Guidelines and application for the 2012 Jesse Bemley Scholarship. $20,000 in college scholarships for the high performing students at the 2012 national high school computer competition championship being held this year in Baltimore, MD

1. BDPA EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION
Dr. Jesse Bemley Scholarship
2012 Guidelines
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Table of Contents
History of Dr. Jesse Bemley Scholarship .............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
How to Contact BETF Scholarship Committee ................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Award Process ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Eligibility................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Application Procedure ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Summary Comments.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
The Jesse Bemley Scholarship Application Form ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
History of Dr. Jesse Bemley Scholarship
In 1992, the BDPA Education & Technology Foundation (BETF), a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization
was established to support the broad range of computer workshops and seminars, computer-based student
activities, training programs, partnerships and other BDPA sponsored solutions to education and technology
opportunities in minority communities. Toward this end BDPA, in collaboration with BETF, has been
successful in the creation of specialized programs that advance the skill sets needed by minority youth to
compete in the Information Technology (IT) industry. A scholarship program was established to further the
education of high school and college students as well as their involvement in the IT industry. The first
scholarship within the SITES program was The Jesse Bemley Scholarship to recognize exemplary
performance in the National Conference High School Computer Competition (HSCC).
Dr. Jesse Bemley, a former National BDPA Education Chairperson, developed the High School
Computer Competition (HSCC) program in 1986. Dr. Bemley instituted the conference proceedings
and spearheaded the effort to get BDPA accepted as a constituent society of the Institute for
Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP). Dr. Bemley noted the large number of minority
students who had little or no computer literacy skills. With the ever-growing need to possess basic
computer skills in the current job market, Dr. Bemley realized that in the future, individuals without
these skills would be left with no employment opportunities. Dr. Bemley has worked since the early
1980s to get students, especially from high school, involved in national and international computing
and engineering conferences, meetings, conferences, symposia, etc both in the US and abroad. He has
written numerous articles on computer topics. The purpose of this scholarship fund program is to serve
as the vehicle for the BDPA organization to increase the interest of minority youth in IT and to help
facilitate the emergence of minorities into the industry.
The Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES) program is a formal IT training
program offered by most of the BDPA chapters nationwide. The SITES program offers high school
students exposure and hands-on IT training. Many chapters provide workshops on basic computer
skills and competencies providing a baseline of IT literacy. BDPA continues many of these basic
training opportunities into more in-depth IT and web development experience.
The students learn to work in teams and they get exposure to the task management, role definition, and
support critical for all teams to succeed. The teamwork aspect of the training receives its biggest test at
the SITES HSCC competition held annually at the National BDPA Conference.
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Chapters are invited to bring one team of students to compete at the National Conference event. The
top five winning teams win the Jesse Bemley scholarship.
How to Contact BETF Scholarship Committee
Should you have any questions or problems, please contact BETF through the contacts listed below. Your
local BDPA Chapter President will also have the name of the BETF Director assigned to work with your
BDPA chapter.
E-mail scholarships@betf.org
NOTE: If your email does not go through, check the www.betf.org website
for the new email address.
Phone (781) 962-4772
Fax (202) 318-2194
Web www.betf.org
Mail 4423 Lehigh Road #277
College Park, MD 20740
Attention: BETF Scholarship
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Award Process
The Jesse Bemley Scholarship goes to the top five high school student teams competing in the annual High
School Computer Competition (HSCC) at the BDPA National conference. The top five teams are those that
received the highest team scores in the three phases of the HSCC competition (Oral, Written, and
Programming competitions). Monetary college scholarships award of $20,000 allocated for the 2012
competition as follows:
Five 1st place winners each receive $1,500 for a total of $7,500
Five 2nd place winners each receive $1,000 for a total of $5,000
Five 3rd place winners each receive $500 for a total of $2,500
Five 4th place winners each receive $500 for a total of $2,500
Five 5th place winners each receive $500 for a total of $2,500
The awards are handed out at the National Conference Awards Banquet held on Saturday night of the
Annual Conference. Students will receive packets at the conference containing a scholarship certificate, an
award letter, and the current scholarship guidelines. The certificate and letter are important to students for
High School recognition, as well as, documentation for their college application process.
Each year BETF will send a letter to the family or guardian to confirm contact information, as well as,
remind families of the timing for application. It will also remind families when the scholarship funds will
expire. BETF will also notify local BDPA Chapter presidents so they know when letters have gone out to
families.
Eligibility
Students who receive The Jesse Bemley Scholarship at the BDPA National Conference will be eligible for
their awards once they fulfill the following requirements:
1. Complete High School Graduation;
2. Maintain BDPA Student Membership ($25/annually)
3. Gain Acceptance to an Accredited College Program;
4. Request the scholarship funds from BETF within two years after High School graduation, or six
years from the date of The Jesse Bemley Scholarship Award, whichever is sooner.
