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EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATION Guidelines
I.
Application Process
Applicant completes the application packet and mails 2 completed applications (original and one copy) to:
American Montessori Society
Attn: Abbie Kelly
116 E 16th St, 6th floor
New York, NY 10003
Each complete packet of application documents includes the following, and must be organized in this order:
1)
Application Form (Section 1)
2)
Personal Statement (Section 2)
3)
Verification of TEP Acceptance (Section 3)
4)
Financial Statement including 2014 IRS Income Tax Form (Section 4)
5)
3 original letters of recommendation (Section 5)
Applicant mails two copies of the application to AMS in one envelope: the original application and one copy.
Application documents must be stapled together. Keep an extra copy for yourself.
Scholarship Selection Timeline
Applications must be received in the AMS office by May 1, 2015 every applicant will receive an email confirmation
of receipt of the application. Scholarship recipients will be informed by email on May 23, 2015.
II.
Applicants must use this application form for the year 2015-2016. Provide only the information and
documentation requested; send no additional information.
AMS guidelines are for use by applicants in preparing the application; they are not to accompany the
scholarship application.
Applications must be completed as a WORD document and must be typed; handwritten applications will
not be accepted.
International applicants must follow the guidelines exactly as set forth on the Financial Information page (Section 4).
All communications between applicants and the AMS office are handled through email; therefore a valid
email address must be included in the application.
AMS scholarships are granted for unpaid tuition only. For scholarship applicants already enrolled in an AMSaffiliated Montessori teacher education program, scholarships are for outstanding tuition only. Awards may
not be applied to tuition already paid. Expenses beyond tuition (books, materials, fees, travel, room & board,
etc.) may not be included.
The scholarship award is paid to the teacher education program in which the applicant is enrolled.
If a scholarship recipient withdraws from the program prior to receiving an AMS credential, unused funds are
returned to the AMS Scholarship Fund in accordance with the tuition refund policies of the teacher education
program.
Applications become the property of the American Montessori Society upon receipt.
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5.
Incomplete applications (those missing any documentation listed above) will not be considered for a
scholarship award.
APPLICATION
SECTION 1
Applicant Information
This form was designed to be completed in WORD. Place your cursor at the beginning of each gray box to begin
typing; click on the box to enter an X. The shading will disappear in the printing process. The application may
not be handwritten.
I. Applicant INFORMATION
Name (last name, first name, middle initial)
Date
Address :
Zip
Street
Country
City
State
If you are a new applicant: COURSE LEVEL IN WHICH YOU ARE ENROLLING
Infant & Toddler (0-3)
Early Childhood (2.5-6)
Elementary I (6-9)
Elementary I-II (6-12)
Secondary I (12-15)
Secondary I-II (12-18)
If you are already enrolled: COURSE LEVEL IN WHICH YOU ARE ATTENDING
Infant & Toddler (0-3)
Early Childhood (2.5-6)
Elementary I (6-9)
Elementary I-II (6-12)
Secondary I (12-15)
Secondary I-II (12-18)
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AMS
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TRUTHFULNESS OF INFORMATION
contained herein is true.
Signature of Applicant
Date
CONFIDENTIALITY
All information provided in this application is confidential and used solely for the
purpose of selecting the scholarship recipients.
The Scholarship Fund was established in 1988, through contributions in memory of
HENRY H. SWEET.
In 2002, support was continued in memory of BESSIE S. SWEET.
APPLICATION
SECTION 2
Personal Statement
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Write a compelling personal statement, not to exceed 1,000 words, explaining
your reasons for requesting financial assistance. The following points should be
included in the personal statement within the context of the age range you
expect to study:
1. An explanation of your financial need
2. Why you want to become a Montessori teacher
3. A description of yourself as someone able to relate in developmentally
appropriate, caring ways to children/students, including ways in which a
teacher builds relationships
Attach personal statement to this page.
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APPLICATION
SECTION 3
Verification of
Acceptance
Telephone
Address :
Zip
Street
Country
City
State
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Tuition:
Tuition:
Date
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APPLICATION
FINANCIAL DEPENDENCY
financial status.
Dependent on parents
Dependent on
spouse/partner
Not dependent
Relationship to you
Address :
Zip
Street
Country
City
State
A signed and dated copy of your 2014 income tax return must
accompany this application to be considered for scholarship assistance.
Please include only pages 1& 2 of IRS Forms 1040 and 1040-A, or page 1 of IRS
1040EZ.
Do not leave blank spaces in columns, enter N/A if not applicable
Estimate income and expense if income or expense is unknown
Annual Income and Expenses
Last
Year
Actual
2014
Estimate
Current
Year
2015
Estimate
d
2016
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx
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debt)
Bank accounts (total savings and checking)
Other investments (net value)
Indebtedness (medical, disaster, etc., not
including home, car or consumer)
Indebtedness (consumer charge cards)
Rent or mortgage payments
Employment-related child-care expenses
Face value of life insurance policies
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx
SCHOOL SPONSORSHIP
Are you currently employed by a Montessori school?
Yes
No
Will a school or organization be sponsoring (providing financial
support) your enrollment in an AMS-affiliated teacher education
Yes
No
program?
If yes, please specify items for which assistance will be provided and the dollar amount for
each. Total these items.
Item
Estimate $$ amount of
expense
Tuition
Materials
Books
Room and Board
Travel
Other
TOTAL
Amount to be paid by
sponsoring
school/organization
Would your school consider a matching scholarship grant with AMS for
you?
If yes, what is the dollar amount of the scholarship your school would
be willing to match?
Yes
No
SCHOLARSHIP REQUEST
Amount of scholarship assistance you are requesting for tuition only?
(Cannot be full amount of tuition)
Cost of tuition only for the teacher education program in which you
are enrolling/enrolled from Section 3
Expected amount of other expenses, not including tuition
TRUTHFULNESS OF INFORMATION
I declare that the financial information reported on this form, to the best of
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my knowledge and belief, is true, correct and complete. I authorize its use
by the AMS Scholarship Committee, and the Committee has my permission to
verify the information reported.
Signature of Applicant
Date
US applicants must attach a copy of their 2014 IRS Income Tax Return to
this page: 1040, 1040-A, or 1040-EZ. International applicants must
attach documents verifying income.
APPLICATION
SECTION 5 Recommendations
RECOMMENDATIONS
List below the names of three individuals who are recommending you
specifically for scholarship eligibility, including evidence of your suitability to
work with children of the age range of your choice, and reasons why you should
be a recipient of AMS assistance.
2. Name
3. Name
Position/Title
Relationship to you
Position/Title
Relationship to you
Position/Title
Relationship to you
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