Babak Najafi Memorial Scholarship Application

The Babak Najafi Memorial Scholarship is an achievement-based award granted to graduating High School Seniors.

Ideal Candidates:

Graduating High School Senior who will be continuing their education after graduation
Embody Babak’s character; encouraging, enthusiastic, bright spirited, mature, and counted on in times of need
Possess strong leadership qualities in both academic and extracurricular activities.
Active members of one or more of their high school's competitive sports teams.
There is no required minimum GPA, but an official transcript as well as a teacher or coach recommendation is required; these items can be emailed to babaknajafimsf@gmail.com

Type of Scholarship Awarded Currently:

$1,000 scholarship to at least one East Ramapo graduating senior.

Applications for these scholarships are open for Spring 2023. PLEASE SUBMIT BY JUNE 15, 2023.

Personal Information

Name

First Name

Last Name

Address

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

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High School Information

High School

High School Course List

Tell us what courses you've recently taken and/or will be taking next year.

Extra Curricular Activities

Please tell us about extra curricular activities you've been a part of, including sports. We'd like to know your activity, what grades you've participated, approximately how many hours/week you participate, and any positions held, honors won, or letters earned.

Current GPA

You are required to have a copy of your transcript emailed to babaknajafimsf@gmail.com for review.

College Information

Colleges Applied to

List what colleges you've applied to already or intend to apply to.

Intended College Major

Are you planning on playing sports? If yes, let us know what sport(s).

Personal Statement

Tell us as much about yourself as possible. Be concise and personal. A few prompts are below, but feel free to make it your own. Let us see your personality! -What is one quality that has enabled you to have an impact on those around you and your community? How and why? -What is a character trait others use to describe you? Why? What do you hope is a character trait others use to describe you in the future? Why? -What is a challenge you have overcome? What have you learned? Why is it important? -What is something you are so passionate about? Why is it important to you? How will it impact your future? Please email us your personal essay as a PDF, Word, or Docs to babaknajafimsf@gmail.com for review.

I have emailed my essay to babaknajafimsf.org

More Info

Email babaknajafimsf@gmail.com to obtain a PDF / Word Document of the application as an alternative to the above link. The scholarship winners are recognized on our website, at Senior Awards Night, Graduation, and the Annual Babak Najafi MSF Fundraiser.