Scholarship
Growing up in Louisville, I was very blessed to play sports in high school at Eastern High School and Oak Hill Academy. I had positive and influential mentors in my life to keep me focused and motivated. They taught me how to set goals, achieve those goals and continuously strive to be successful in life. Because of those important things, I had the opportunity to attend college and play basketball at the University of Kentucky. I knew I would need financial help to make my dreams come true.
Because of my experiences growing up and my recent success so far in the NBA, I have created this program that gives an opportunity to young people that come from a similar background like me. My hope is this award helps nine young people live their dreams like I’ve been able to do. I wish all applicants good luck and I look forward to meeting the winners in the spring!
Sincerely,
Rajon
RONDO REWARDS is a tuition based scholarship program for high school seniors in the Jefferson County School District in Louisville, KY. A total of nine $2,000 scholarships will be awarded at the conclusion of each applicant’s senior year. The scholarship is to be applied to their freshman year at whichever college or university the applicant attends.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST:
• Be high school seniors on track to graduate
• Participate in one sanctioned high school athletic activity (according to KHSAA)
• Demonstrate community involvement
• Have a 2.5 GPA or above
• Complete Rondo Rewards application
• Write an essay about:
A. Explain the impact sports has had on your life
B. Tell us about you’re your most influential person and why?
• Three (3) original letters of recommendation from non-family members
• Official Copy of high school transcript
**Applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2012
**Awardees will be notified by May 31, 2012
Awards Ceremony will be held in Louisville, KY at end of the professional basketball season (date TBD)
Rondo Rewards Scholarship Award
Rajon Rondo selected a committee to administer The Rondo Rewards Scholarship. Applications will be thoroughly reviewed by the committee and will be awarded based on a combination of academics, honors and achievements and involvement in extra curricular activities.
Who is eligible?
Any scholastic student-athlete scheduled to graduate in May 2012 graduation from a Jefferson County public school is eligible to apply. He/she must have completed a minimum of their junior and senior year in Jefferson County schools and have a 2.5 cumulative grade point average.
Application
A completed scholarship application shall include:
-A formal completed application form
-Answers to the 2 essay questions in the form of a typed document
-A copy of the student’s high school transcript
-Three (3) Letters of Recommendation from non family members
Completed applications should be emailed to scholarship@rajonrondo.com
All applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2012. Incomplete applications or applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Each RONDO AWARD winner will be via regular US Mail and via email on the application. In addition, we will post a picture all winners with Rajon Rondo at www.rajonrondo.com
