• These scholarships are valid only for IFR field programs. To be considered for this scholarship, students must submit at least one application for a Summer 2022 IFR field school by the April 13th deadline. If a student is awarded a scholarship, in order to receive the award, the student must be admitted to an IFR Summer 2022 program.
• Scholarship awardees are not guaranteed participation in the IFR program of their choice. Placement in an IFR field school is first-come, first-served and programs are filling up quickly for summer 2022. Students are highly encouraged to apply to more than one field school well before the April 13th deadline for this scholarship. If you apply for the Vera Campbell scholarship, IFR will waive the application fee for up to two Summer 2022 programs. After you have started an application, please contact IFR staff at admissions@ifrglobal.org for assistance in waiving this application fee before you submit your application.
• Students may apply for and be admitted to more than one IFR field school.
• Students may apply to all other IFR scholarships. Applying to this scholarship does not prevent students from applying to any other IFR scholarship.
• Late or incomplete applications by the designated deadline will not be accepted or considered. No exceptions.

Applicants must:

• complete Vera Campbell Promise Scholarship application online and answer all essay questions.
• provide the contact information of one recommender, preferably a faculty member at a university or community college, who will write a recommendation letter for them through the online scholarship application. Another mentor who knows the capabilities and resilience of the applicant may supply a letter if no faculty member is able to write one. Recommendations need to be submitted on or before the April 13th deadline. You may invite the same recommender to provide a reference for both your program application and scholarship application; however, they will need to fill out a separate form for each application.
• upload an unofficial copy of transcripts showing GPA.
• upload a summary of your Student Aid Report (SAR) for your 2021-2022 Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application. If you did not complete a FAFSA application this year, we require you to submit a Student Aid Report (SAR) for your most recent FAFSA application.
• submit scholarship application on or before the April 13, 2022 deadline at 11:59 PM (PST).
• submit at least one application for an IFR field school by the April 13th deadline and be admitted to a program in order to receive the scholarship.
• schedule and participate in two mentorship sessions with an IFR Academic Board member.
• review and complete all asynchronous materials online.
• schedule and participate in the post field school mentorship session(s).
• prepare and publicly present a 10-15 minute presentation about their field school experience and its impact to a group of business leaders in Los Angeles.

Each Vera Campbell Promise Scholarship awardee will receive up to $5,000 to help cover the cost of an IFR field school and travel expenses. This scholarship may not be applied to any field school outside those offered by the IFR. If the program tuition is under $5,000, the remaining balance will have a cash value that may be credited towards travel expenses. To receive and to retain any funds awarded, awardees must participate in and complete the entire field school program and all scholarship requirements.

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• be an undergraduate student at an institution in the US.*
• have a minimum GPA of 2.7
• be at least 18 years old by the first day of the field school program
• applicants who have not yet attended a study away field program will be given priority consideration
• have completed a 2021-2022 FAFSA application. If you did not complete a FAFSA application this year, you need to submit a Student Aid Report (SAR) for your most recent FAFSA application.

*Note: To be eligible, you do not need to be actively enrolled in an academic institution. Consideration will be given to applicants who started their undergraduate career and are taking a break before resuming their studies or who graduated in 2021 or later. Students of any major may apply. Previous Vera Campbell Scholarship awardees are not eligible, but may apply to other IFR scholarship programs, if available.