year college, two -year college, or vocational institution. It is designed to assist a senior who might best be described as an average student of sound character, active in their school and community, and achieving up to his or her academic potential. It is intended for a graduating senior who may not otherwise be receiving academic, athletic, significant hardship, or other gifted skills scholarship awards.

This scholarship award is only available to residents of the City of St. Paul, MN. Eligible candidates must be a senior attending a qualifying high school for at least the last two years of their senior high school years. The recipients of this scholarship award may not be blood relatives or related through marriage to current or retired members of the Saint Paul Department of Fire and Safety Services .

Eligible senior high schools for this scholarship award are: Arlington, Central, Como, Cretin Dehram Hall, Highland, Humboldt, Harding, Johnson, St. Agnes, St. Bernards, and St. Paul Academy.

The amount of the scholarship award is $1000.00 an undetermined number will be awarded. The money is to be used to help defray the cost of tuition at an accredited post secondary educational institution of the candidate’s choice as a full-time student.

The selected student must successfully complete the first semester or quarter of their post secondary school and meet enrollment criteria for the succeeding semester or quarter before the scholarship award is paid. The recipient of the scholarship award agrees to maintain a standard of performance in and out of school consistent with established school and community codes of conduct. Failure to meet these conditions will result in forfeiture of scholarship monies.

Criteria for scholarship award selection are as follows:

A. Complete the accompanying application form.  Unknown if Available For 2011.
B. Include a letter of recommendation from a school faculty or staff member.
C. Complete all senior year graduation requirements by end of senior year.
D. Meet all entrance requirements of selected post secondary institution.
E. Submit letter of acceptance from selected post secondary institution.
F. Mail completed application form to:

Saint Paul Fire Fighters Local 21
Robert Koetz Scholarship
411 Main Street, Suite 316
Saint Paul, MN 55102

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