The People of Praise Scholarship is for elementary, middle, high school students, high school graduates, and college students who are members of People of Praise or a dependent child of a member. Students selected to receive this scholarship must be a member or dependent child of a member of The People of Praise (Vancouver, WA or Portland, OR branch), an ecumenical Christian community; be currently attending or planning to attend either a Christian elementary school, a Christian high school, or an accredited college, university, technical or career school during the upcoming school year; and remain in good academic standing. For K-5th grade students or parent applicants, there is no further additional activity or essay information required. For 6th-8th grade students or parent applicants, please have each applicant compose their own essays. For 9th-12th grade student applicants, please answer the activity and essay prompts within the application. Applicants must submit two letters of reference, one from school personnel and one personal reference. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington for more information.