The Bay Education Foundation Employee Tuition Assistance program provides scholarships to district employees pursuing degrees or certifications that benefit the district, giving preference to programs at specific local colleges, and bonus points are awarded for degrees in critical shortage areas or that keep recipients in the classroom or if they are foundation members. Applicants must be full-time district employees, admitted to an eligible program, and submit all application materials by November 1st for consideration. Incomplete applications will not be considered for the scholarship.

1. Employee Scholarship Fund Application
The Bay Education Foundation Employee Tuition Assistance program is available to all district
employees who are pursuing degrees or certifications that benefit Bay District Schools. For
example, a Master’s Degree in Reading clearly benefits district. Preference is given to applicants who
are attending BEACON Learning Center Alternative Certification Program*, Gulf Coast State College,
or Florida State University-Panama City; however, consideration will be given to programs administered
by the University of West Florida or Troy State University IF those programs are not available
through GCSC or FSU-PC.
Substantial bonus points will be awarded to applicants who are
• Pursuing a degree/certification in a critical shortage area, AND/OR
• Pursuing a degree that keeps them in the classroom, AND/OR
• Members of the Bay Education Foundation.
You must
1. Be a full-time employee of Bay District Schools. (Employees who work at least 30 hours per
week may apply for a waiver of this requirement.)
2. Complete the application and write the required essays, making sure to answer each question.
3. Attach a current letter of recommendation from your supervisor.
4. To qualify for a scholarship, you must be ADMITTED AND ENROLLED in a degree program
that is beneficial to Bay District Schools.
5. Submit all information to the Bay Education Foundation office no later than November 1, 2013.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
If you have received a prior tuition grant from the Bay Education Foundation, you must provide a
copy of the class grade(s) for which the Bay Education Foundation scholarship was used, as soon as
grades are available.
*Beacon Learning Center Alternative Certification program scholarships will be offered only
during the fall application period each year. You MUST be enrolled in at least ONE Beacon
Alternative Certification class to qualify for the scholarship.
All tuition assistance grants are contingent upon available funding and applicants other than
Beacon Learning Center Alternative Certification program applicants must reapply each semester.
Unused funds will not carry over from semester to semester and are payable only to the program
applied for in this application.
SUBMIT APPLICATION PACKAGE TO THE BAY EDUCATION FOUNDATION OFFICE
NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 1, 2013

2. Bay Education Foundation Scholarship Application
Name ______________________________________________________________________________
(Last) (First) (MI)
Social Security Number __________________________ Date of Birth ___________________________
Home Address _______________________________________________________________________
Street Address City State Zip Code
Home Phone ________________ Cell Phone __________________ Work Phone __________________
Job Title (Circle one): Teacher Support Employee Administrator
School or Department ____________________________ # of Years with Bay District Schools ________
Which school do you plan to attend and are you admitted and enrolled (Circle one):
GCCC FSU-PC Beacon Learning Center Other
What kind of DEGREE are you seeking (be as specific as possible)? ____________________________
Are you a current member of the Bay Education Foundation? ____________________
First consideration will be given to Bay Education Foundation members. If you are not currently a
member, you are welcome to return your membership with this application. Membership may be paid by
requesting a payroll deduction form or by check made payable to Bay Education Foundation.
Membership funding levels include $20; $50; $100; $250; $500; $1,000; $2,500+.
o I request a waiver of the full-time employment requirement. I work ____ hours per week.
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Information Release
I hereby agree to allow Bay Education Foundation to have complete access to my scholastic records associated
with the scholarship received herein.
Use of Scholarship Funds
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
I hereby agree that I may be liable for reimbursement of the scholarship proceeds if I do not use the scholarship
received herein for the purposes of this application, and/or withdraw from the course after the add/drop period,
and/or for any reason cause the scholarship proceeds to be nonrefundable to the Bay Education Foundation.
Waiver of this provision for emergency reasons shall be at the sole discretion of the Bay Education Foundation
Scholarship Committee.
I understand that the information contained in this application is confidential and will be available upon request to
only the Scholarship Selection Committee and the persons implementing this program.
I certify that all information contained in this application is true and correct.
_______________________________________ _____________________
Employee Signature Date

3. Bay Education Foundation Scholarship Application
Essay Questions:
1. What degree are you seeking and why?
2. What are the special circumstances that make you more deserving of scholarship assistance than
others? (The purpose of this question is to help the Scholarship Committee choose among many
qualified applicants.)
3. How will your receiving this scholarship benefit the students/schools in our district?
4. Do you have a second job or participate in community events outside of school? If so, describe.
5. Have you previously been awarded a Bay Education Foundation scholarship? If yes, when and for what
amount(s)?