Materials Needed to Complete Your Application: 

1. High School Information

• Name, location, and dates of attendance and graduation (or GED details).

• If you graduated within the past two years or have fewer than 10 college credits, you must upload a copy of your high school transcript.

2. College or Vocational School Information

• Name, location, and dates of attendance for all colleges or vocational schools attended.

• You must certify that official transcripts have been sent either via email to:
              scholarships@minervagigharbor.org
  or by mail to:
              Minerva Scholarship Committee
              PO Box 2705
              Gig Harbor, WA 98335

3. Recommenders

• Provide the names of three individuals who will submit recommendations on your behalf.

• At least two must be able to comment on your academic performance or work experience.

• You can access the recommendation form here: 2026-2027 Minerva Recommender Form

4. Personal Statement

• Submit a personal statement (up to 3,000 characters) that helps us understand:

• • Who you are

• • What your goals are

• • How your educational path supports those goals

5. Financial Worksheet

• Complete the financial worksheet. You can access the form: 2026-2027 Minerva Financial Worksheet

• Save and upload the completed worksheet as part of your application.

6. Educational Program Details

• State the degree or certificate program and institution where scholarship funds would be applied.

• Briefly describe any obstacles you may face in completing this program.

7. Experience & Activities

• List current employment (if applicable), any previous work history is optional, community involvement, and personal hobbies or interests.

To assist you in collecting all the needed information, use the link below to download the entire application form in pdf format.

2026-2027 Minerva Scholarship Application

Completing the Application Forms

1. Before starting your application, please ensure you have:

• Gathered all application materials.

• Submitted requests for official copies of transcripts to be sent to Minerva

• Sent the recommendation form link to your three recommenders

2. You will be required to provide an email address.  

• This will be our primary means of identifying you and linking your transcripts and recommendations to your application. You need to use the same email address on all forms.

• It is strongly recommended that a Google account be used to complete the application forms. A Google account will automatically save a draft of your application if you need to end your session.  This allows you to return to the application and pick up where you left off. If you use a non-google account you have to complete and submit the form in one sitting.  If you end your session by closing either the tab the application is in or your browser, your work will not be saved.  At that point you would have to start a new form and re-enter all your information.

3. Navigating in the application forms:

• If you need to go back to a previous question, use the “Back” buttons provided within the form.  Do not use the browser’s back button.  That will return you to the beginning of a new, blank form and all your entries will be lost.

• You will not be able to edit your application once it has been submitted. Be sure all entries are complete and accurate before clicking on the “Submit” button at the end of the form.