Dream Big Scholarship Application

  • 1. CONTACT INFO

    It is extremely important that this information is current and correct as we will use it to contact you with any questions or updates on your scholarship application.
  • NOTE: We will verify your residency with management prior to reviewing your application.

  • 2. DREAM BIG PLANS

    This is the section where you tell us how you would use a Dream Big Scholarship award to support your learning in 2024! The Dream Big Scholarship award may support the cost of instruction for in-person or online classes, lessons, a workshop, membership or program in a hobby, an area of personal growth or professional development, and of course, in any academic pursuit.

    For those of you who are interested in online learning opportunities, we highly recommend a read of our Dream Big Online Resource Guide for ideas. Download it from www.hcascholarship.org/dream-big-scholarship or ask the manager of your community for a copy.

  • B) What learning opportunities would you like to pursue to support that subject? (We strongly encourage you to include two options)

    In order to be considered, your application must include one or two specific visions of how and where you would apply any scholarship award funding to support learning in one area of interest. They may not be altered after submission.

    —Your #1 Choice for scholarship award use may be valued at $100-$1,000.
    —Your #2 Choice for scholarship award use may be valued at $100-$499.

    We strongly recommend that you include a second desired learning opportunity of lesser value so that if we are unable to fund your first choice, we may have the option to award funding for your second.

  • #1 Choice for Scholarship Award Use ($100-$1,000 in value)

  • #2 Choice for Scholarship Award Use ($100-$499 in value)

  • C) IF your #1 or #2 choice above is ONLINE, please fill out this section:

    We have a limited number of Amazon Fire tablets* available for scholarship recipients who intend to take online classes.

  • *Note: A tablet is a touchscreen device that is larger than a smartphone and smaller than a laptop with many of the same functionalities.

  • 3. PERSONAL STATEMENT

    A Personal Statement is an introduction to who you are and why the subject area and corresponding class, lesson, workshop, membership or program outlined in the “Dream Big Plans” section are so important to you.

  • REMEMBER: We are more interested in your ideas and reasons for seeking further education than we are with your ability to write well.

  • 4. CREATIVE WRITING

    Read the two prompts below and choose one to which you would like to respond:

  • REMEMBER: We are more interested in your ideas and reasoning than we are with your ability to write well.