Program Guidelines

Financial Service Centers of America, Inc.
(FiSCA) believes education is the key to
America’s future and these scholarships
will help unlock brighter futures for
deserving and dedicated students.

What is the Financial Service
Centers of America, Inc. (FiSCA)?
FiSCA, established in 1986, represents
an estimated 7,000 financial service centers
in the U.S. and is the leading voice for the
industry on regulatory, compliance and
political issues. The professional financial
services industry cashes an estimated 160
million checks annually, with an aggregate
face value of $55 billion.

What Kind of Scholarships is
FISCA Offering?
Official 2011 FiSCA FiSCA will award a minimum cash grant
of $2,000 for the freshman year of study
to at least two (2) outstanding collegebound
Scholarship Application high school seniors, from each of
the five geographic regions across the
nation, using leadership skills in both
school and local community and
academic achievement as the
criteria to identify winners.

Who Can Apply
For The Scholarships?
The FiSCA Scholarship Program is only
offered to college­bound high school seniors.
You must be a U.S. citizen, national, or
permanent resident.
The following is a list of the eligible states divided into Mail your application
regions. Please check the region that contains your state. Please send your completed application to the appropri­
ate Regional Chairman:
East: Richard Klein
___EAST: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Garden State Check Cashing Service, Inc.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, 359 Long Avenue
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Hillside, NJ 07205
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Southeast: Joseph Doyle
Check Cashing USA
___SOUTHEAST: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
899 NW 37th Avenue
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Miami, FL 33125
Arkansas and Tennessee.
Midwest I: Martin Lieberman
___MIDWEST I: Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Central Clearing Company
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska. 1933 Egerton Court
Woodridge, IL 60517
___MIDWEST II: Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Midwest II: Pagle Helterbrand
Missouri and Kansas Check$mart
7001 Post Road, Suite 200
___SOUTHWEST: Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Texas, Dublin, OH 43016
Oklahoma and New Mexico. Southwest: Eric Norrington
ACE Cash Express
___WEST: Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, 1231 Greenway Drive, Suite 600
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska and Hawaii. Irving, TX 75038
West: Rick Lake
California Check Cashing Stores, LLC
Who is not eligible?
1956 Webster Street, Suite 200
The Scholarship Program is not accepting 
Oakland, CA 94612
applications from:
• Candidates already in college. Your application will be reviewed by your regional committee.
• Children or grandchildren of employees,
officers or owners of FiSCA Financial Services  Application checklist: The following is a list of guide­
locations. lines to help ensure that you have completed the entire
application process.
1. Fill out the entire application form.
What's the Process?
1. Complete the entire application with pen. 2. Obtain an official high school transcript which includes
your first semester senior year grades and your 
test scores.
2. You can also key on the form directly and print it out.
3. Please remember to include two letters of recommen­
3. Send fully­completed application to Regional dation: one from your community service organization,
Chairman. and one from your school. Be sure to include a
description of your community service activities.
4. It must be postmarked no later than April 8, 2011. And, don't forget your essay!
4. Send your completed application to your Regional Chairman.
5. First place winners will be selected by committees in
each region. 5. Applications must be postmarked by April 8, 2011 to be
considered. Winners will be notified by June 20, 2011.
6. Winners must provide proof of acceptance to a two­or­ Your application must be postmarked by April 8, 2011.
four year college or university in the U.S. Incomplete applications will not be considered. You must
include your essay, high school transcript, two letters of
7. Only winners will be notified by mail. You can use the recommendation, and a brief summary from the commu­
freshman year scholarship award to pay for tuition, nity organization detailing your community involvement.
fees, books, and/or other educational expenses. If you need more space, you may attach separate sheets,
but be sure to include your name, address and region on
each page.
Name:
First  Middle Initial  Last

Address:

Apt# 

City  State  Zip Code

Home Telephone Number: (  )  E­Mail:

Date of Birth  Place of Birth:

High School and Principal's Name:

School Address:

School Telephone Number: (  ) 

GPA: (Scale): as of (date): Verbal Score: Math Score: Writing Score:

Names and addresses of the colleges and universities to whom you have applied for admission.

List school­related activities (i.e., athletics, clubs, music programs, newspaper/yearbook staff, etc.)

List all academic honors (i.e., National Honor Society, Honor roll, etc.)

List any and all other scholarships that you have received to date. (Please include amount of grant awarded).

• Please enclose any other pertinent information on your community involvement (i.e., newspaper articles, letters of reference, etc.).

• Essay in 200 words or less (on separate sheet):
“PROFILE A PERSON OR EVENT THAT HAS INFLUENCED YOU, AND EXPLAIN HOW THIS HAS MADE AN IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE!”

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
Name of persons furnishing letters of recommendations:

1. _________________________________________________ (Community Service Activity)
Relationship ________________________________________

I recommend this student for consideration for a FiSCA Scholarship  X ________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________ (School Related Activity)
Relationship ________________________________________

I recommend this student for consideration for a FiSCA Scholarship  X ________________________________________________

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