1. How do I apply for a Lincoln-Lane Foundation Scholarship?
Download and submit an application by November 15 following the guidelines on the "To Apply" page of our website.
2. What is the SAR (Student Aid Report)?
The FAFSA Submission Summary replaces the Student Aid Report for the 2024–25 award year. After your FAFSA form is submitted and processed, you’ll receive an email with instructions on how to access an online copy of your FAFSA Submission Summary. Your Submission Summary provides you with a Student Aid Index (SAI). This is what we need.
3. When is the deadline for submitting an application?
New applications must be postmarked by November 15. Renewal applications are due on November 1. Send all applications via regular U.S. mail. Do not submit using certified mail, special delivery via UPS or FedEx, or in-person delivery to our office.
4. Who is eligible for a scholarship?
Scholarships are available to residents of Tidewater Virginia who are planning to attend (or who are currently attending) a four-year college or university in the United States and who demonstrate academic success and financial need.
5. How is financial need determined?
We consider the number of individuals in the household, number of family members in college, family income, cost of attendance at the applicant’s college of choice, and the Student Aid Index.
6. What other criteria are used in selecting scholarship recipients?
We consider academic ability, concern for school and community through extracurricular activities and volunteer service. We also consider life experience as demonstrated by voluntary or paid work experience.
7. When will I be notified whether I have received a scholarship?
In mid-April, we notify students of the tentative scholarship amount approved by the Board of Directors. Final awards will be determined after students submit college award letters and official cost of attendance. We will notify students at that time if there is a change in his/her award.
8. What expenses can the scholarship pay?
Scholarship funds can cover direct educational expenses charged to the student by the college or university including tuition and fees, room and board, books, and mandatory fees.
9. Will I receive a check for my scholarship?
No, scholarship funds are paid directly to the educational institution. Spring tuition checks are sent after receipt of the student's fall transcript, and fall tuition checks are sent after receipt of spring transcripts, college award letters, and official costs of attendance.
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The FAFSA Submission Summary replaces the Student Aid Report for the 2024–25 award year. After your FAFSA form is submitted and processed, you’ll receive an email with instructions on how to access an online copy of your FAFSA Submission Summary. Your Submission Summary provides you with a Student Aid Index (SAI). This is what we need. Please send the Summary as soon as it is available. We recognize that many of you are having trouble filing.