Marshall H. and Nellie Alworth Memorial Fund

Online Application for High School Seniors

History of the Alworth Fund

Board of Directors

Gain insight into the ‘non-boring’ world of opportunities in science and mathematics

Have you ever wondered what went into building the iPod, a new skateboard design, creating the clothes we wear or producing the food we eat? What about the cars we drive or how we heat and cool our homes? What’s behind the things we use every day — even something as simple as a paper clip?

Without a doubt, math and science played an important role in their development.
Futures Take Flight is a Web site designed to share with you the exciting opportunities and activities in mathematics and science from those who have been awarded an Alworth Scholarship. Our students are leaders in changing the world — whether it’s participating in a dinosaur dig in Montana, designing the ATVs and snowmobiles of the future, conducting research on a device that will quickly increase or decrease body core temperature, bringing sustainable design in Architecture to the forefront, leading an aviation team at Cirrus Design Corporation, designing a structure the size of a Mini Cooper to land on Mars, constructing mathematical models helping to control the spread of diseases, or studying the health of coral reefs in Taiwan. Alworth scholarship recipients have volunteered to share their stories to inspire middle and high school students to work hard, dream big and become a leader, too.

You’re just one click away from discovering many exciting opportunities available to you in mathematics and science – and finding out that careers in these fields are anything but boring! Perhaps someday, you, too, could be awarded an Alworth Scholarship and watch your “Future Take Flight.”

Patty Salo Downs,
Executive Director
Alworth Memorial Fund

Awards
Students to be awarded scholarships in 2009 will receive $5,000 for their first year of college and $5,000 each of the following three years, provided they meet the criteria: maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.85 as a freshman and a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 for subsequent years and continue to major in an approved mathematics or science field of study.
Eligibility
To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must: be graduating from a high school in one of the following Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Clearwater, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Pine and St Louis. have a composite score of 25 or higher on the American College Test (ACT). be graduating in the top 20% of their class. (If not in the top 20% but has an ACT score of 28 or higher, student may still apply.) commit to major in one of the designated fields of study. have demonstrated qualities of character, perseverance and ambition. have a high scholastic standing among their peers. have shown promise for a career in the sciences. be from a family whose taxable income is less than $100,000. Note: In October 2007, the Alworth Memorial Fund Board of Directors changed the policy and will only review applications from graduating high school seniors.
Fields of Study
The Alworth Scholarships support full-time students in these fields of study:
Aeronautics Agriculture Animal Science Architecture Biochemistry Biology Botany Chemistry Clinical Laboratory Science Computer Science Dietetics Engineering Environmental Science Forestry Genetics Geology Mathematics Medicine Meteorology Neuroscience Nursing (bachelor degree programs only) *All Pre-fields require a science major*	Occupational Therapy Osteopathy (DO) Paper Science Pharmacy Physical Therapy Physics Pre-Engineering Pre-Medicine Pre-Occupational Therapy Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Physical Therapy Pre-Veterinary Medicine Soil Science Speech and Hearing Science Statistics Teaching Classical Mathematics Teaching Basic Science Veterinary Medicine Wildlife Management and Zoology.
Financial Need
Evidence of financial need is provided when applicants send to the Alworth Memorial Fund a copy of the family's most recent IRS Tax Form 1040, Pages 1 and 2. All family financial information will be held in strict confidence. Please note: Applications that do not include evidence of financial need will not be considered by the Board of Directors for an award.