Bullis Family Scholarship

Purpose of Scholarship

To promote post-secondary education among residents who attended school in the Palmyra-Macedon School District for at least four years.

Application Period

December 1 to February 28

Number and Size of Awards

Number of recipients varies; $4,000 each. Award paid as $1000 per year for up to four years of undergraduate study. Award paid in the Fall and sent with a request to be divided equally between the Fall and Spring semesters.

Note: 2018 graduates or earlier – awards paid in one lump sum.

Allowed Use of Award

Awards may be used for tuition, fees, books, and other expenses associated with higher education.

Eligibility Criteria

Graduating high school seniors are eligible if they:

• Were enrolled in the Palmyra-Macedon School District for four years (including the year of graduation), or resided in school district boundaries and attended private/parochial school before entering and graduating from Palmyra-Macedon High School;
• Have a cumulative 2.0 GPA;
• Are planning to attend a two- or four-year undergraduate school; and
• Are planning to enroll as a full-time student.

Recipients who graduated in 2019 or later remain eligible as long as they continue full-time enrollment in undergraduate school and maintain a 2.0 GPA.

Students who graduated in 2018 or who graduated after 2019 and did not apply in their senior year should contact scholarships@racf.org about scholarship availability.

Application Process

To begin or continue your application, click here.

This scholarship is one of dozens connected to our Consolidated Scholarship Application. Applying for this scholarship means you’ll be considered for any other relevant opportunities within the Consolidated Application.

Committee/Selection Process

The selection process is coordinated through the Community Foundation.

Note: The Palmyra-Macedon High School Counseling Office provides a list of eligible graduating seniors to the Community Foundation each year.

Award Announcement and Payment

For graduating seniors, the Community Foundation emails an award notification with instructions for claiming the award to the recipient in the Spring. Scholarships not claimed by in the assigned year will be forfeited.

Awards are renewable for a total of four awards paid over four years.

Payment is mailed to the school for the recipient’s account. To release the initial Fall payment, upload a class schedule and fall bill verifying full-time enrollment for 12 or more credits at a two or four-year undergraduate school. Complete and submit the follow up form that is due in the Community Foundation’s Scholarship Portal.

To release subsequent scholarship payments to the college, verify that you received a minimum 2.0 GPA for the previous semester and that you are enrolled for a minimum of 12 credits for the upcoming semester through the Community Foundation’s online Scholarship Portal.

IMPORTANT: Should the recipient change schools, email scholarships@racf.org to prevent delays in processing payments.

Renewability

Students who graduated in 2019 or later: Awards are renewable for a total of four awards and paid over four years.

Students who graduated in 2018 or earlier: This is a one-time award and is not renewable.