Eligibility Requirements:

• High school seniors or returning/continuing college students whose parent, grandparent, or legal guardian is employed by any company located at the Port of Wilmington, and is a member of the Port of Wilmington Maritime Society, that has contributed a minimum of $500 towards the Port of Wilmington Maritime Society Scholarship Funds.
• Must enroll in a two- or four-year program of study at an accredited college.
• Must file Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) prior to the application deadline.

Award:

• $2,500 for one year.
• Award recipients may reapply annually.

Criteria:

• 50% Financial need
• 45% Academic performance, to include GPA (25%), SATs (15%), and essay (5%)
• 5% School or community involvement and leadership ability.

Deadlines:

• All application materials must be received by 4:30 p.m. on April 19, 2012.
• Applicants must file the FAFSA prior to the deadline for the application.

Application:
You can apply for the 2012-13 Port of Wilmington Maritime Society's Dennis Latina Scholarship beginning January 2, 2012, at the Higher Education Office's secure Student Account Access site at https://dheo.doe.k12.de.us/dhec_student/login.aspx. First-time users must establish an account and provide a valid email and mailing address before proceeding to the application. Incomplete applications cannot be processed. Please be sure to provide all of the required information:

1. Completed application, including activities
2. Essay of at least 500 words. Essays of less than 500 words will be disqualified.
3. If you are a high school senior, or have less than 12 college credits, your High School Academic Record Report and Transcript Request Form and high school transcript must be submitted directly from your high school to the Higher Education Office.
4. If you have 12 or more college credits, your College Grade Release must be submitted directly from your college to the Higher Education Office. 
5. FAFSA filed prior to the deadline