How
do you
apply for a scholarship award?
The Dutch in
DCI Foundation will only process applications that meet all of
the
criteria below:
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1. Write an email with an
attached letter (dutch or
english) to the Dutch in DCI Foundation that includes at least
the answers to the following questions:
- What is the
motivation/explaination of why your intent to march with
a DCI corps?
- Name of the corps
you intent to march and your status with them (please
state if you have been accepted yet or not)
- How do you intent
to use your DCI experience upon your return in The
Netherlands?
- Why would you like
to receive a scholarship and why do you need this
financial support?
- What limitation do
you have to overcome in order to be able to march in a
DCI Drum Corps?
(school, work etc.)
- Please add two
email recommendations from two
Drum Corps related references (no family) that support
your plans.
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2. Email the letter to
management@dutchindci.com
before the cut off date.
- Applications after
June 1st will not be accepted.
- If you would like
to be eligable for the 2 Dutch in DCI webvoting scholarships, your
will need to get your application letter and also the
2008
web voting
word document completely filled out
and sent in before March 1st.
- You will get a
"received email" confirmation of your application within 14 days
after your application and you will receive a Dutch in
DCI patch in the mail.
- All applicants, who
end up receiving a Dutch in DCI scholarship, agree to become Silver Member of the Dutch in DCI
Foundation and will get their a one-year free membership
(the year of application). All membership conditions
apply.
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| When you get
awarded a Dutch in DCI Scholarship we ask you to support the Dutch in
DCI Foundation in a couple of ways. It is important that you
take pro-active initiatives during and after the Drum Corps
season on these criteria: |
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Get a spot in the
DCI Drumcorps that you applied for and keep a spot until
the DCI World Championships.
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Sew the supplied Dutch in DCI patch on
the upper-arm of your DCI corps jacket
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Submit
a total of 3 newsflashes of a minimum of 100 words to
management@dutchindci.com. One in May/June, one in July and
one in August.
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Submit an evaluation report on your season in
September to dci.org and Dutch in DCI. This should mention your
Dutch in DCI scholarship and include at least two pictures of you.
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Become our special guest at
the Annual Dutch in DCI banquet and sent in a written report
on the banquet within one week after.
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NOTE:
Scholarship winners that end up not meeting the above criteria will have their
awarded scholarship withdrawn. |