L Street Running Club
2009 Student Grant

Objective

The objective of the L Street Running Club Student Grant is to provide financial assistance to four qualified students who have been accepted to a two-or four-year college or university.  L Street Student Grant recipients will be required to apply for the cash awards of $500.00 (proceeds from the annual Jim Kane Sugar Bowl 5-mile Road Race) which can be spent on the purchase of textbooks or computer equipment.  Recipients will be notified by April 10, 2009, and acknowledged at L Street’s Boston Marathon meeting on April 16, 2009.  A $500 check will be sent to them in December 2009, upon the successful completion of their first semester with proof that they are registered for the second semester at the same college or university.

Applicant Requirements

Applicants must

·         Be a resident of the City of Boston

·         Be in the process of acceptance to a two-or four-year college or university for the academic year 2009-2010

·         Be a member of his/her high school track or cross country team for at least two years 

NOTE:  
In addition to financial need, students’ academic records and involvement in community service will be considered in the selection process.

Eligible daughters, sons, nieces and nephews of L Street members may apply.

Application Process

·         Applications must be signed by the applicant’s guidance counselor or principal and mailed to the L Street Running Club (see address below) with the following information:

·         Name

·         Address

·         Home Phone Number

·         Name of high school and year of graduation

·         Name of college or university student plans to attend

·         An essay stating the reasons he/she is eligible to be awarded the grant
 

Mail the application to: 

LSRC 2009 Student Grant, c/o Mary Scherr, 12 Dixfield Street, South Boston, MA  02127.

Applications must be postmarked no later than April 3, 2009. 

Applicants will be notified by April 10, 2009, if they are recipients of the L Street Student Grant.

The application form can accessed by clicking on the following website link> student_grant_2.html