McGarr Real World Learning Award (11th grade, 12th grade, and graduating seniors)

Applicant Information












Month & Year

Applying
To be considered, students may write their responses on this form or answer the questions during an interview.


Interview
Please use this link: EOF Interview Scheduling to schedule your interview.

In your interview, you will be asked the following questions.  
  1. Describe your career goals per your post-graduate plan.
  2. Describe the experiences and activities that have shaped your path towards these career goals.
  3. Explain how you will use the McGarr Real World Learning award funds..
  4. Describe the connection between how you will use the funds and your post-graduate career goals.  
  5. Provide an overview of your budget for your proposed use of the McGarr Real World Learning award. (Please have this prepared in advance of the interview.)
a. Example Budget for an aspiring photographer
Sample Budget
Interview
Please use this link: EOF Interview Scheduling to schedule your interview.

In your interview, you will be asked the following questions.  
  1. Explain how your VLACS Experience enrollment connects to your post-graduate plan and career goals. 
  2. Explain why you selected your VLACS Experience enrollment..
  3. Explain how you will use the McGarr Real World Learning Award Funds. Be as specific as possible. 
  4. Explain your personal financial needs for McGarr Real World Award funding.
  5. Provide an overview of your budget to reach your career related goals. (Please have this prepared in advance of the interview.)
Example Budget for an aspiring photographer.
Sample Budget
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a. Example Budget for an aspiring photographer
Sample Budget
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Example Budget for an aspiring photographer
Sample Budget
Rubric
Applications will be reviewed and scored using this rubric.

1 POINT

2 POINTS

3 POINTS

1. Describe your career goals per your post-graduate plan.

Post-Graduate Plan or Career Goals

I can list my career goals that have emerged through my post-graduate plan.

I can explain my career goals and what I need in order to achieve them. 

I can explain my career goals including:

  • Specific steps  

  • Supporting data

  •  Timeline

2. Describe the experiences and activities that have shaped your path towards these career goals.

Experiences and activities

I can list experiences and activities that have shaped my path toward my career goals. 

I can explain how my experiences and activities have shaped my path toward my career goals.

I can describe my needs, interests, and talents.


I can explain the connection between my personal traits, interests, experiences, and activities  and my career goals.

3. Explain how you will use the McGarr Real World  Learning funds.


Use of Funds

I can list the  expenses for my proposed use of the Norma McGarr Scholarship funds.

I can explain how I will use each  item on the list.




I can explain:

  • The need for each expense on my list 

  • How costs were determined

4. Explain the connection between how you will use the funds and your post-graduate career goals.  

Funding and goal alignment

I can outline how my proposed use of the McGarr Scholarship funds will help me in achieving my career goals.

I can explain  the connection between how I will use the funds and my post-graduate career goals.

I can explain how my goals align with the purpose of the McGarr Real World Learning  Award.


I can describe opportunities that I could pursue in the future in order to build on the benefits of this funding.

5. Provide an overview of your budget for your proposed use of the McGarr Real World Learning award.

Budget

I can list my costs in budget format.

I can provide cost comparisons for the items in my budget.

I can provide evidence that my budget costs are accurate and realistic.

Rubric
Applications will be reviewed and scored using this rubric.

1 POINT

2 POINTS

3 POINTS

  1. Explain how your VLACS Experience enrollment connects to your interests and career goals. 

Post-Graduate Plan and Career goals

I can list my interests and goals.


I can describe my Experience enrollment.

I can explain the connection between my Experience enrollment and my interests and goals.

I can create a self-assessment of my needs, interests, and talents.


I can explain the connection between my personal traits and interests, my Experience  enrollment, and my  interests and goals.

  1. Explain why you selected your VLACS Experience enrollment.

Reason for Experience

I can list the reasons I selected to participate in this Experience enrollment.

I can explain the ways this enrollment connects to my interests, needs, and talents.

I can suggest ways that this experience will align with my  interests and goals.

  1. Explain how you will use the McGarr Real World Learning Award Funds. Be as specific as possible. 


Use of Funds

I can list the expenses related to my experience project.

I can explain the reason for each expense for which I am requesting funds.

I can explain the long-term benefit of each of these items and expenses to my experience project and interests and goals.

  1. Explain your personal financial needs for McGarr Real World Award funding.

Need

I can explain my personal financial needs for the McGarr Real World Award funding.

I can explain the limitations I experience in my efforts to achieve my career goals because of my personal financial needs.

I can describe my personal financial situation as related to the specific needs I explain for McGarr Real World Learning funding.

  1. Provide an overview of your budget to reach your career-related goals.

Budget

I can list my costs in budget format.

I can provide cost comparisons for the items in my budget.

  I can provide evidence that my budget costs are accurate.

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