Compare the two scholarship paths before you submit

The public Zack Addison Memorial Scholarship page describes a $1,000 award for a graduating Heavener High School senior with a minimum 2.5 grade-point average. The applicant also must be accepted to or plan to attend an accredited college, university, or trade school and enroll within twelve months of graduation. Its essay asks about service to others or the community.

The public Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Scholarship page describes a $500 award for a high-school senior in the current academic year. The applicant must be an enrolled citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, have a minimum 2.5 grade-point average, and plan qualifying higher education. Enrollment must occur within twelve months of graduation. Its essay asks how tribal heritage shaped the applicant's goals and planned service to the community.

These are Addison Law Firm programs. The firm scholarship is separate from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes' Higher Education Scholarship Program. The government program has its own application, institutional rules, degree requirements, funding decisions, and contact. Applying for one program does not apply for the other.

Before preparing an essay or sending personal information, check the relevant program page for an identified award year and a clear open or closed status. If the page does not name the cycle, ask the firm whether applications are being accepted, which deadline controls, and what documents will be requested. Do not rely on a prior year's announcement or a search-result excerpt.

The public pages say the firm may request grade-point-average verification, recommendations, or other supporting material later. The public terms do not explain whether an unofficial transcript is acceptable, how enrollment or citizenship will be verified, or whether home-school or alternative-school students qualify. They also do not explain how a trade school is evaluated or how an applicant under eighteen should handle consent. Those questions remain for written program rules.

The U.S. The Department of Education maintains a database populated with information reported by recognized accrediting and state approval agencies. The Department warns that the database is not an endorsement and may not be complete. A final program rule should define what the firm means by an accredited institution and how it treats career, technical, certificate, for-profit, online, and foreign programs.

Both forms collect name, email address, telephone number, grade-point average, planned institution, a PDF essay, and agreement to the displayed terms. The tribal form also collects high school and a tribal enrollment or Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood number. The memorial form's school eligibility is stated on the page rather than collected as a separate field.

The forms submit through Netlify Forms to a hidden form definition and redirect to the scholarship confirmation route after a successful browser response. Netlify's own documentation explains that uploaded-file links can appear in the provider interface, notification email, exports, and an application programming interface. The firm needs a documented access, download, notification, retention, and deletion process before finalizing its privacy promises.

The displayed consent authorizes use of a selected applicant's name and submitted materials for promotional purposes and the terms say all application materials become property of the firm. Those provisions are broad, particularly when an applicant may be a minor and the essay may contain personal, family, cultural, military, community, or hardship information. The proposed terms should narrow any publicity permission, distinguish ownership from a limited license, specify whether participation is optional, and identify any parental or guardian consent requirement.

The confirmation page currently says the application was received and that winners will be notified by email according to the program timeline. A successful form response does not establish that an attachment opens, every field is accurate, or the applicant is eligible. It also does not establish that the submission met the deadline or the review committee selected the applicant.

The public terms state that at least one recipient will be selected each year the scholarship is offered. They state that decisions are final and within the firm's discretion. The award is non-transferable, false information disqualifies an applicant, and enrollment must occur within twelve months. Payment is described as going to an institution bursar after verification or directly to a recipient after proof of enrollment and tuition payment. Owner and counsel must confirm each statement for the named cycle.

A final process should identify who reviews applications, the criteria, how ties or incomplete records are handled, whether reviewers see enrollment identifiers, and how conflicts are addressed. It should also state when unsuccessful applicants are notified, what tax or financial-aid questions the firm will not answer, and what proof is needed before payment. This draft does not select, reject, rank, or award any applicant.