Scholar Alumni

Alumni Spotlight

Scholarship Payouts

In early December, the CSF completed payouts for the Spring 2012 semester. At this time, any Payout Request Forms we receive will be held for the Fall 2012 semester (payouts for the Fall 2012 semester will happen in mid-July, 2012). Scholarship payouts are mailed directly to colleges and can be used for tuition, room/board, and/or books.

Fall 2012 Payout Request Forms will be mailed in May. Forms will also be sent out via email, and available in this section of our website. Fall 2012 forms will have a postmark deadline of July 6th, 2012.

If any of your contact information (mailing address, email address, or phone number) has changed since we last heard from you, please get in touch! We can only mail Payout Request Forms to addresses we have. To update your information, call 410.828.1005 or send an email to louise@carsonscholars.org.

Please note that payouts can only be made after verifying that the scholar is a full-time accepted and enrolled student at an accredited institution within the United States for the upcoming semester. Students must be an enrolled in a bachelor's-degree-track (four-year) program.

How Alumni Can Stay Connected

Follow the Carson Scholars Fund on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to hear what’s going on at CSF! There is also a Dr. Benjamin S. Carson Facebook page, and a Carson Scholars Alumni group exclusively for former Carson Scholars on both Facebook and LinkedIn. In order to join, friend “Carson Scholars” on Facebook, or request to join on LinkedIn.

If you’d like to get involved or spearhead an alumni program in your school or city, please contact Rebekah@carsonscholars.org.

Carson Scholar Address Change Information

Please ensure that you keep your contact information current with our office. If you happen to move, change your phone number, or change your email address, please contact us. This can be done by calling our office at 410-828-1005, sending an email to louise@carsonscholars.org or sending a letter to the attention of Scholarship Director at our office address. 

Our address is:

Carson Scholars Fund
305 West Chesapeake Ave
Suite 310
Towson, MD 21204

Please note that it is the scholar and/or parent and guardian’s responsibility to alert the Carson Scholars Fund of any changes in contact information so we can ensure that applications can be received each year. It is also vital to maintain your records so that scholarship awards can be accurately disbursed to the college or university that Carson Scholars eventually attend in their post-secondary academic careers.

New Scholarship Partnership with Regent University

The Carson Scholars Fund is proud to announce a new scholarship partnership with a higher education institution.  Regent University will be rewarding all attending Carson Scholars with renewable annual $1,000 college scholarships.  Regent University recognizes that Carson Scholars are exceptional students and active community volunteers and seeks to award these students with additional scholarship funds to recognize their accomplishments.  Carson Scholars that chose Regent University for their higher education will be awarded a maximum $4,000 scholarship over four years, in addition to their original Carson Scholars Fund award. 

We are thrilled that Regent University is taking an active role in rewarding Carson Scholars for their accomplishments.  Regent University, located in Virginia Beach, is an accredited university with a multitude of on-campus and online programs available worldwide.  The mission of Regent University is to serve as a leading center of Christian thought and action providing an excellent education from a biblical perspective and global context in pivotal professions to equip Christian leaders to change the world.  To learn more about Regent University, please visit www.regent.edu.

Announcing Changes to Previous Scholar Policies
 

Please note that applications for 2012 Previous Scholar Recognition were due postmarked to the Carson Scholars Fund office on January 10, 2012. Applications for 2013 recognition will be available in October of 2012. To make sure you receive one, click here to update your contact information - especially your email.

The principle purpose of the Carson Scholars Fund is to recognize and reward high academic achievement in America's youth.  When the organization started in 1994 with 25 scholars, the "multiple win" aspect of the scholarship program was reasonably manageable.  In recent years, with the number of new scholars increasing to over 500 per year, the competition for the repeat scholars has risen almost exponentially.  Heretofore, previous winners of the Carson Scholarship were able to reapply and gain additional scholarship funds through the 12th grade.  With over 4,800 scholars in 46 states and the District of Columbia, the magnitude of this program robustly expanded to a point where we are unable to continue current policies. While the Carson Scholars Fund strongly desires to reward each and every scholar who meets the very stringent requirements for the repeat award, the funding simply cannot keep up with the demand, and the judges have had to make some extremely tough decisions, with the repeat winners winning by an extremely narrow margin.

 The Carson Scholars Fund board has struggled with this dilemma, and after much consideration, deliberation, and discussion, a decision was made to change the repeat scholar policy.  The board determined that it was much more important to acknowledge the accomplishments of each and every scholar who meets the requirements for repeat scholarship.  Knowing how extremely bright previous scholars are, the Carson Scholars Fund recognizes that previous scholars will most likely have scholarship monies from several sources.  However, the prestige of being a multiple winner of the Carson Scholarship is a facet of your academic career that could boost your academic reputation in a special way.  Therefore, to ensure that Carson Scholars no longer go unrewarded for their superior academic and humanitarian achievement, there have been changes to the "repeat scholar policy and procedure.”  Please keep in mind that all previous financial awards for repeat scholars will be honored.

However, starting with the 2010 scholarship cycle:

I. Prior winners are able to renew their status as a Carson Scholar each year using the following procedure:

A. Prior winners will be asked to:
1. submit their first semester grades
2. meet the GPA requirement of 3.75
3. provide a list of their community service and humanitarian activities

B. Prior winners meeting these criteria:
1. will be notified of their scholar status renewal
2. will receive a commemorative pin to attach to the ribbon of their original medal
3. will receive a certificate of achievement suitable for framing

II. We believe it is important for our repeat Carson Scholars to be recognized in their school and community. Therefore, the school:
A. will be sent notification of the scholar's renewed status
B. will continue to receive a trophy (or nameplate) to recognize the scholars who have been honored (and re-honored) by the award each year

III. With this new policy, applications for recognition as a Carson Scholar will be sent to previous scholars’ home addresses in mid-November.

If you have any questions or concerns about this policy please contact Scholarship Director, Rebekah Lin, by calling 410-828-1005 or emailing Rebekah@carsonscholars.org.