NAM 2026 Scholarship Application

As you complete this application, your progress and responses will not be saved until you complete the entire application and submit it. If you leave the application and return later, you must restart from the beginning. Please carefully review the different scholarships in Section 4 of this application and check all that you qualify and are applying for. You may choose more than one but can only receive one scholarship.

This application must be submitted on or before May 31, 2026.

NAM, Parish/MYO involvement, academic merit and leadership are the criteria by which applicants will be judged. Financial need is not a factor in the selection of scholarship winners.

All scholarships are issued by NAM, conditioned upon the enrollment of the student at an accredited college or university.

For scholarships awarded over 2 years, half of the scholarship will be awarded this year and the remainder will be awarded next year, provided that the recipient maintains eligibility. Recipients of a two year

scholarship are to send an up­-to-date official transcript after the end of the first academic year but prior to September 1 of the second academic year so that NAM may evaluate the scholarship recipient’s continued eligibility. NAM has no obligation to remind recipients of their obligation to send an

up-to-date official transcript and the scholarship recipient’s failure to send an up­-to-date official transcript prior to September 1 may result in forfeiture of the second payment of the scholarship. Eligibility

requirements include maintaining at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

All applications become the property of the National Apostolate of Maronites.

General Instructions

1. Each applicant must complete all portions of this application, including all essays.

2. Official transcript(s) of grades must be submitted on behalf of the applicant, delivered directly from the academic institution(s) providing the transcript. Applicants in high school should make certain that the transcript(s) includes all grades from the beginning of high school matriculation. Applicants in college should make certain that the transcript(s) includes all grades from the beginning of college matriculation.

3. A letter of recommendation from a teacher, professor, instructor or academic advisor must be submitted on behalf of the applicant, delivered directly from the person providing the recommendation.

4. A pastor's recommendation form must be submitted on behalf of the applicant, delivered directly from the pastor.

5. Applicants for the John A. Solomon Memorial ­ MYO Scholarship must submit a letter of recommendation from one MYO advisor, delivered directly from the MYO advisor.

6. For high school seniors, a copy of their College Entrance Exam Board scores (ACT/SAT), if not included on their official transcript, must be submitted.

7. A headshot or passport photo, in digital format, must be submitted. The photo will not be used to select scholarship recipients but may be used to announce scholarship recipients at NAM's national convention and/or on NAM's website.

Your completed application along with the above required supporting documents must be submitted no later than May 31, 2026. The above supporting documents may be delivered by United States mail,

national courier service, facsimile or electronic mail. The address and phone number for the NAM office are set forth at the end of this application.

Failure to follow any instructions or to meet eligibility requirements will result in disqualification of your application.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant must:

1. Complete this application form;

2. Be a graduating high school student, a current undergraduate or graduate student or enrolled in an appropriate certificate program, depending on the scholarship applied for;

3. Be a member of NAM and an active member of their parish or mission (the parish or mission must be Maronite if the applicant lives within reasonable driving distance of a Maronite parish or mission). A NAM Family Membership is acceptable.

4. Not be a recipient of a previous NAM Scholarship; and

5. Have maintained a college 3.0 GPA (based on a 4.0 scale).

Notes to the Applicant

The following criteria are used by NAM as the basis for selecting the recipients of the scholarships.

Maximum Points Activities and Honors . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 20

Grade Point Average/College Entrance Exam Scores . . 20

Essays . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Letters of Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

The announcement of winners will be made on Friday evening dinner at the annual NAM Convention.

All scholarships are issued by the NAM office conditioned upon the enrollment of the student at an accredited college or university.

DEADLINE: May 31, 2026

Applicant's Basic Information

Academic Information

Scholarship Selection

Please carefully review the different scholarships in this section of the application and select all that you qualify and are applying for. Requirements differ from one scholarship to the other, based on level of

education, parish and/or organizational affiliation. You may choose more than one but can only receive one scholarship.

High School Seniors

Applicants must be graduating high school seniors. Please read the parenthetical description next to each scholarship for additional eligibility requirements, if any.

College Students

Applicants must be college students. Please read the parenthetical description next to each scholarship for additional eligibility requirements, if any.

Graduate Students

Applicants must be college students. Please read the parenthetical description next to each scholarship for additional eligibility requirements, if any.

Questions

Essays

Respond to the following questions in an essay format.

Document Uploads

Headshot Photo

All applicants must submit a headshot (2x2in photo). The photo will only be used to announce scholarship winners at the NAM National Convention and on NAM's website, namaronites.org.

Additional Supporting Documents

Official Transcript

All applicants must have their academic institution(s) submit an official transcript of grades directly to NAM. An applicant who is a high school senior must make sure the transcript(s) include all grades from the beginning of their high school matriculation. An applicant who is a college student must make sure the transcript(s) include all grades from the beginning of their college matriculation. The official transcript(s) of

grades may be mailed to the NAM office at the address below, or if offered by the academic institution, emailed to Scholarship@namaronites.org.

Or upload it here:

Pastor's Letter of Recommendation

All applicants must submit the pastor's recommendation form completed by their pastor. Download the form here.

Completed forms can be mailed or emailed by your pastor to

Scholarship@namaronites.org.

If delivered by email, please ask your pastor to format the subject as

follows, "Applicant's Name, Letter of Recommendation".

Or upload it here:

Teacher's/Professor's/Academic Advisor's Letter of Recommendation

All applicants must submit a letter of recommendation from a high school teacher, college professor, instructor or academic advisor, as applicable. There is no prescribed form, and your teacher/professor/instructor or academic advisor may mail the letter of recommendation to the NAM office at the address below, or email it to Scholarship@namaronites.org.

If delivered by email, please ask your

teacher/professor/instructor or advisor to format the subject as follows, "Applicant's Name, Letter of Recommendation".

Or upload it here:

MYO Advisor's Letter of Recommendation

All applicants for the John A. Solomon Memorial ­ MYO Scholarship must submit a letter of recommendation from one MYO advisor. There is no prescribed form, and your MYO advisor may mail the letter of

recommendation to the NAM office at the address below, or email it to Scholarship@namaronites.org.

If delivered by email, please ask your MYO advisor to format the subject as follows, "Applicant's Name, MYO Letter of Recommendation."

Or upload it here:

College Entrance Exam Scores

All applicants who are high school seniors, and whose College Entrance Exam Board scores (ACT/SAT) are not included on their official transcript, must submit a copy of their College Entrance Exam Board

scores. The copy of the College Entrance Exam Board scores may be mailed to the NAM office at the address below, or emailed to Scholarship@namaronites.org.

If emailed, please format the subject as follows.

"Applicant's Name, College Entrance Exam Scores"

Or upload it here:

NAM Scholarship Office Address

Marianne Rogalski

NAM Scholarship Director

8501 COUNTRYVIEW DRIVE

BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, OHIO 44147

website: www.namaronites.org

email: Scholarship@namaronites.org

tel: 440-821-6303