SPISE-checklist - Caribbean Science Foundation

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SPISE Student Application (Part 5/7 - Checklist)

SPISE CHECKLIST:

Use the checklist below to ensure that your application package is complete. All items except the letters of recommendation must be submitted on-line. Check off each item as you submit it. Please be sure to carefully read the instructions on how to name your attachments. Attachments with file names such as “scan 0001” could cause your attachment to be misfiled. Attachments with the content upside down will annoy most reviewers. Please make sure your attachments are upright and legible. The CSF will not send incomplete application packages to the reviewers.

Four Essays:

* Essay 1: What are your career goals? How might attending SPISE support these goals? (200-300 words)
* Essay 2: The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? (250-650 words)
* Essay 3: Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. What do you want the readers of your application to know about you apart from courses, grades, and test scores? (250-650 words)
* Essay 4: What is a significant problem facing the Caribbean region today, and how do you think you might contribute to solving that problem with STEM? (200-300 words)

Please submit the following requested documents. Do not combine into one file. Please zip and upload one file per section.

Please note: The selected file will appear below after saving your application. You can replace it by uploading another and saving.

Valid file types: pdf, docx, doc, jpg, jpeg, png, zip

Max file size: 3 MB

Remaining items:

* Official high school transcript for 3 most recent Forms/Grades (if not in English, please provide translation).
Submitting your official transcript is a mandatory requirement. However, if at the time of the submission of your application, you do not have an official copy from your school, please upload an unofficial copy (scans of report cards, etc.) and ask your school to email the official copy to csfhdq@gmail.com as soon as it is available.

i. For the high school transcript: Please format filename as follows: John Doe High School Transcript.pdf as ‘SPISE 20XX – Doe, John – High School Transcript Y.pdf’ where Y indicates the transcript number, as you may be submitting more than 1 transcript.
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* CAPE/Associate Degree 1st semester grades or copy of report card/transcript (if not in English, please provide translation).

ii. For CAPE/1st term report scores: Please format filename as follows: My School report.pdf as ‘SPISE 20XX – Doe, John –1st Term Report (CAPE).pdf’
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* One copy each of CSEC grades (or equivalent exam), CAPE, and/or SAT scores if you took these exams.

iii. For CSEC/SAT scores: Please format filename as follows: My CSEC Results.pdf as ‘SPISE 20XX – Doe, John – 20XX CSEC Results.pdf’
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* Math Teacher recommendation on school stationery, and signed (be sure to download the ‘SPISE REQUEST FOR LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION’ and send it to your math teacher well in advance of the due date). Click anywhere on this line to download the request.
* Science Teacher recommendation on school stationery, and signed (be sure to download the ‘SPISE REQUEST FOR LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION’ and send it to your science teacher well in advance of the due date). Click anywhere on this line to download the request.
* A passport-type (portrait-style) photograph as a JPG, PNG or pdf file

iv. Passport-style photo: Please format filename as follows: My photo.jpg as ‘SPISE 20XX – Doe, John –Photo.jpg’
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* Proof of Citizenship (Please submit your Passport bio page or National ID Card (both sides))

v. Proof of citizenship: Please format filename as follows: John Doe passport.pdf as ‘SPISE 20XX – Doe, John – Proof of citizenship’
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