R. A. Bowen Trust
P. O. Box 4611
Macon, GA 31208
(478) 742-2565
(866) 823-9410 (fax)
Last updated March 3, 2008
The R. A. Bowen Trust was established by the late R. A. Bowen in 1943 for the purpose of assisting capable, deserving and needy students to attend college. Scholarships are granted to qualified students for the purpose of attending an accredited college or university full time. Scholarships are granted for a period of one academic year and may be renewed for one or more additional years, up to a maximum of four years. Scholarships are granted to undergraduate students only.
Scholarships are granted without subsequent obligation of the student to The R. A. Bowen Trust; however, when their circumstances permit, former recipients and others are urged to make contributions to The R. A. Bowen Trust for use in granting additional scholarships.
Who Is Eligible?
Applications for scholarships are considered if the students are, or will be, full time undergraduate students at an accredited four year college or university program who either:
1. Are from the Macon, Georgia area (specifically Bibb County, Crawford County, Houston County, Jones County, Monroe County, Peach County, or Twiggs County)
or
2. Plan to attend college in Macon, Georgia at Wesleyan College or Mercer University.
Additional Information
The R. A. Bowen Trust scholarship is an award for up to $2,000.00 per academic year, payable to the college or university in equal payments for the Fall and Spring semester.
New scholarship applications are to be submitted in full on or before June 1 prior to the academic year for which the scholarship is sought. It is the student’s responsibility to verify that the application has been completed and returned to the Trust by the June 1 deadline.
Scholarships are awarded for a period of one academic year. If a student is awarded the scholarship at the beginning of their freshman year, they may receive the scholarship for a maximum of four years. Likewise, a sophomore is potentially allowed three years of scholarships, a junior two years and a senior one year. Generally, the scholarship is renewed unless terminated as noted elsewhere. Once you are awarded the scholarship, it is unnecessary to reapply each year. However, at the end of each semester the student is required to send us a copy of their grades, a letter reporting their use of the scholarship and a request for the continuance of the scholarship for the next semester. This information must be received by us on or before December 27th after the Fall Semester and on or before June 1st after the Spring Semester. If for some reason the student is unable to provide this information to us by these dates, then the student may submit a letter requesting an extension of the deadline and this request will be considered as long as it is received on or before the deadline date. Failure to send this information to us by these deadline dates will result in the termination of the scholarship.
Scholarships are awarded for the purpose of attending a specific institution and may not be transferred to any other institution except by prior authorization of the scholarship Trustees. Funds awarded to students are sent directly to the approved college or university.
The scholarship awarded to a student will be revoked and discontinued if the student at the end of each semester does not send us a copy of their grades and a letter requesting a continuance of the scholarship; is not enrolled as a full time student; is placed on probation or suspension by the institution; or the financial circumstances of the student no longer require funds from The R. A. Bowen Trust. Additionally, a student receiving a "D" in any class is placed on probation. A second "D" (or 2 D's in one grading period) or an "F" at any time terminates the scholarship.
2007-2008 Scholarships
The new 2007-2008 scholarships have been awarded. Scholarship Recipients
2008-2009 Applications
Applications for the 2008-2009 academic year are now available. Scholarship Application
The application is an Adobe Acrobat PDF file and you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file. You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader by going to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Applications will not be accepted before April 1, 2008.
Fully completed applications must be received on or before June 1, 2008.
Scholarship awards will be announced at this website on or about July 1, 2008
and new scholarships recipients will receive a letter along with other pertinent information.
Trustees: R. A. Bowen, Jr., Charles H. Yates and Robert A. Bowen, III