Be sure to follow all the instructions. Incomplete applications will not pass the pre-screening stage of the scholarship review process. To receive this scholarship award, you must fully complete the Eckenburg Merit Scholarship Award Application, meet all four requirements of the application, pass the pre-screening stage, an interview at Camp Sheppard and be selected by the Board of Directors.

See the Award Process page for more details about the requirements

1. Awards of up to $25,000 will be made for the Fall of 2008 - Spring of 2009 academic year. Payment of the Scholarship will be distributed directly to the school and in $2,500 increments for each respective semester. An applicant meeting the requirements may re-apply for up to three more additional years.

2. Eckenburg Merit Scholarship recipients must be accepted by an accredited institution for enrollment as a full time student. A request may be made to the Scholarship Board to apply this scholarship to a recognized trade school leading to a professional certification.

3. Scholarship funds must be used for tuition, fees related to degreed course work, books, or housing (in that order) at any accredited institution of higher learning for the Fall of 2008 and Spring of 2009 semesters. Funds used for housing are fully taxable. Funds will be paid directly to the institution or recognized trade school leading to a professional certification. All invoices and requests are subject to review and approval. Scholarships are void if not used for the stated purposes or in the allotted time frame.

4. The Directors of the Max Eckenburg Trust have the right to change or modify this program in any manner, effective immediately and without notice.

5. The Max Eckenburg Trust makes Eckenburg Scholarship Awards as non-taxable according to the Internal Revenue Code. If they are deemed taxable by this entity, all taxes due are the responsibility of the recipient, including, but not limited to: FICA, local, State and Federal taxes.

6. Applicants must be age 30 or under by September 12, 2008 to be eligible to apply.