2010

ELIGIBILITY, QUALIFICATIONS & PROCEDURE

FOR OBTAINING GRAND LODGE SCHOLARSHIPS

ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATIONS: Applications will be accepted from Master Masons, or the sons, daughters,

adopted sons or daughters, stepsons or stepdaughters of a Master Mason in good standing in his Indiana Lodge, or

from the orphaned child of a deceased Master Mason who departed this life in good standing holding membership

in a Lodge in the State; and,

a) has been accepted for enrollment as an undergraduate in the accredited colleges and universities of Indiana

whose names appear on the list attached.

b) Applications must be submitted before the 25th birthday. Exceptions will be granted when justified; and,

c) Applicants must enroll and maintain a full time status as defined by the institution attended; and,

d) Need, demonstrated leadership ability, community service, academic standing, and moral character will be

considered; and,

e) GPA, ACT, SAT and equivalent test scores will be considered by the Region Directors and the Board; and,

f) Applicants should return papers to the Sponsor's Lodge no later than March 1st. A fully completed

application with required attachments and certification MUST be delivered by the Lodge to the Regional

Director no earlier than February 1st nor later than March 8th to be considered.

ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE: No deviation from the following is permissible.

a) An application and financial statement form can be obtained only from an Indiana Lodge or at:

WWW.IGLSB.ORG

b) A full completed application executed by the applicant and the Masonic sponsor must be delivered to the

applicant's father's Lodge for certification and approval. The financial statement may be

delivered to the lodge in a sealed envelope if so desired. However, no application without certification or

without a financial statement in the possession of the Region Director will be considered by him.

c) After certification by the Lodge, the application is forwarded to the proper Region Director for processing

and recommendation. Region is determined by sponsor's lodge location. Names and addresses of Region

Directors, together with a map delineating each region’s boundaries is attached for information.

d) The Region Director and his committee will study each application, make recommendations and forward

the applications to the Scholarship Board by March 15th.

e) The Scholarship Board will determine those who will receive scholarships at its annual spring meeting and

promptly notify Lodges and applicants of the Boards’ decision.

f) Certificates for the award will be mailed to the Lodge for presentation. Checks will be available at the reception.

g) Failure to attend one of the accredited college or universities listed will result in the revocation of the

Scholarship and will require repayment of all monies awarded.

(Rev 12-08)

Note: It is our desire to aid as many students as possible, therefore, we will give priority to those who are first

or second time appliers. Except in extraordinary circumstances, an individual student will not receive more than

two years of scholarship support. Only one scholarship will be awarded per applicant per year. If the applicant

is a Master Mason or the Masonic sponsor is the father the applicant is eligible for the Searight Scholarship Funds.

Stepchildren will be considered for our Grand Lodge Scholarship Funds. The need to comply with the procedures

outlined is most important. An incomplete application will result in the disqualification of what may be a

most deserving applicant.