What
This scholarship is for those who look to positively impact the world through their craft, innovation, or expression of their passion.
The purpose of this scholarship is to facilitate the expression and application of a student’s exhibited passion by providing the means to obtain post-high school education at an accredited college in a field directly related to their passion.
This is not a need based, sports based, or academic based scholarship.
The Fund will award a total of $10,000 toward up to four scholarships each calendar year.
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
Steve Jobs
Why
Most scholarships today are based on either financial need, or performance in sports or academics. While each of these has merit, The Bailey Passion Scholarship Fund saw that students who excelled in a passion other than sports or academics were not being offered the same financial opportunities to further their passion through secondary education.
“Talent is good, practice is better, passion is best.”
Frank Lloyd Wright
About
The Bailey Passion Scholarship Fund was formed in 2016 by the co-founders to provide high school seniors attending a Portland Public School (“PPS”) the enhanced ability to pursue their passion as a career through the award of scholarships toward a post-high school education program.
A student’s passion can be anything. The co-founders have each built their careers around their individual passions – design and real estate. One is an art form, the other is not. Passion can be derived from anything that brings someone joy so profound that it motivates them to excel in it.
The intention of the Scholarship is to identify students who have a clear and proven passion that can be applied through their career in a way that can positively impact the world.
If you have a passion that you feel has the potential to positively impact the world if provided the means to further education, we encourage you to apply.
“If you don't love what you do, you won't do it with much conviction or passion.”
Mia Hamm
Application Process
01. Eligibility
Legal resident of the United States
Current Portland Public Schools (PPS) high school senior with a minimum GPA of 3.0
Must either be on track to apply to, or must be accepted by an accredited post-high school/post-secondary education program including accredited two- and four-year colleges, universities, vocational-technical and trade schools (“Accredited Program”) pending receipt of a high-school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent and planning to attend the education program in the fall.
You will have to identify the specific Accredited Program for which you need funds.
Proof of acceptance to the Accredited Program must be provided prior to receiving funds.
An applicant who is a minor in his/her state of residence must obtain and submit written permission from his/her legal guardian to apply.
Student with an identified passion to be pursued as a career that requires post-high school/post-secondary education at an Accredited Program.
02. Selection
Bailey Passion Scholarship Fund will generally consider the following characteristics when reviewing the Application Package (“Application Package” is defined in 03. Application Requirements below):
Eligibility: As described in the Eligibility section above. Any applicant that fails to meet all eligibility requirements may be considered void.
A complete Application Package: Missing information may result in the Application Package being considered void.
Passion: Applicant must demonstrate having a passion he/she wants to pursue as a career.
Impact: Passion must have the clear capacity to positively impact the world.
Educational Goals: Applicant clearly communicates how his/her passion will be achieved through post-high school/post-secondary education at an Accredited Program.
03. Application Requirements
Application Package – What is needed:
There are two parts to the “Application Package”:
Print Application Portion – Completed print application obtained by request through this website.
Any form of application other than provided will be considered void.
An applicant who is a minor in his/her state of residence must obtain and submit written permission from his/her parent/legal guardian to apply.
Video Portion – Video from student expressing/demonstrating their passion.
Video submissions are requested by email invitation only, based upon the print application evaluation.
The video isn’t about showing filmmaker skills – it is about showcasing your passion and its potential impact on the world. It should provide new information that cannot be obtained from the written application, such as the demonstration/showcase of your passion, further background for what stoked your passion, and more details as to how you’ll apply your passion and it’s viability. Inspire us!
Consider filming your video on a phone, computer, tablet to make it easy to upload.
Videos must be no larger than 1 GB, two (2) minutes or less in length, and in the following formats: MP4, MPEG, MOV, AVI or WMV.
Your video should attempt to answer the following key questions:
How do you intend to apply your passion (aka. What career do you wish to pursue)?
What impact will your passion have on the world?
If you are awarded this scholarship, how will it change your life?
Videos must comply with the following: a) shall not contain sexually explicit or suggestive, unnecessarily violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or pornographic, or contain nudity or any materially dangerous activity; b) cannot promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or any use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message; c) cannot be obscene or offensive, as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion; and d) cannot be in violation of any law.
How to submit:
Submit the application form via email by replying to the email you received containing the application.
In the event you receive an email invitation for video submission, a link to upload the video portion will be provided.
Submission deadlines:
Print application period begins on February 1 at 12:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) and ends at 11:59 pm Pacific Daylight Time (“PDT”) on May 1 of each calendar year (the “Print Application Period”).
Applicants invited to submit the video portion will be notified by email on, or before, May 21 of each calendar year (the “Video Notification Period”).
Video application period begins on May 21 at 12:00 pm PDT and ends on June 4 at 11:59 pm PDT (the “Video Application Period”).
Scholarship recipients will be selected on, or before, June 30 of each calendar year (the “Selection Period”).
04. Scholarship Notification and Revocation
Notification and Disbursement
Recipient(s) will be notified on or before July 31st (the “Notification Period”) by Sponsor via email or in-person (as determined by Sponsor)
One-time benefit of between $1,000 to $10,000 scholarship (amount to be determined in the sole discretion of the Sponsor)
Scholarship award will be provided directly to the Accredited Program.
Award will be provided during the semester or academic year following the Notification Period (the “Award Period”).
Recipients can only receive one Bailey Passion Scholarship in their lifetime.
Revocation
Scholarships shall remain in force unless any of the following occur (“Conditions of Revocation”):
Loss of good standing with the education program. A student may be deemed to have lost good standing upon conviction of a felony; conviction of or repeated illegal use of narcotics, including marijuana or controlled substances as defined by applicable state statutes; and failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the college, or the athletic team or activity of which the student is a member, or failure to cooperate with officials and instructors at the education facility
A scholarship over-award as defined by the U. S. Department of Education
Voluntary withdrawal from the education program; or,
Degree/certificate completion.
A written notice, sent by certified mail, of the revocation of the scholarship shall be given to the student indicating the loss of good standing or for the reasons indicated above.