Please click on “application” to obtain a 2009 Rogers Scholars application. It is strongly recommended that you type and complete all requested information. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to open and complete the application. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can click here and download the program for free from the Adobe website. If you are unable to type the application, black ball point pen must be used. If there is a question that doesn’t apply to you please put “N/A” rather than leaving the space blank. Applications are scored in five different areas, with the number of available points for each area indicated in the header of that section. The maximum number of points an application may receive is 100. All attachments must be received with your original application (transcripts, letters of recommendations, etc.) Additional documents mailed in separate from application will not be considered. 2009 applications must be postmarked by January 31, 2009. The selection process should be completed by early April. Everyone that applies will receive notification of their status. A total of 60 students from The Center’s 42-county service area will be selected for the program in 2009, with 30 attending each of the two weeks. The applicant with the highest overall score in each county will be selected as that county’s representative. After those 42 selections are made, the highest 18 scores of the remaining applicants (regardless of county) will also be selected as Rogers Scholars. As a result, some schools and counties will have more than one representative. Every applicant remaining after the first 60 selections will be considered an alternate, and will be ranked from the highest to lowest score. If a selected scholar is unable to attend the program, the alternates will be contacted in order of their rank (regardless of county) until the open spot is filled. If there are no applications received from a county by the application deadline, that county will not have a student selected for the 2009 program. In that case, the number of at-large selections (initially 18) will increase by the number of counties that no completed applications were received from.