This publication has been created at the direction of Mr. William A. Marti, an Active Member of the International Supreme Council of the Order of DeMolay (a.k.a. DeMolay International), who is the Executive Officer for DeMolay International in the Jurisdiction of Florida. This year 2000 revision of the previous edition of the Scholarship Guide has been reviewed and authorized by him.
This publication is intended to assist you in understanding the forms and amounts of Financial Aid that is available to you in pursuing your educational goals at the college and university level or in accredited vocational education programs. It is prepared especially for members of the Order of DeMolay, the International Order of Jobs Daughters, and the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls.
The Scholarship Guide contains much material that is compiled from other sources, and can not hope to be all-inclusive. It is provided as a convenience for students seeking Financial Aid. It is meant to supply help and to supplement other sources of information. Such information is commonly available through high school Guidance Offices, college and university Financial Aid Offices, libraries, commercially available scholarship guides, and World Wide Web postings on the Internet. The seeker of Financial Aid would be remiss in overlooking any of these sources of information.
Throughout this document, we have inserted printouts from various sites on the World Wide Web. The particular sites printed are meant to demonstrate only a sample of the material available on the Internet. The WWW has revolutionized the delivery of information in the last few years. It makes possible the delivery of current information instantly available to anyone with Internet access. We can not hope to keep this printed documentation current. Please refer to the indicated web sites, and use current information. No one else can do this for you.
In addition to compiling generally useful information and providing starting points for your own financial aid campaign, we are including two “value added” items in this revision. From our own Dad Donald Crowley (formerly a Professor at Yale University), and from a guest commentator Mrs. Elizabeth Carter (a current college Financial Aid Officer) we have solicited recommendations, and thoughts on the matter of Student Financial Aid, and any advice they would give to a prospective college student. We offer our many thanks for their kind assistance.
We hope this Scholarship Guide will prove useful to those teenagers (and their families) who need Financial Aid to make college education a possibility. In the DeMolay Order, support of Education is a Cardinal Teaching, and any assistance we can offer, to anyone, is a duty we gladly undertake. And, yes, on a “downer” note, we will include some excellent tips on avoiding being scammed, while looking for the bucks you need to make college a reality. Con artists live, and you are always their favorite meal.
We have provided links to some of the web pages you should consult. These are only a small fraction of the web sites available. We strongly suggest you consult MORE than the sample we have included here.
Fraternally yours,
Dad Dale Dietzman, Chev, LOH, Honorary Member Supreme Council
Dean Emeritus, John W. Bates DeMolay University
Florida DeMolay Scholarship Coordinator