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The Cushing Scholarship Application Checklist
Contact Sophia Lyles at the Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center to indicate your interest in applying.
During the application process, please contact Sophia to answer any questions that may come up about the application process and to submit your essay.
Email: sophial@jlsfrc.org
Phone: (360) 378-5246
Please read all instructions carefully before applying!
Step 1: Fill out the application on the Cushing Summer Application portal.
Once you have successfully submitted your application, please contact Sophia Lyles so she can let Cushing know to look for your application.
*High school transcripts are a part of this application. If you do not have transcripts available, then leave that portion of the application blank (applicable for home school students only).
Step 2: Submit Essay to Sophia at sophial@jlsfrc.org.
Your essay should be 1 to 2 pages in your own preferred format explaining who you are,
a bit about your life and family, why you are interested in the Cushing scholarship, and what you hope to get out of it. Please submit essays in PDF form.
*Both the essay and the application should be submitted by March 29th.
Step 3: A letter of recommendation from a teacher.
The teacher recommendation should include your academic strengths, needs, and potential for growth.
Step 4: You will be contacted to be scheduled for an interview.
Good Luck!!