The Selection Process

What is involved in the selection process?

Recipients of the Future Leaders Merit Scholarship Program are selected by Skandalaris family members with input from an advisory board.  Recipients are chosen based on a number of factors, with emphasis on each individual’s character, grade point average, achievement test scores, essay, accomplishments outside of the classroom, and future potential, and some consideration for financial need.

When are the scholarship recipients notified?

Skandalaris Family Foundation scholarship recipients will be notified in writing approximately 30 days after receipt of a completed application.

Are there terms to continued acceptance?

In order to renew the Skandalaris Scholarship in future years, a student must:

1. Consistently demonstrate a cooperative attitude in respect to academic proficiency. It should be clearly understood that the major responsibility of the student is to dedicate quality effort and time to the academic requirements, objectives, and policies of the school. To that end, all students are asked to follow through with quality homework, attend tutorials and Academic Enrichment as needed, and maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
2. Conduct himself/herself in a responsible and cooperative manner at all times. Students must demonstrate consistent exemplary behavior. The candidate must not involve himself/herself in discipline problems dealing specifically with academic integrity, harassment of other students, dishonesty, lying, fighting, stealing, smoking and/or substance abuse.

Every Skandalaris Scholar must participate in two seasons of on-campus interscholastic team sports per school year. In addition, a Scholar is required to participate in a qualifying academic or Fine Arts activity, a Fitness Activity such as intramural sports (other than a sport in which you have participated on an interscholastic team), strength and conditioning, or a third interscholastic sport. Examples of qualifying activities are listed below:

Academic Games                   Climbing Team                       Forensics      

Art Portfolio (Gr. 11& 12)       Computer Competitions        Robotics        

History Day Project                Day Times Newspaper          Musical

Band                                      Choir                                     Orchestra

Quiz Bowl                              Class Board                           Honor Council

Blue & Gold Yearbook             Intramural Basketball            Snowboarding

Science Olympiad                   Science Project                      Debate        

Character Ed. Comm.             Destination Imagination        Math Competitions

Chess Competitions               Disciplinary Review Board      Spectrum Magazine

Drama Productions                 Foreign Language Festivals    

Student Council                      Ultimate Frisbee                      Peer Tutorial Board

 How will the scholarship funds be disbursed?

All foundation checks will be made payable to Detroit Country Day School and sent directly to the school. 

Skandalaris Family Foundation
840 West Long Lake Rd ∙ Suite 601 ∙ Troy, MI 48098