Application Criteria

Applications are currently being accepted.  Applications are reviewed when received and students are accepted on a rolling basis.

Applicants will be ranked based on the following criteria:
• Essay including the following
       • Potential community need
       • Potential service project to be completed during senior year of high school that meets that need
       • Potential value of the project for the student and the community
       • Potential number impacted
       • Potential depth of impact
       • Potential sustainability of the project after the student leaves for college
• High School Transcripts (unofficial copy is fine)
• Recommendations from one teacher and one community member

Cost: $650*

The cost for each participant includes:
      • tuition payment for 3.5 hours of college credit (an $810 value)
      • full room and board on campus for week of institute (over $150 value)
      • travel and accommodations in Chicago (over $120 value).

Participants who attend Wartburg are eligible for a scholarship worth $1000 per year for up to four years.