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Department of Solid Waste
Educational Trust Fund
Scholarship Selection Criteria
APPLICATIONS BY CHILDREN AND/OR LEGAL DEPENDENTS
- OF SOLID WASTE EMPLOYEES
Minimum Criteria:
• Parent or legal guardian of applicant must be employed as a full-time permanent
employee with the Department of Solid Waste for a minimum of four (4) years, and shall
be in good standing with the Department of Solid Waste ("Qualified SW Employee").
"Good standing" shall be mean that the SW employee has no written disciplinary
actions' issued within one (1) year from the date of application. Separation of a
Qualified SW Employee from the Department of Solid Waste, excluding layoff, will
automatically terminate any obligation to fund any scholarship awarded to said
employee's children and/or legal dependents. The children and/or legal dependents of
employees laid off in accordance with the Civil Service Rules shall be permitted to apply
for the scholarship for one (1) additional year.
• Applicant must be a legal U.S. resident, have a high school diploma or its equivalent,
and must not be over the age of twenty-six (26) at the time of application.
• Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student, taking a minimum of 12 credits, at an
accredited educational institution (i.e., university, college, vocational, or technical
school).
• Applicant must have a minimum unweighted grade point average of 3.0.
• Applicant must submit the following by March 15th of each year in order to receive
consideration by the Selection Committee:
o Completed application form;
o A statement of extra -curricular activities, including community service projects,
and other forms of involvement;
o A 600 -word essay on a topic determined by the Selection Committee annually;
o Official sealed transcript reflecting the applicant's unweighted grade point
average; and
o Two (2) Letters of Recommendation.
Selection Process:
• The Selection Committee shall review all applications submitted, and shall recommend
- scholarship awards to the Director of the Department of Solid Waste.
• The Selection Committee shall weigh applications in the following manner:
o A maximum of forty (40) points may be assigned to an unweighted grade point
average as follows:
■ Applicants with a 3.0 GPA to 3.4 GPA shall be assigned thirty (30) points.
■ Applicants with a 3.5 GPA to 3.9 GPA shall be assigned thirty-five (35)
points.
■ Applicants with a 4.0 GPA shall be assigned forty (40) points.
o A maximum of twenty-five (25) points may be assigned to the applicant's extra-
curricular activities.
o A maximum of twenty-five (25) points may be assigned to the applicant's essay.
'Written disciplinary actions shall consist of the following: Records of Formal Counseling, Written
Reprimands, Letter of Suspension, or Letter of Termination.
City of Miami
Department of Solid Waste
Educational Trust Fund
Scholarship Selection Criteria
o A maximum of ten (10) points may be assigned to the applicant's letters of
recommendations.
o BONUS: Five (5) points given to past award recipients.
Award Information:
• Maximum annual scholarship shall be Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) per student
and shall be awarded no more than four (4) years per student.
• Scholarships shall be applied solel towards the cost of tuition, and shall not be used for
any other purpose.
• If awarded, monies will be deposited with the accredited institution. Any portion of the
award not utilized shall be returned to the City of Miami Recycling and Educational Fund.
No monies shall be paid directly to the student or parent/legal guardian.
• Award of a scholarship to an applicant does not prevent said applicant from applying for
the same scholarship in a subsequent year. However, award in a subsequent year is
not automatic, and will require the applicant to meet the eligibility criteria.