ELIGIBILITY

The Beatrice S. Lewis Board of Directors evaluates applications based on:

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• Must be a graduating senior (Class of 2022) attending high school in Southwest Georgia and Southeast Georgia.

• See qualifying high schools in these counties:

  • Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Coffee, Berrian, Irwin, Jeff Davis, and Telfair County

  • Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell, Sumter, and Worth County

• A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or 80+ Average (Unofficial Transcript with school’s seal that you can download from Infinite Campus and upload to application)

• One Letter of Recommendation (Academic, Job Employer, or Community Service)

• One Letter of Recommendation is required and will be accepted; not two; not three

  • The letter must be written on letterhead, along with a signature, date, and contact information from the recommender.

  • 30 hours of Volunteer/Community Involvement

  • Must be provided on a letterhead by the organization, signed, and dated with a seal.

• College Acceptance Letter

  • Proof of acceptance letter (screenshot of the email, certificate, or physical copy of the letter will be acceptable to upload).

• One Professional Headshot

  • Photo submission requirement: This headshot must be visible in color. See examples here:

• ACT Photo Submission

• SAT Photo Requirements

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• Essay requirement

  • 12 point font, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 300-500 words; (please do not exceed this word count)

  • Essay topic: As humans across the globe continue to face adversity with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, how has this pandemic impacted your vision for the future, both from an academic and personal perspective?