January 2009

Dear Applicant:

Congratulations on your upcoming graduation from high school! The Swiss Colony is
honored to accept your application for a scholarship for continuing education. We support and
encourage all people to continue their education throughout their entire lives. In fact, we
encourage our employees to continue their education through daily learning in their careers,
through our in-house training programs, by providing resource material in our Employee
Resource Center, through PC training videos and with our educational reimbursement program.
We hope you will also develop this lifestyle.

Enclosed are the instructions for the scholarship application, the application, and other
forms you will need to return by February 24, 2009. No applications or supporting
documentation will be accepted after this date. Failure to supply ALL required material by the
deadline will disqualify your application. Please note that during the selection process each area
in the application is weighted by points. The more complete explanation you give for each area
(i.e. how many years you were involved, what type of club it is, whether you held an office,
received any awards, job responsibilities, your activities or involvement in the community) the
more likely you will rate higher. Please do not use acronyms. Applications for technical schools
versus 4-year colleges are judged separately.

The best of luck to you in your future, and remember to never stop learning!

Sincerely,

John Baumann, President

The Swiss Colony, Inc.
 THE SWISS COLONY SCHOLARSHIP
INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS

Purpose
The purpose of The Swiss Colony Scholarship Program is to provide financial assistance to
students of employees of The Swiss Colony, Inc. and affiliated companies through a scholarship
program for the furthering of their education. We are offering between $500 and $1,500.00
scholarships for fall 2009 for four year college students and one and two year technical college
degrees. Applications for technical schools versus 4-year colleges are judged separately.
Scholarship funds must be used for tuition expenses only.

Eligibility
Students eligible for a scholarship must meet all of the following criteria:
• the child of an employee of the Swiss Colony family of companies who is regular full or
part-time and has been employed for at least three(3) years, or is a temporary employee who
averaged 500 or more hours per year for the past five(5) years
• currently a senior in high school or mid-term graduate
• enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited
school
• a natural born or adopted child of an employee or one that an employee legally claims as a
dependent for income tax purposes (does not have to live with employee)
• have at least a cumulative 2.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
• status of the employee must remain current throughout the selection process - termination of
the qualifying parent's employment, for any reason, prior to scholarship award immediately
disqualifies the student's application (by April 15).

Timeline
Winners of the scholarships will be announced at your local High School Awards Banquet in
May.
Funds will be distributed as soon as college information is received from the student. Checks
will be made out to the student and the educational institution.

Please be sure to:

1. Complete the attached scholarship application for The Swiss Colony Scholarship Grant.
2. Sign the application.
3. Attach two (2) letters of recommendation to the application.
4. Attach the essay to the application (use additional paper if necessary).
5. Attach verification of cumulative grade point average.
6. Return all portions of the application by February 24, 2009 to your High School Guidance
Counselor.
 Please complete ALL sections of the application.

Mark the Appropriate Box:

4 Year College Degree
1-2 Year Tech. College Degree

1.) Applicant’s Information:

Full Name:
First Middle Last

Home Address:
Address City State Zip

Current Address (If different from above.)

Address City State Zip

Date of Birth:
Date of expected high school graduation:
______________

2.) Parent and Swiss Colony Employee’s Information:

Parent’s Full Name:
First Middle Last

Parent’s Employment Benefit Date with Corporation:

Month and Year

3.) Academic History:

School Location Enrollment Dates

4.) Educational Institutions to which you have applied or plan to apply:

School Location Why did you apply here?
5.) Intended Courses of Study, and deciding factors in these decisions.
Please give detailed information about your choices and why you are pursuing your degree.
Proposed Why have you chosen these?
Course of
Study

6.) Extracurricular Activities (No acronyms please)

(Sports and School Clubs, Awards - Outside of normal school hours, yet related to school):
Organization’s Years Involved Accomplishments Number of
Name and Brief (Positions, Committees, Etc…) hours/week
Description 9 10 11 12

7.) Community Involvement (No acronyms please)

(Boy/Girl Scouts, Jr. Optimist, 4-H, Church Group, Volunteer Work):
Organization and Years Involved Brief Description of Number of
Activity 9 10 11 12 Duties hours/week
8.) Employment History:
Company Name Dates of Number of Job Title and Description of
Employment Hours/Week Responsibilities
(Months and Years)

I hereby declare that the information reported above is true and complete.

Date Applicant’s Signature

Application Deadline
Please send completed application form, essay, verification of your cumulative grade point
average (standard, not weighted), and two letters of recommendation to the High School
Guidance Counselor NO LATER THAN
Friday, February 24h, 2009.
NO information will be accepted after this date. Failure to meet this deadline with ALL
necessary forms in will result in the disqualification of your application.
 Essay
Name: _____________________________________
Please include the following information in a well-written, conscise essay format.

Character Essay: Describe yourself; what you excelled in throughout high

school; what were you interested in most; why did you chose the career you are
pursuing; state and explain reasons why you feel you should receive this
scholarship.