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Application Procedure
When a Jesse Bemley Scholarship award winning student graduates from High School and is accepted into
an accredited college program, he or she needs to apply for funds as follows:
1 Notify BETF
by regular mail, e-mail, or fax of your acceptance to an accredited college or university. This alerts
BETF to expect your application.
2 Submit Brief Biography, Digital Photo & HSCC Testimonial
1. Submit a brief biography. Be sure to include your career goals, current major, current
school, and employment experience, if any.
2. Submit a digital photograph.
3. Submit an HSCC testimonial. Be sure to include your most memorable HSCC moments
and what impact participating in HSCC has had on you. See the “Programs” section of the
BETF website (www.betf.org) for examples.
3 Complete the Application
Complete the application at the end of this document or visit the BETF web site (www.betf.org) and
print out The Jesse Bemley Scholarship Application. Sign the application, then mail or fax the
application to BETF. This form contains personal information and should not be sent via
email. NOTE: The Application asks for two additional pieces of information:
1. Copy of either your Award Certificate or Award Letter
2. Proof of Enrollment at the College or University. Proof of Enrollment can be your
acceptance letter or other official correspondence from the school (class registration is
acceptable).
Upon receipt of the student’s application BETF will:
1 Verify eligibility and notify you upon completion of the verification process
2 Remit the award funds to the College or University on your behalf and notify you when the
payment is sent.
Summary Comments
The Jesse Bemley Scholarship is a one-time cash award. When BETF remits funds, it will be for the full
scholarship amount. At the present time, the scholarship cannot be split across multiple academic years.
The scholarship monies will be a check made payable in the student’s name to the student’s college or
university. The student can apply these funds to tuition, or any other school expense payable through the
college. Applicable expenses other than tuition could be room and board, school fees, or books, but each
school is different as to which of these expenses are payable to the school. BETF only makes checks out to
the applicable college or university.
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The family and/or guardians of the student are responsible for any income tax implications associated with
the scholarship award. Please contact your financial advisor for advice on your personal situation.
The application form contains a “Funds Due Date” field where the student can specify when funds should be
sent to the college or university. This often relates to the college or university payment schedule. BETF will
do its best to meet the requested date, but the ability to meet that date will depend on:
A complete and accurate scholarship application
Verification of the student’s eligibility
Please note that some local BDPA chapters have their own scholarship awards. The guidelines outlined here
apply to BETF’s Jesse Bemley scholarship for the first five winning teams of the annual High School
Computer Competition. If there is a local chapter scholarship award, please contact the local chapter for the
guidelines to process that award.
BETF would like to receive all scholarship applications AT LEAST 60 DAYS prior to when the funds
are needed. This will provide enough lead time to handle any questions or issues, and also allow time for
information to be sent in the mail. At most colleges and universities you can notify the Financial Aid
department that you are processing scholarship funds. They will most likely ask you for the award certificate
or award letter for their records. They often will then adjust your balances on their records noting that a
scholarship check will cover those funds. There usually are no issues holding up any processing at the
school as long as they have the documentation and know the check is being processed.
If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact BETF.
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The Jesse Bemley Scholarship Application Form
1.LAST NAME 2. FIRST NAME 3. MI
4. NUMBER AND STREET (INCLUDE APARTMENT NUMBER)
5. CITY 6. STATE 7. ZIP CODE
8. SOCIAL SECURITY# 9. DATE OF BIRTH (MM-DD-YYYY)
10A. TELEPHONE #. 10B. EMAIL ADDRESS
11.PARENT or GUARDIAN .LAST NAME 12. PARENT FIRST NAME
13. PARENT’S ADDRESS (IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE)
14. CITY 15. STATE 16. ZIP CODE
17. NAME OF ACCEPTING COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY WHERE REGISTERED
18. STREET ADDRESS OF ACCEPTING COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY WHERE REGISTERED
19. COLLEGE CITY 20. COLLEGE STATE 21. COLLEGE ZIP
22. DEGREE
23. ACADEMIC YEAR THAT YOU WILL BE GRADUATING
24. PLEASE LIST THE CHAPTER, YEAR, AND PLACE (1ST, 2ND, 3RD , 4TH , OR 5TH ) OF THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD (I.E. 2002, 1ST, MEMPHIS)
YEAR(S) PLACE(S) BDPA
CHAPTER (S)
25. FUNDS DUE DATE.
PLEASE ENCLOSE
1. A COPY OF YOUR SCHOLARSHIP AWARD LETTER OR CERTIFICATE
2. PROOF OF ENROLLMENT AT THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
SIGNATURE
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