James D. Pollock Memorial Scholarship Program

Once again for 2008, OASCOE is accepting applications for its annual scholarship award program. Each year, OASCOE awards scholarships to eligible applicants pursuing a college degree. The number and amount of awards vary based upon the number of applications and the amount available in the scholarship fund. In 2007, OASCOE awarded three $500 scholarships. Applications must be received by February 1, 2008 to be considered for this award.

Ohio applicants will use the national NASCOE scholarship application. This application can be found at: http://www.nascoe.org/scholarship.html. All applications certified as eligible for an OASCOE scholarship will then be forwarded on to the Midwest Area and be eligible for the Midwest Area Scholarship award of $1500.00.

Eligibility & Instructions for Application

Applicant Eligibility:
1. Applicant must be an OASCOE member, member’s spouse, or member’s legal dependent. The qualifying member must be a county FSA employee who has their dues paid and membership current for the past 5 consecutive years or since becoming a FSA county office permanent employee eligible for full OASCOE membership, whichever is less. In the case of member retirement or transfer this dues year, dues may be paid for the entire year to retain eligibility.

2. Applicants may be either a high school senior or graduate with a minimum of a “C” average in both the junior or senior year of high school, or may be a full-time (minimum of 12 credit hours) college student with a minimum of a “C” average up to the Bachelor Degree level. Applicants must be a full-time college student (freshman through senior) in the fall of 2008.

Application Instructions:
1. Complete the NASCOE Scholarship Application and mail to:

Michael A. Jacob
c/o Coshocton County FSA Office
724 South 7th Street
Coshocton, OH 43812

2. The application must be received by February 1, 2008 to be considered for the 2008 OASCOE scholarship program.

3. Include a copy of the official transcript of the applicant’s grades with a letter of recommendation from your guidance counselor or advisor. Grades must be on a 4.0 scale. Your counselor should convert letter or other grading scales.

4. Applicants may also optionally include an essay entitled “What living in America means to me”. The essay should be not more than 500 words, and submission makes the applicant eligible for up to 10 additional points on the Ohio judging score sheet.

5. Any questions can be referred to Mike Jacob at the Coshocton County FSA office (740) 622-8087, or emailed to michael.jacob@oh.usda.gov.

A special thanks also goes out to all members, affiliates, RASCOE, and others who made donations and participated in other fundraisers for this worthwhile cause. Without your support, OASCOE would not be able to help our youth achieve their goals.