Hands' Family Pay It Forward Scholarship

UPDATED 2024/2025

This scholarship celebrates students who embody the idea of paying it forward through service to their community. It is awarded to a student(s) who has had kindness extended to them and has paid that generosity forward through service to others.

To be considered for this scholarship you:

  • Must have a 2.5 (C+) GPA
  • Must demonstrate service to others

 


Award funds will be disbursed:
Immediate release of full award (May)

Award
$250 to $500
Deadline
02/13/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. 2024: Resiliency Question. Please share the following: How you have exhibited resiliency in your life. Specific examples of a challenge or challenges that you have overcome. How this scholarship will have a meaningful impact on your educational journey. You do not need to include every detail, but please try to address each part of the question (your goals, challenges overcome, and what it would mean to you). (500 words)
  2. 2024: Community Service. Please share your experience regarding ways you give back to your community, this may include volunteerism, or helping out with family, friends, church, etc. How do you want to contribute to your community in the future? (500 words)
  3. 2024: Your Educational Journey. Please share the following: The educational journey that led you to Mesa, including what you did before coming here and what made you decide to enroll at Mesa. Your future goals, including what you plan to do after graduation from Mesa and what your long-term career and educational goals are. Why you chose your major or field of study. You do not need to include every detail, but please try to address each part of the question (your goals, challenges overcome, and what it would mean to you). (500 words)
  4. 2024: Reflecting on the impact of kindness in your life, how has the support of an individual or program influenced you in a meaningful way? How have you chosen to pay that kindness forward, using your time, skills, or compassion to make a positive difference in the lives of others?