Apply for a Scholarship

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE APPLICANT

The Foundation for Edmonds School District (The Foundation) is once again offering merit and need-based scholarships for students graduating from the Edmonds School District high schools in 2025. These awards are for students pursuing educational programs at a university, community college or vocational-technical institution.

Please COMPLETE this online application. You may save and close your application at any time and return to it later. The process will include applicant data and financial information pages on your college choices. If you have questions or issues while using the program, please select the help icon (an "i" in a white circle) for options. You may also contact Ronny Anderson at the Foundation, 425-431-7084, ronny@foundationesd.org 

All files must be uploaded in PDF file format.

You will be asked to provide the following:

• • Applicant data
  • Financial Information pages on your college choices.
  • List and describe all school activities in which you have participated during the past 4 years (e.g., student government, music, sports, etc.)  Indicate all special awards, certificates, and honors earned.
  • List and describe all other community activities, not previously listed in the school activities in which you have participated without pay during the past 4 years. Indicate all special awards, certificates, and honors received.
  • List and describe your work experience during the past 4 years. Indicate dates of employment in each job, brief description of work experience and the approximate number of hours worked per month.  

• Essay, maximum 500 words, explaining why you are applying for scholarships and how it will benefit your educational goals. Please see the essay section below for more information.

• • Describe how and when any unusual family or personal circumstances (including financial hardships) have affected your achievement in school, work experience, or your participation in school and community activities. 
  • Applicant appraisal, sent through the Survey Monkey Apply application portal to a school counsellor or academic advisor. Please see applicant appraisal section below for more information.

• Two reference letters, less than one year old. At least one must come from an ESD faculty member. Please see the references section below for more information.

• A copy of your transcript. Please see transcript section below for more information.

• Note: If applying for the Manu Sood Scholarship, applicants are required to submit a portfolio of their artwork. See the Manu Sood Scholarship description for details.

Essay

You will be asked to ATTACH an essay, in pdf format, (500 words maximum) expressing what in your life has led you to apply for these scholarships. In your essay, please include how a monetary award would help you achieve your educational goals. Please find a description of all the scholarships offered in the Foundation’s Scholarship Descriptions packet available above. By submitting this application, you will automatically be considered for all the scholarships.  In your essay, please include a description of your career path (teaching, music, engineering, vocational, etc.) and your educational goals as you will see that some scholarships are specific as to what program a student will pursue in their post-high school education. 

Those students applying for Edmonds School District Scholar-Athlete awards (candidates are nominated by school Athletic Directors) should carefully read all requirements and expectations for this scholarship and related application in the Scholarship Description Packet (see top of page).

Students applying for the LENOVO Thinkpad Scholarship should also include a second essay. Your second essay should include an overview of your involvement with Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) during your high school career. Be very clear in stating your plans for your post high school education including where you plan to get your STEM related degree. See the Scholarship Description Packet (top of the page) for more information.

Applicant Appraisal

Through the Application Program, send an Applicant Appraisal form to a school counselor or academic adviser. The applicant appraisal form is a list of questions on which the appraiser rates you on a scale. The appraiser will also provide any comments on any special circumstances or financial situation you may have. This person will receive an email and instructions on how to send the completed form back through the automated system; you will not see the appraisal form. You will be notified by email when the person providing the Applicant Appraisal has completed the form. Once it is completed, you will be able to mark it as 'complete' in the application program.

Letters of Reference

Through the Application Program, you must include two letters of reference, each less than a year old. One must be from a faculty member. For Edmonds School District Scholar Athlete Scholarships, at least one letter must be from a high school coach. 

You must upload recommendations (PDFs only) that have been provided to you. If you have a physical copy of the appraisal, but not an electronic copy, you will need to create a PDF using a scanner or scanner app on a phone. Alternatively, you can ask the recommender who wrote your letter to email you a PDF file of the letter that you can upload through the system.

IMPORTANT!! Before submitting the applications, please confirm you have two Letters of Reference! 

 It is your responsibility to be sure that you have two recommendations as part of your finished application.

Transcript

SUBMIT a current unofficial PDF format transcript of grades via the upload tool in the application. If it is two-sided, please be sure to capture all pages. The transcript should be complete and include your 1st semester grades of your senior year. 

• EHK-12 Students: Fill out a request form to get your transcript. You will find this form in the EH office.
• EWHS Students: Fill out a request form found in the EW Counseling Office. Please return the request to the same office. The request should be for an Electronic Version in pdf file format to be emailed to the student's school email address. Allow 24 hours.
• LHS Students: Go to the Counseling Office. On the counseling secretary's counter is a gold, "Transcript request" form. Indicate on the form that you need a pdf copy of your unofficial transcript sent to your school email for a scholarship application. Complete the “Transcript Request” form and hand it to the secretary.  
• MHS Students: To obtain a transcript from Meadowdale High School, please see Ms. Lee in the counseling office for an electronic copy.
• MTHS Students: Request your transcripts via email from the MTHS Counseling Secretary, Tamara Becker: BeckerT@edmonds.wednet.edu. The transcript will then be emailed to you.
• SLHS Students: Email your registrar in your counseling center. You can also ask counseling staff, office staff or career center staff, and then be directed to the registrar for those formal documents.

You are responsible to see that all documents are submitted correctly and accurately through the system. The Foundation will only process completed applications as of the application deadline. Completed applications and all required elements must be submitted on or before March 28, 2025.

The Foundation for Edmonds School District (the Foundation) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Foundation is committed to providing an environment that is free from discrimination in employment and opportunity because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or age.

Any questions or concerns can be directed to Ronny Anderson at ronny@foundationesd.org 425-431-7084