2024-2025 Scholarship Information

The Happy Jack Fund will award up to three (3) scholarships to high school seniors who have suffered the loss of a sibling. Each scholarship winner will receive no less than $1,000 to be used for his/her higher education. To apply for the scholarship, the following criteria will be considered:

Considerations for Scholarship Applicants

High school senior residing in Rockland County, New York* who has lost a sibling and intends to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree at an accredited university or college
High school transcript/scholastic record
Financial need
Community involvement
School service
Life goals

Submission Requirements

To apply for the scholarship award, the following must be submitted to the Happy Jack Fund Scholarship Committee for review:

Scholarship application form-filled out completely
An essay written by the applicant. The essay topic will be specified on the application form. Hand written essays are accepted, but must be fully legible.
Official transcript from the applicant’s school
Residency requirements- Rockland County, New York*

*The Happy Jack Fund Scholarship Committee, may, from time to time and in its sole discretion, award a scholarship to a recipient who resides outside of Rockland County, New York.

Due Date for Submission

Applications must be submitted online no later than 11:59 pm on March 15th, 2025.

The Happy Jack Fund does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, gender, nationality, religion, or disability.

For questions, please e-mail scholarships@happyjackfund.org

Scholarship Application Form

Applicant Information

Full Name:

Male

Female

Date of Birth:

High School Currently Attending:

Residential Address:

Apt:

City:

State:

Zip:

Phone number:

Email address:

GPA:

Parent/Guardian Information

Parent/Guardian “A” Information

Father

Step-Father

Mother

Step-Mother

Guardian

Full Name:

Residential Address:

Apt:

City:

State:

Zip:

Phone number:

Email address:

Employer:

Parent/Guardian “B” Information

Father

Step-Father

Mother

Step-Mother

Guardian

Full Name:

Residential Address:

Apt:

City:

State:

Zip:

Phone number:

Email address:

Employer:

Extracurricular Activities

Please list any activities, clubs, charities, sports, student government roles, etc…you have participated in.

Activity	Dates/How long	Your role(s)	Your achievement

Other Scholarships or Awards

Please list any other scholarships, awards, publications, or special recognitions you have received.

Type(scholarship, award, publication, special recognition)	Date Received	Brief Description

Essay

The Happy Jack Fund was created to honor the memory of John Thomas “Jack” Doyle, whose life was taken too soon. With his death came much grief and pain for his parents, siblings, and all who were lucky enough to have met him.

In your essay:

Describe how the loss of your sibling has affected you
Explain how you are dealing the loss
Describe what you intend to do with your higher education
Minimum 250/maximum 1000 words for essay application and website
Essay format: One inch margins on top, bottom, left, right; 12 point font Times New Roman; double-spaced with no extra spacing between paragraphs

Document Checklist

Completed application form
Official transcript
Essay

I hereby assure that the information provided on this application and in my essay is true and correct. If I am awarded the scholarship, I will only use it for expenses pertaining to my higher education.

Signature of applicant:
Clear

Date: