One Family Scholars Application

Application Instructions

Welcome to the One Family Scholars program's Online Application. Please read these instructions carefully before starting the application process. Prior to applying please read through the information on the One Family Scholars website. If you have any questions please email applications@onefamilyinc.org .

We are currently accepting applications for the spring 2023 semester. You must submit this application by Friday, November 18th at 5:00 PM in order to be considered for this semester.

All information contained in this application will be considered confidential.

Application Instructions (continued)

Please note: Once you start the application you MUST complete the entire application and hit “Submit” for the application to be processed. It will NOT save information and you can NOT go back in and change your responses after you’ve clicked “Submit”. It will not save any responses until you finish and click “Submit”.

At the end of the application you will have the opportunity to upload your required documentation. We HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you submit your materials electronically as PDF's along with your application. If you cannot submit them with your application, you can email them to applications@onefamilyinc.org no later than Wednesday, November 30th, 2022.

The required documentation you need to submit includes:

Copy of the Financial Aid Award Letter from your school for the current academic year
Current official college transcript
Academic plan or degree audit approved by your academic advisor
Copy of the complete Student Aid Report for the 2022-23 academic year from the FAFSA
Tuition Bill for the spring 2023 semester (This can be submitted later if unavailable now)
Candidate Endorsement Form(s) (must be submitted by a Community Partner or your two references. You can find a copy of the form on One Family's website: https://www.onefamilyinc.org/scholars)
Personal statement between 300-500 words describing your educational journey.
(Optional) Current resume

You MUST upload all documents in PDF format or you will not be able to submit your application!

Personal Information

Contact Information

First Name

Middle Initial

Last Name

Gender ID

Birthdate

Ethnicity

Email

Mobile Phone Number

Home Phone Number

Other Phone Number

Primary Street

Primary City

Primary State/Province

Primary Zip/Postal Code

All applicants must submit a Candidate Endorsement Form as part of the application process. You can find a copy of the form on One Family's website: https://www.onefamilyinc.org/scholars

If you are working with One Family's community partner organizations you will only need to provide one Candidate Endorsement Form. If you have any questions about whether you are working with a community partner organization, you can see the list here.

If you are not working with our listed community partners, you will need to provide two Candidate Endorsement Forms from individuals or organizations you are working with, such as case managers, professors, employers, etc. You will need to provide the name of those two individuals in the section below.

Referring Organizations Information

Are you being referred by one of One Family's Community Partner organizations?

YesNo

Referring Community Partner Organization

Referring Organization

Referring Person at this Organization

How do you know this person?

Referring Organization #2

Referring Person at Organization #2

How do you know this person?

Please list other organizations that you are affiliated with that are currently providing you support (such as other nonprofits, housing agencies, social service agencies, etc.):

Application Information

What is your current marital status?

What is the biggest barrier prohibiting you from receiving your college degree?

Do you have reliable transportation?

What is your current method of transportation?

Have you been convicted of a felony?

Have you experienced homelessness?

Please describe the situation in which you were homeless:

Will you be the first in your family (immediate family and extended family) to earn a college degree?

What is your current housing status?

Describe your current housing status

How did you arrive at this housing status? (Include any agencies that you worked with or circumstances that contributed to your housing status.)

Do you currently have any housing challenges?

Describe your housing challenges

Household Information

Please enter all members of your current household excluding yourself (may include children, significant others, roommates, or anyone else who lives with you.) Please note which members of your household are listed as dependents on your tax return.

Family Member Information

Name

Date of birth

Relationship

Please describe relationship

Was he/she claimed as a dependent on your tax return?

Career and Financial Information

Career Information

Are you currently employed?

YesNo

How do you plan to find employment?

How do you plan to support yourself financially while in school?

Please list your employment history. If you have had multiple positions at the same employer in the past year, please list each position as a separate job.

Job Information

Employer

Job Title

Hours per week

Are you paid hourly or salaried?

HourlySalaried

Hourly Pay

Salary

Job Start Date

Job End Date (if you are still working at this job, please leave this field blank)

Is this position in your field of study?

Financial Information

Please provide the total amount of school and other debt you have, as well as any additional details about your financial situation. Please note: all financial questions should be answered using only numbers. Do not enter commas or dollar signs.

Current amount of school debt (you can find this on the last page of your Student Aid Report)

Current amount of other debt (credit card, auto loan, home mortgage, etc.)

Describe any special financial circumstances that apply to you and your family

Volunteer and Leadership Information

List any volunteer activities in which you have participated during this past year in your community, school, child(ren)'s school, religious organization, etc. Also, please list any awards or honors you have received. Please make special effort to include any ongoing volunteer activities.

Leadership Activities

Organization

Start Date

End Date

Frequency

Description

Upload Documentation

Please upload the documentation below as PDF files.

Candidate Endorsement Form

Official Transcript

Financial Aid Award Letter

Tuition Bill for Upcoming Semester

If your tuition bill for the spring 2023 semester is unavailable, you will need to submit it as soon as it is available.

Academic Plan or Degree Audit

Student Aid Report (SAR) from FAFSA

If you are unsure how to access your Student Aid Report (SAR) please watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJKlhnYReJA

(Right-click the link and open in a new window or tab to watch the video.)

Personal Statement

(Optional) Current Resume

Submit Application

Once you have completed the One Family Scholars application, you should submit it by clicking the Submit button below.

By clicking the Submit button, you confirm that you understand you MUST submit the following documents to One Family by Wednesday, November 30th in order for an application to be considered complete:

Copy of the Financial Aid Award Letter from your school for the current academic year
Tuition Bill for the upcoming semester
Current official college transcript
Academic plan or degree audit approved by your academic advisor
Copy of the complete Student Aid Report from the FAFSA for the current academic year
Candidate Endorsement Form(s) (must be submitted by a Community Partner or your two references)
Personal statement between 300-500 words describing your educational journey.
(Optional) Current resume

If you do NOT submit all of your required documentation, we will email you a Dropbox link where you will upload any remaining documents. We will only accept documents sent in the application or via Dropbox.

If you have any questions about your application or the required documentation, please email applications@onefamilyinc.org.

Note: Please only hit Submit once, it may take a few moments to process your application.