TALL CLUBS INTERNATIONAL
KAE SUMNER EINFELDT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
 

High Cincinnatians Tall Club Scholarship Information 

Each year, Tall Clubs International (TCI) awards as least one $1,000 scholarship to a deserving tall high school student. The scholarship is named after TCI’s founder, Kae Sumner Einfeldt. Funding for the scholarship(s) is provided by the TCI Foundation, a 501C (3) corporation.

The High Cincinnatians Tall Club (Hi-C’s) is permitted to nominate one deserving student for this award. The nominations are forwarded o the TCI Alternate Executive Board; this body picks the winner of the Kae Sumner Einfeldt scholarship. Criteria include:

• Candidates are to be a graduating high school senior, or any applicant under the age of 21 attending their first year at a two or four year institution of higher learning

• Men must 6’2” or taller and women must be 5’10” or taller

• Candidates will be considered based on academic, sports and extra-curricular activities

• Volunteer work

• Personal achievement

Scholarship applications are updated yearly, in January. Please be sure to use the current form. If you use forms from a previous year, your application may be rejected.

All forms must be postmarked not later than April 28, 2008, and mailed to:

          High Cincinnatians Tall Club
          Scholarship Committee
          P O Box 1811
          Cincinnati, Ohio 45201-1811

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The Hi-C’s review applications in late April/early May and selects their candidate before mid May. The finalist’s application, in addition to a letter of recommendation from the Hi-C’s Scholarship Committee, will be forwarded to the TCI Scholarship Committee by May 15. TCI reviews the candidates from all of its 62 member clubs and makes a final decision during its annual convention in July.

In addition to being to being selected as the Hi-C’s candidate for the Kae Sumner Einfeldt Scholarship, you may also be awarded a smaller scholarship from the Hi-C’s. The same forms are used for both the Hi-C’s and TCI awards.

If you have any questions about the nomination process, please contact the Hi-C’s scholarship committee via email at scholarship @ highcincinnatians.com

Instructions for Applicant:

• Complete the application forms (5 pages).

• Include a transcript of your records from your High School.

• Write an essay on “What being tall means to be”, preferably typed, no longer than one 8 ½ x 11 page.

• Submit the Recommendation Forms to individuals of your choice. One must be received from a member of your high school staff (teacher, coach, counselor, etc), and one from another adult, not related to you, from outside of the school.

• Again all items must be postmarked no later than April 28, 2008. Applications postmarked after that date will not be accepted.

• Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all forms are returned. Please make every effort to include all 5 pages of the application in one envelope along with recommendation letters and transcript.

• If you are selected as the Hi-C’s finalist, you will be required to provide a wallet-sized, head shot, photo of yourself (you may include it with your application).

Good luck to all applicants.