One Family Scholars Application Form

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. Be sure that you completed the Interest Form prior to completing this application. If you have not completed the Interest Form please click here.

We are currently accepting applications for the Fall 2024 semester. You must submit this application with required documents by Sunday, July 21st at 11:59 PM to be considered for this semester.

All information contained in this application will be considered confidential.

Application Instructions (continued)

Please note: You MUST complete the entire application and click “Submit” for the application to be processed. You are able to save your progress and resume where you left off to complete the application, however, your application will NOT be processed if you don't click "Submit" and have all required documents attached to the application.

Saving your progress and resume later
To save your progress, please check the box in the top right corner of the application. You will be asked to enter your email and create a password. Be sure to write down your password so you won't forget! You will receive a link to return to your saved application via the email you entered. Once you receive the email you can close the window or continue working on your application by clicking "Resume this form now".

Remember that saving your progress doesn't mean you've submitted your application.

Submitting Required Documents
At the end of the application you will need to upload your required documentation. The submit documents must be submitted electronically as PDF's along with your application. If you cannot submit all of your documents at once, you will have the opportunity to return to your application to upload your required documents by saving your progress. When saving your progress, you'll be asked to enter your email and create a password. You will receive a link to return to your saved application. Be sure to write down your password so you won't forget! After saving your progress, click "Resume this form now" to submit your application. You must upload the missing required documents be July 21, 2024 at 11:59PM and submit the application to have it considered. Any incomplete submitted applications will not be considered. If you have any questions, you can send them via email to appliations@onefamilyinc.org. The last date to submit any required application documents is Sunday, July 21, 2024.

The required documentation you need to submit includes:

2024-25 FAFSA Submission Summary. This can be found on the FAFSA website when you log into your account.
Copy of the 2024-25 Financial Aid Award Letter from your school. This comes directly from your school and is usually located in your student portal.
Current official college transcript with grades from the most recent semester attended. You can scan and submit as a pdf, or have your Records Office submit it via email to applications@onefamilyinc.org.
Academic plan or degree audit with Fall 2024 registration (sometimes called Degree Works) approved by your academic advisor and typically found in your student portal. This lists all the courses within your degree program and indicates what courses have been completed and which are still remaining to complete your declared degree program.
Tuition Bill for the Fall 2024 semester
Candidate Endorsement Form (Optional) You can find a copy of the form on One Family's website: https://www.onefamilyinc.org/scholars

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

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?

College Information

Have you ever completed a college degree (either Associate or Bachelor's degree)?

YesNo

Please note that we can only support applicants who are enrolled in their FIRST Associate or FIRST Bachelor's degree. If you selected "yes" above, please provide more information about the degree you earned:

College Information

Please provide the information for the college you plan to attend for the upcoming semester. Use your academic plan and/or degree audit obtained from your academic advisor to guide your responses in this section.

School

Current program of study/major

What is your program of study?

Degree

Do you plan to apply to a specialty program before completing your degree? (ie nursing, dental hygiene, medical imaging, etc.)

YesNoAlready Accepted into Specialty Program

Which program(s) do you intend to apply to? (Please include the school and name of the program)

Start date at current school

Expected date of graduation

Cumulative GPA

Total credits required for degree

Credits earned to date

If you have received any D or F grades, or withdrawn from any college level courses in the past, please provide the semester(s) and reason(s) for the grade/withdrawal and how you improved/ will improve academically moving forward. If you are currently repeating a course, please state your projected grade.

Career and Financial Information

Career Information

Are you currently employed?

YesNo

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.

If unemployed, please type "Unemployed" in Employer & Job Title. Enter "0" in Hours per week. Select either Hourly pay or Salary then enter "0".

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?

Submit Application

Once you have completed the One Family Scholars application, including uploading all required documents, you should submit it by clicking the Submit button below.

By clicking the Submit button, you cannot reenter the application. All documents must be uploaded before you submit. You will not be able to access the application to upload documents after clicking the Submit button. All the following documents must be submitted via the application to One Family by Sunday, July 21st at 11:59PM in order for an application to be considered complete:

2024-25 Financial Aid Award Letter
Fall 2024 Tuition Bill
Current official college transcript with grades from the most recent semester attended
Academic plan or degree audit with Fall 2024 registration
The complete 2024-25 FAFSA Submission Summary

If you do CAN NOT submit all of your required documentation at this time, please save your progress now so you can receive the link to return to the application. We will only accept documents sent in the application.

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.