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Washington, D.C. Scholarship Rubric

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Evaluation of scholarship applicants by multiple application readers

Rubric Code: Y6BAB9

By kcharris

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: (Other)

Grade Levels: 6-8

Washington, D.C. Scholarship
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 4 pts	Average 6 pts	Above Average 8 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Essay	Poor Poor quality writing. Content not supportive of essay requirements. Does not mention how trip will impact life.	Fair Fair quality writing. Content complete, but unremarkable. Does not mention how trip will impact life.	Average Average quality writing. Content complete. Content interesting. Mentions trip.	Above Average Above average quality writing. Content complete. Content interesting, memorable, and descriptive. Describes how trip will impact life.	Excellent Excellent quality writing Content complete Content interesting, descriptive, imaginative and compelling. Completely addresses how trip will impact life.
Academics	Poor Report Card indicates mostly grades of C or lower, without reasonable explanation	Fair Transcript indicates mostly grades of B and C.	Average Transcript indicates mostly grades of B.	Above Average Transcript indicates mostly grades of A and B.	Excellent Grades are all A.
Community/School Involvement	Poor 1 example of school/community involvement outside of the classroom	Fair 1 or more examples of school/community involvement outside the classroom, with no unique or leadership roles	Average 2 or more examples of recent community/school outside the classroom, with unique or leadership roles	Above Average 3 or more examples of recent community/school outside the classroom, with unique or leadership roles	Excellent 3 or more examples of recent community/school outside the classroom, with unique, above average leadership roles
Financial Need	Poor No question whatsoever that candidate can afford trip without any financial help	Fair Candidate could probably afford trip on own but application package is above average	Average Candidate has strong financial need but a weak overall application	Above Average Candidate shows strong financial need with above average overall application	Excellent Candidate has extreme financial need
Fundraising Efforts	Poor No effort to fundraise or make payments on own, nor inquired about FLAG scholarship.	Fair Small effort to fundraise or make payments on own. Candidate has participated in 1 fundraiser. No FLAG?	Average Candidate has participated in 1-2 fundraisers. Has inquired about FLAG scholarship.	Above Average Candidate has participated in all 3 fundraisers and has inquired about FLAG scholarship.	Excellent Candidate has participated in all 3 fundraisers and has come up with ideas for raising money on own. FLAG Scholarship.
Overall Based on your overall feeling about this candidate	Poor poor	Fair fair	Average good	Above Average very good	Excellent Excellent

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