The Joel Monte West Club Scholarship
Click here for the application form.
About the Scholarship: The Joel Monte West Club Scholarship is a new academic scholarship program managed and endowed by the Phoenix Chapter of the Louisiana State University Alumni Association. The scholarship will be given to one Arizona high school student each year who attends Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It will provide $1,000 per year -- $500 awarded in the Fall and $500 awarded in the Spring. The scholarship was first given out in the Fall of 2008. The major fundraiser for this scholarship is our annual Great Cajun Cook-Off.
About Joel Monte West: Joel Monte West was the son of Don West, an active LSU alumnus here in the Valley. In 1987, as a young LSU art student, Joel's life ended tragically in a car accident. Here are a few samples of Joel's artwork: #1, #2 and # 3.
Our Current Recipient: We'd like to congratulate Scott Melancon, the recipient of the 2007-2008 scholarship. Scott is a 2007 graduate from Sun Valley High School in Mesa, Arizona and is currently attending LSU in Baton Rouge. Scott's family are Katrina refugees having lived in the New Orleans area up until the storm devastated the Louisiana and Mississippi coastline. We are happy to help Scott continue with his dream of attending LSU!
Scholarship Eligibility: To qualify for the scholarship, a recipient must meet standard LSU admissions:
1. Have an established residence in the Phoenix metro area. If no student from the Phoenix metro area is qualified, the club will consider a student from the state of Arizona. If no student is qualified from the state of Arizona, a Louisiana resident who meets the LSU Alumni Chancellor's Leadership Scholarship requirements will be selected.
2. Have been accepted by and enrolled in Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge as a full-time student at the undergraduate level. (You do not have to be a Freshman.)
3. Have earned a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average on a 4.0 scale in high school courses and a score of on the ACT or equivalent SAT of at least the minimum required for admission. (Or the equivalent as a current LSU student.)
4. Meet other requirements consistent with LSU policy. For more information on this, please visit the LSU Admissions website.
Application: To apply for the Joel Monte West Club Scholarship, please complete our application form and mail it in to the address on the application by March 1 of the year the student will be entering LSU as a student. For example, if the student will be entering LSU in the Fall of 2009, please submit the form before March 1, 2009. The LSU Alumni, Phoenix Board will make a decision within two weeks of that date, and all applicants will be notified immediately. Decisions are required by LSU no later than March 15. Click here for the application form.
More Information: For more information on this scholarship, how to apply and the funds available, please contact Ben Perodeau at 602-761-1900 or benjamin.perodeau@tuhsd.org.