U.S. scholarship calendar

March-July: National Scholarship Chair(s) get completed participation forms from Local and Regional Scholarship Chairs. September: Local Chairs get materials and instruction books from National Chair(s). Copies of the packet are posted to the Local Chair's or Local Group's Web site. Chairs rent post office boxes, if desired, and start recruiting judges.

September-December: Local Scholarship Chair sends program information to school districts, colleges, press, etc., and mails applications as requested. The latest postmark to request an application is Jan. 1. Application forms will be available on the Foundation web site to students in the areas of participating Local Groups until Jan. 15.

September-January: Local Scholarship Chair (or delegate) receives and codes essays in preparation for judging. Essay postmark deadline is Jan. 15.

February: Local Scholarship Chair has essays judged and forwards winning essays and report to Regional Scholarship Chair on or before Feb. 15.

March: Regional Scholarship Chair has essays judged and forwards winning essays and report to National Scholarship Chair(s) on or before March 15.

March-May: National Scholarship Chair(s) have essays judged and finalize list of winners, which is approved by the Foundation Board of Trustees. The National Scholarship Chair(s) send(s) the list of winners to Regional and Local Scholarship Chairs. This list is official by June and is posted to the Foundation Web site at that time.

March-July: Local members sign up to be Local Scholarship Chair for next year, or assist LocSec in finding a replacement.

March-June: Local and Regional Scholarship Chairs prepare and submit their expense reports to the National Scholarship Chair(s).

July: All scholarship chairs are most warmly invited to attend a reception at the Annual Gathering.