Students

2025 Inskeep Legacy Scholarship Application

This scholarship is not available to members or relatives of the San Juan Island Community Foundation (SJICF) Board; Members or relatives of SJICF Scholarship Review Committees; SJICF employees and their relatives; and employees or family members of donors to the scholarship for which you are applying.

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1Applicant & Family Information

2Financial Information

3Supporting Documents

APPLICANT INFORMATION

First Name*

Last Name*

Middle Initial

Common Application Form*

Please upload your common application form. If you have not yet filled one out, you can use the following links to download and fill out the FHHS or SJICF version. All Spring Street, Griffin Bay or home school graduates should fill out the SJICF version.

Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 512 MB.

PARENTAL/GUARDIAN INFORMATION

If you are a high school senior or undergraduate student under the age of 24, are single, and have no children, you are considered a dependent student for financial aid purposes; parental/legal guardian information must be supplied by a dependent student. Financial information inclusive of income and assets is required for responsible parties, which for this application, can be parents, stepparents, and/or legal guardians. A dependent student should have a least one responsible party but could have more. For example, a student whose parents have divorced and both remarried would have four responsible parties.

RESPONSIBLE PARTY 1*

Name

Relationship to Applicant*

Occupation*

Employer*

RESPONSIBLE PARTY 2

Name

Relationship to Applicant

Occupation

Employer

RESPONSIBLE PARTY 3

Name

Relationship to Applicant

Occupation

Employer

RESPONSIBLE PARTY 4

Name

Relationship to Applicant

Occupation

Employer

Total Number in Family*

Number of Immediate Family Members Attending College in 2025-2026 (include yourself)*

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

The following support materials MUST be received in the San Juan Island Community Foundation office in order to have your application reviewed. If your completed application and support documents are not received by April 23, 2025, your application will be considered incomplete and not eligible for review.

1. PERSONAL ESSAY*

Submit a short (maximum 600 words) essay using one of the three prompts below. Please identify which prompt you are answering. This essay should demonstrate your ability to organize thoughts and express yourself; please do not use artificial intelligence. Grammar, spelling, and clarity are important.

Personal challenge often accompanies learning and growth. Please describe a period or event in your life in which you faced some challenges and adversity. How did you overcome it? What life lessons and/or strategies did you learn, and how would you apply them in college?
Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
Reflect on a time when you questioned a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

2. OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS

Please have an official transcript sent directly from your high school to the San Juan Island Community Foundation via email (scholarships@sjicf.org) or mail (PO Box 1352, Friday Harbor, WA 98250). If you have been taking college courses, please have an official transcript sent directly from the college to the Foundation as well. Please ensure you've submitted your request(s) in plenty of time to be processed and received by the deadline.

3. FAFSA/WASFA SUBMISSION SUMMARY*

Please attach a copy of your 2025-2026 FAFSA Submission Summary (previously known as the FAFSA Student Aid Report/SAR) or your 2025-2026 WASFA Application.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 512 MB, Max. files: 1.

4. ACADEMIC & EMPLOYER/EXTRACURRICULAR LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Please provide the following link to two community leader(s) and/or employer(s) so they can fill out and submit your letter of recommendation directly to the San Juan Island Community Foundation by the April 23, 2025 deadline: https://sjicf.org/scholarship-letter-of-recommendation/. They can fill out our online form or attach a recommendation letter they have already written for you. Both of these options will be submitted via the link provided above. A parent or relative may not be used as a reference.

IMPORTANT! Your application will not be considered complete until all of the above items have been received at the San Juan Island Community Foundation office. All materials must be received by April 23, 2025. If you'd like to check the status of your application, please send an email to scholarships@sjicf.org or call 360-378-1001.

VERIFICATION

The information included with my application is true and accurate in all respects, and I intend to pursue a degree in higher education. I understand that, if selected, the awarding of funds is contingent upon my full-time enrollment in an accredited institution, and that the funds will be paid directly to the institution and used toward the cost of my education. I authorize SJICF to share this information with SJICF staff and Scholarship Committee members. I authorize SJICF staff and Scholarship Committee members to contact school officials for additional information, if needed.

Verification Agreement*

I have read and agree to the above verification.

Signature*

Printed Name*

Date*

Parent/Guardian's Signature (If applicant is under 18 years old)

Parent/Guardian's Printed Name

Date

Students

2025 Inskeep Legacy Scholarship Application

APPLICANT INFORMATION

PARENTAL/GUARDIAN INFORMATION

FINANCIAL INFORMATION - CONFIDENTIAL

Annual Income Before Taxes for 2024

Assets and Other Resources

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

VERIFICATION