SCHOLARSHIP

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM

National Pinochle Association, Inc. (NPA) is honored to award scholarships to qualified students. We are excited to assist our college-bound young people in fulfilling their dreams. The organization is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2025 - 2026 school year. A total of six $500 scholarships, one per NPA Region, will be awarded to qualified candidates. To be considered for one of these regional scholarships, applicants’ parents or grandparents must be a member of NPA.

Interested applicants must submit the required application package to the NPA’s Scholarship Committee by July 25, 2025. Applications postmarked after the deadline will not be accepted. Before submitting the application package, carefully read all requirements and adhere to required guidelines. Mail application package to:

Ms. Videssa A. Woods

Chair, NPA Scholarship Committee

416 Baker Circle, NW

Atlanta, GA 30318


Upon completion of the scholarship award process, application portfolios will be returned to the applicant. If after submitting an application and for unforeseeable reasons, the applicant will not attend college as planned, the Scholarship Committee Chair must be notified, immediately.

NPA and its Scholarship Committee look forward to reviewing all applications. Thank you in advance for

your interest in NPA’s Scholarship Awards Program. Good luck!

QUALIFICATIONS

  1. Parents or grandparents must be members of NPA

  2. Must be a first year college bound student

  3. Achieved a High School GPA of at least 2.8

  4. Received an acceptance letter from a college, university, or trade school

 

REQUIREMENTS:

  1. Prepare an application packet in a student portfolio. This portfolio should be professional, creative, and done solely by the applicant. There is no set forma for completing the portfolio. It should be submitted in a 1 to 1.5-inch binder, with each section typed and labeled. (See alternatives in office supply stores).

  2. Submit a complete application package to include:

NPA Scholarship Application (See bottom of page for link)

A one-page biographical statement written by the applicant

Admissions Office’s Letter of Acceptance from the institution applicant will be attending

An official transcript from applicant’s High School’s Guidance Office

                 Three letters of recommendations: an NPA member, a person that knows the applicant and can speak objectively about his/her character; and core teacher (English,                                  Science, and Math) that taught the applicant. Letters from relatives will not be accepted.

Personal Essay

Copies of any awards, certificates, documentation of any extracurricular activities, and/or community involvement

Copy of latest GPA and SAT/ACT scores

Release of Information Letter

  1. For personal essays, describe at least two qualities that you possess that will help you make a positive impact on society. The essay must be typed on a separate sheet of paper and included in the portfolio.

  2. For extra-curricular activities and community service, include names of the organizations, positions held and date(s) of involvement. Also, include the names and telephone phone numbers of any supervisory person who has knowledge of applicant’s involvement.

  3. Submit a copy of “a release of information letter” to the Scholarship Committee Chair. The release letter should have been signed by the applicant and submitted to his/her Guidance Counselor’s Office. This release letter authorizes the Scholarship Committee to verify information provided on the Scholarship Application Form.

  4. Mail complete application package to the Chair of the Scholarship Committee, at the address listed above. Do not email the application package or transmit through other electronic methods.

  5. Ensure application package is postmarked by July 25, 2025.