Scholarship Guidelines and Selection Process

Every individual on the Board of Directors will be eligible to serve on the selection committee.  The selection committee will always consist of a minimum of seven members having to review and approve the application of every student before they are awarded assistance.  Board Members will recuse themselves from the process if they have a familial or personal relationship to an applicant.

All Liberian citizens with a high school diploma, regardless of ethnic background, is eligible to apply for a Dr. Harry F. Moniba Foundation Scholarship.

In order for a student to become a Moniba Scholar, the applicant must provide the HFMF selection committee with the following items prior to the May 15th deadline.

Attach an autobiography, no longer than three pages, describing:

• Academic strengths and challenges
• Work experience
• Volunteer Activities and Community Service
• In your concluding paragraph, explain to the selection committee why you should be chosen as a Dr. Harry F. Moniba Scholarship recipient. 

A Statement of Intent, no longer than one page, describing:

• Your need for applying for a scholarship
• Your proposed field of study and future career plans, including an explanation of how these plans will benefit not only you, but the country of Liberia. 

 3 Letters of Recommendation, no longer than one page each:

• Two from separate high school teachers
• One from someone who is not related to you
• Letters of Recommendations must include contact phone numbers of the individuals writing on your behalf (submitting only their email addresses is not acceptable).  We must be able to contact all individuals before the final decision is made.

Please Attach Official High School Transcripts.

Amount of Scholarships Provided

The number of grants/scholarships awarded annually, will be determined by the amount of money raised by the foundation yearly. 

The HFMF has decided to only give out full scholarships.  This will cover the student’s tuition, and books requirement.  The number of scholarships the selection committee assigns will solely depend on how much the foundation raises for the school year.  Based on overall rank assigned by the selection committee, which will be determined by grade point average, prior community service, Statement of Intent and Letters of Recommendation, the committee will then allocate scholarships accordingly.

How to Maintain Your Status as a Moniba Scholar

In order to maintain a Dr. Harry F. Moniba Foundation Scholarship throughout the four years of undergraduate studies, an applicant will have to provide the Board (at the end of every semester) his/her college transcript.  All applicants will be required to maintain a yearly GPA of 3.2 or better on a 4.0 scale. 

Secondly, the HFMF requires that all scholarship recipients commit four days a month (two hours each visit), volunteering their time at an elementary or middle school in mentorship roles.

Implementation of Scholarship

Scholarships/grants will be paid directly to the school after the student, who must be in good standing and enrolled in classes, brings to the foundation proof of registration.

Loss of Scholarship

A student will immediately forfeit his/her right to receiving scholarship assistance if he or she:

• Fails to maintain the required grade point average
• Commits a crime
• Plagiarizes

The matter will be promptly reported to, and then investigated by, the selection committee.  Based on the findings, the committee will vote as to whether the student should be non-eligible for any future grants or awards rendered by the foundation.