The John L. Dales Standard Scholarship will be awarded to a SAG-AFTRA member or dependent of a SAG-AFTRA member. Member applicants or members/parents of dependent applying must be paid current with their SAG-AFTRA dues. A member under the age of 27 must have been a member of SAG-AFTRA for five years and have a lifetime earnings of $40,000 within SAG-AFTRA jurisdiction. The member/parent or guardian whose dependent is applying must have been a member of SAG-AFTRA for ten years and have a lifetime earnings of $225,000 within SAG-AFTRA jurisdiction or ten pension credit. Dependents of members, under the age of twenty-seven, whose member/parent is on Honorable Withdrawal or Deceased are eligible to apply, providing that the member/parent has ten years SAG-AFTRA membership; $225,000 lifetime earnings or ten pension credits. Dependents of SAG-AFTRA members who turn twenty-seven years of age are not eligible to apply. Terminated, Suspended Payment or Fee-Paying-Non-Member are not eligible to apply, nor are their dependents. Recipients may receive a total of four John L. Dales Standard Scholarships in a lifetime. If an applicant is a junior and has previously received a Dales Scholarship, the high school transcript and SAT or ACT scores are not required. Two letters of recommendation must also be submitted. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.