Senior Scholarship

NJISRA Senior Scholarship

About the NJISRA Senior Scholarship

Each year, the NJISRA awards a Senior Scholarship to one senior boy and one senior girl who demonstrate exceptional passion and commitment to alpine racing. The winners are selected based on a one-page, anonymous essay in response to the annual prompt.

Who Is Eligible

• Must be a high school senior
• Must have competed in at least 2 conference races during the season
  (unless medically excused due to injury)
• Must submit an anonymous essay via email to
  📧 scholarship@njisra.org
  by the deadline
  (Late or non-emailed submissions will not be considered)

How & When To Apply

• Applications open in mid-January
• Essays must be submitted by the mid-February deadline
  (Exact date and time will be listed on the application)

Essay Guidelines

• Respond to the annual prompt
• Be inspiring and authentic - let your passion for alpine racing shine
• Essay must be:
  • No more than 1 page
  • Single-spaced
  • 12-point Tahoma or Geneva font
• Do not include:
  • Your name
  • Your coach’s name
  • Your school name
    (Essays are judged anonymously based on merit and team gender only)

Notification & Award Process

• Winners are announced at the NJISRA State Championships
• Winners will also be notified via email
• Scholarship funds will be distributed after the recipient:
  • Provides proof of 1st semester college attendance
  • Achieves a passing GPA
  • Submits their mailing address for delivery

Terms:

Scholarship recipients must contact the Scholarship Committee and the NJISRA Treasurer

Scholarship Committee:

Chair Rod Calafati (Sparta), Ken Johnson (Delbarton), Robert Lincoln (Don Bosco), and Serena Calafati (Sparta)

Previous Winners