Win a $9,950 Full-Year
Scholarship for 2011/2012!

This opportunity is for students entering fifth through eighth grade. Here's how:

1. Register. Read Admissions Procedures and download Scholarship Registration.

Mail, fax, e-mail or deliver to:

Scholarship Committee
Japhet School
31201 Dorchester
Madison Heights, MI 48071
FAX: 248.585.4495
E-MAIL: robin.pospisil@japhetschool.org
PHONE: 248.585.9150

2. Submit a parent/guardian essay telling us in 250 words or fewer why your child deserves this opportunity.

3. Submit a copy of the student's most recent report card.

All pre-evaluation materials (registration form, parent essay, and report cards) must be received by April 15, 2011.

4. Participate in a student evaluation session on May 7, 2011, at 10 AM at Japhet School.

Our admissions team will evaluate the student based on his or her academic competency and personal interview. The appointment will require approximately 60-90 minutes.

Parents of the scholarship honoree may choose to apply the scholarship to one full year, or divide the scholarship amount in half between two years. The scholarship funds are not available as cash and may only be applied to Japhet tuition. If a scholarship honoree withdraws, the scholarship award is forfeited. The value of a full-year scholarship ranges from $9,745 to $9,950, depending on the grade level of the student.

This full-year scholarship is available to families who are new to Japhet School.

Other Tuition Assistance:
Financial Aid & Scholarship

Japhet School offers several different opportunities for tuition assistance on an annual basis. Financial Aid refers to need-based awards that reduce the tuition paid by a family. To apply for these funds, families must first visit the school and students need to complete classroom visits or equivalent meetings with faculty and staff. Families then submit their application for admission along with the application fee. Once students are accepted, the family can make a deposit of $575.00 to guarantee their child's position and obtain financial aid forms from the Admissions Director. Japhet documents and processes its financial aid requests through the School and Student Service for Financial Aid, a third-party provider for independent schools. Applications may be made in writing or completed online. The online application results in faster processing and reporting to Japhet School. Families will be notified of the school's decision and award by writing.

Japhet School also provides several Scholarship opportunities for both need-based and merit-based candidates. As with Financial Aid, students must complete the application process and be accepted in order to apply and write for these scholarships. Japhet School is currently offering the following merit scholarships that do not affect the families' opportunity to also apply for financial aid.

Merit Scholarships for New Students

Merit scholarships for partial tuition are available for new students applying for 1st through 8th grades for the 2010/2011 school year:

The Marjorie Hale Merit Scholarship
The Winnie Buelow Merit Scholarship
The Henry Buelow Merit Scholarship

1. Register. Read Admissions Procedures and download Scholarship Registration.

Mail, fax, e-mail or deliver to:
Scholarship Committee
Japhet School
31201 Dorchester
Madison Heights, MI 48071
FAX: 248.585.4495
E-MAIL: robin.pospisil@japhetschool.org
PHONE: 248.585.9150

2. Submit a parent/guardian essay telling us in 250 words or fewer why your child deserves this opportunity.

3. Submit a copy of the student's most recent report card.

All pre-evaluation materials (registration form, parent essay, and report cards) must be received by April 15, 2011.

4. Participate in a student evaluation session on May 7, 2011, at 10 AM at Japhet School.

Our admissions team will evaluate the student based on his or her academic competency and personal interview. The appointment will require approximately 60-90 minutes. The scholarship funds are not available as cash and may only be applied to Japhet tuition. If a scholarship honoree withdraws, the scholarship award is forfeited.

Merit Scholarships for Current Students

Robert Andreasen Merit Scholarship -- $1,000

The Robert Andreasen Merit Scholarship is for current Japhet School students who will be in the fifth through eighth grade next fall. This award is available to students who are committed to academic excellence, character, and exemplary citizenship. Students must have been on the honor roll for two out of the three marking periods in the 2010/2011 school year to apply. The sponsors of the Robert Andreasen Merit Scholarship will anonymously judge the required essay. Letters of recommendation should speak to the student's expression of character and citizenship.

Ruth Joy Outland Citizenship Award -- $1,000

The world needs citizens who are committed to personal excellence, expressed in honesty, truthfulness, responsibility, respectfulness, cheerfulness, empathy, tolerance, and kindness, both as leaders and followers.  Japhet School teaches its students how to be citizens of such value -- now and in their future life.  The Ruth Joy Outland Citizenship Award seeks to honor that student who has demonstrated exemplary citizenship. This award is available to a student who will be in sixth, seventh, or eighth grade. Citizenship marks for the first three marking periods for 2010/2011 school year must be all Excellent. Letters of recommendation should speak to the student's commitment to personal excellence, honesty, truthfulness, responsibility, respectfulness, cheerfulness, empathy, tolerance, and kindness.

The Barbara Droege Citizenship Award -- $1,000

The Barbara Droege Citizenship Award seeks to honor that student or who has demonstrated exemplary citizenship and is committed to honesty, respect for others, community service and honoring our country. This award is available to a student who will be in the second through eighth grade who has received a high evaluation in citizenship on report cards and who has demonstrated initiative and industry to improve our school, community and/or the world. Letters of recommendation should speak to the student's exemplary citizenship and expression of  honesty, respect for others, initiative, industry, community service and honor of country.

Grandparents of Japhet School Merit Award – $500

The Grandparents of Japhet School Merit Award seeks to honor that student who expresses good character in his or her day-to-day life. This $500 award will be given to a student who will be in second through eighth grade, who has received a high evaluation in citizenship on report cards, and who has demonstrated a caring attitude. Letters of recommendation should speak to the student's exemplary citizenship and expression of compassion, respect for others, and good judgment.

Japhet School Leadership Grant – $1,500

This tuition grant recognizes a Japhet student in second through eighth grade who expresses exemplary leadership in and out of school. Letters of recommendation should speak to the student’s expression of positive leadership. In addition, the student candidate also must write a reflection about their involvement in community service.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL THREE SCHOLARSHIPS:

Applicants should first submit a Scholarship Application for Current Students.

1. Re-enrollment contract and deposit must be completed and submitted for the 2011/2012 school year.

2. Letters of recommendation from two individuals: one from a Japhet teacher, and the other from a person who is not a parent/guardian must be submitted by March 30, 2011. (Click here for a Recommendation Form.)

3. Student must compose an essay related to citizenship and character on April 20, 2011, from 3:45 to 4:45 PM. The specific essay questions to which scholarship applicants write vary by scholarship and are not revealed ahead of time. Applicants may test for a max of two scholarships on the essay-writing date.

The scholarship awards will be announced at Japhet's Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 9, 2011. Each scholarship will be credited to the recipient's 2011/2012 tuition payment, and is not available in cash. If a scholarship honoree withdraws, the scholarship award is forfeited.