Albert Yanni Scholarship

PURPOSE: The Albert Yanni Scholarship provides high quality career and technical education (CTE) students an opportunity to pursue advanced education and/ortraining related to their career aspirations.

GENERAL INFORMATION: Scholarships of $2,000.00 each will be awarded to students selected by a committee of West Virginia Department of Education(WVDE)personnel. Applicants selected must present proof that they have maintained their eligibility requirements before awards are presented.

HIGH SCHOOL APPLICANT MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

1)Each applicant must be a secondary student currently enrolled in a public school in the state of West Virginia who will have completed all graduation requirements by the end of the current school year.

2)Each applicant must have a cumulative (9-12) attendance rate of 85% AND a cumulative (9-12) minimum GPA of3.0.

3)No applicant may have a final semester grade below a C in grades 9 –12.

4)Each applicant must have completed or be on track to complete no less than the four required courses for a state approved CTE program of study in accordance with WVBE Policy 2520.13.

5)Each applicant must be planning to pursue post-secondary education in a career field related to his/her secondary career technical program of study.

6)Each applicant must be registered with,or accepted by,an accredited post-secondary institution or technical center in a technical certificate or degree program.

HOME SCHOOLED APPLICANT MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS :Albert Yanni Scholarship Packet

1)Each applicant must have completed at least four units in a single, approved career technical program of study.

2)Each applicant must be planning to pursue post-secondary education in a career field related to his/her secondary career technical program of study.

3)Each applicant must be registered with,or accepted by,an accredited post-secondary institution or technical center in a technical certificate or degree program.

4)Each applicant must have taken the TASC and passed with a minimum score of 550 AND provide a copy of said score.

Mercer County Technical Education Center

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