Two Joseph Howland Scholarships, in the amount of $1,000 each, are available to be presented at the annual FDEA conference in Orlando.

A Student is eligible to apply for the Joseph Howland FDEA Scholarship if he or she:

• Attends a college that is an FDEA Institutional member. (Contact tlcherr@fccj.edu if uncertain.)
• Has successfully completed one developmental math course and one other developmental course either in writing or in reading.
• Has six semester hours of mainstream college level course work (AA/AS).
• Has achieved an overall 3.0 grade point average for all course work.

The following items must be included along with this scholarship application:

• Up-to-date college transcript.
• Two letters of recommendation (one from an instructor of a college prep/vocational prep course and one from an instructor of a college level course).
• Typed essay describing how the developmental mathematics or developmental writing course has influenced your life.. The essay should be typed in size 12 font as a double-spaced Word document. Submit a printed copy with the above material in the application package; additionally, email a copy of the essay to Gail Burkett.
• Photograph, or photo file in jpg format (optional).
• A cover page to include the following:

Name: ____________________________________________________________

Telephone: (           )_______________         SSN: _________________________

Home Address: _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Community College:__________________________________________________

Career Goal:________________________________________________________

E-mail address: _____________________________________________________

GPA:______________                                     Date:____________________

Please read and sign the following statement: I agree that the Florida Developmental Education Association may use my name, picture and narrative in FDEA published materials to promote developmental education.

 
Signature __________________________________________      Date: ______________

Send application to:
Professor Tammy L. Cherry
Florida Community College Jacksonville
11901 Beach Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32246-6624

email: tlcherr@fccj.edu

Applications for the 2008 presentation must be postmarked by May 30, 2008.
Scholarship winners will be presented at the FDEA annual conference.