Adam Nathaniel Pope Courage Scholarship

2022 Scholarship Season is now open. The Community Foundation of Carroll County supports more than 65 academic, sports, special circumstances, and 4-H scholarships. The common application is an easy way for students to apply once and see all the scholarship opportunities they are eligible for (deadline May 1, 2022). 4-H club participants can apply separately on a specific common application (deadline July 1, 2022).

The purpose of the Adam Nathaniel Pope Courage Scholarship is to establish and perpetuate a memorial to the strength of character, courage, and perseverance demonstrated throughout his life by Adam Nathaniel Pope, a 2008 graduate of Winters Mill High School. The Fund will award a financial scholarship annually to a recipient meeting the scholarship criteria. The scholarship will be based on character, not not academic performance. The award will be paid directly to any form of educational institution at which the recipient matriculates within 24 months after graduation from Winters Mill High School.

Nominations must be in writing and be between 250--500 words in length. Candidates may nominate themselves, or nominations may be made and submitted by a person other than the nominee, such as a WMHS teacher, guidance counselor, coach, or other student, advisor or staff member.
In some cases, it may be appropriate for family members or members of the community to make the nomination, depending on the nature of the challenges faced by the nominee. The Founders encourage students who wish to nominate themselves to have a teacher or school advisor sign the nomination as a “supporter.”
Nominations must include a statement of the nature of the challenge experienced by the nominee, and how the nominee dealt with or overcame the challenge. The challenge may be of a physical, emotional, legal, family, or any other nature
Nominations may identify any information included in the nomination that the nominee wishes to maintain as confidential. The selection committee will not disclose that information.

Nominations must be submitted by April 15, 2023 to one or more of the following email or posted addresses:
tim.keith@yahoo.com
ampope6@gmail.com

Community Foundation of Carroll County
255 Clifton Boulevard, Suite 313
Westminster, Maryland 21157

Please add a reference to “Adam Nathaniel Pope Courage Scholarship” in the subject line if you are submitting the nomination by email.
Do not send videos, photos, or any other media as part of the nomination submission. If the selection committee wishes to have more detail, or has questions, the committee will contact the person making the nomination.