Nassau County Supervisor of Elections
Lori Wilkinson
Administrative Services Director
904.491.7500
[email protected]
www.VoteNassau.com
February 10, 2017 2:00 p.m.
Vicki P. Cannon, Nassau County Supervisor of Elections, is pleased to announce the opportunity for local college students to apply for a chance to be awarded one of three $1,200 scholarships being given through the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections (FSASE) this summer. The deadline to submit an application to the Nassau County Supervisor of Elections is March 29, 2017.
The scholarship will be awarded to a full-time student enrolled or accepted to a senior college or university in Florida. No postgraduate or second-degree students. Applicants must:
• Be either a Political Science/Public or Business Administration or Journalism/Mass Communication major.
• Be a U.S. citizen and a Florida resident for two years preceding the academic year for which an application is made.
• Have finished two years of junior college of undergraduate work (enough credits for enrollment as a junior).
• Have maintained a “C” average, or above, for the previous academic year.
• Be a registered voter in Nassau County.
• Be available for a personal interview by the Nassau County Supervisor of Elections.
Applicants must provide the following to the Nassau County Supervisor of Elections’ office on or before March 29, 2017:
• A completed application.
• A financial statement, which demonstrates financial need, as well as indication of the applicants’ personal contribution to their own educational expenses.
• Two current letters of recommendation: one from the college or university last attended or graduated from and one from a citizen of good standing in the community.
• A resume of the applicants’ high school and/or college activities, as well as applicants’ community service activities.
Students may obtain an application online at www.VoteNassau.com, or from the Nassau County Supervisor of Elections’ office at 96135 Nassau Place, Suite 3, Yulee, Florida 32097. Students must submit their completed application, along with the additional required documents, to the Supervisor of Elections in the county in which they are registered to vote.
All applications received by the Nassau County Supervisor of Elections will be reviewed by the Supervisor. One finalist will be selected and forwarded to the FSASE Scholarship Committee to represent Nassau County. The FSASE Scholarship Committee will select three winners from among the finalists submitted by the Supervisors of Elections throughout the State of Florida. Each of the three winners will be awarded one of the $1,200 scholarships.
For more information, contact the Nassau County Supervisor of Elections at 904.491.7500, Toll Free 1.866.260.4301, TDD 904.491.7510 or visit www.VoteNassau.com. ###