College Scholarship Program for TALL High School Seniors



Each year the Portland Skyliners Tall Club selects a high school senior or graduate about to enter their first year of college in the fall to be the recipient of a scholarship to be used for educational purposes. The winner of the Portland Skyliners scholarship is then entered to compete for the annual scholarship awarded by Tall Clubs International™ as well as several that are awarded each year by the non-profit Tall Clubs International Foundation.

SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS
The scholarship is open to all high school seniors and any applicants under the age of 21 who will be entering his or her first year at a 2- or 4-year institution of higher learning. Applicants must meet the club's minimum height requirements of 5'10" for women and 6'2" for men. (We'd love to have our applicants eventually become members of the Tall Club, once they meet the minimum 21-year age requirement!)
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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
The completed application packet must include:
• Carefully completed application, signed by the applicant
• Official transcript from his or her high school
• Two recommendation forms, with letters of recommendation, from within the school community
• An original essay entitled, "What Being Tall Means to Me" (one page 8.5 x 11, typed in Times New Roman 12 point font size)
• Signed general release form indicating preference regarding publication of the essay and/or photo of applicant
• Photograph suitable for publication

DEADLINES
Portland Skyliners' scholarship application forms will be available upon request  beginning September 1st, and must be completed and returned postmarked no later than March 1st. You may apply earlier than that, but it is best to include grading periods nearest to March 1st on your transcript.

APPLICATION MATERIALS
Please send email inquiry to portlandskylinerstallclub@gmail.com.  Our scholarship chair will contact you and send application/instructions.

Portland Skyliners' SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
• The annual monetary award varies from year to year, up to $1000.
• The recipient's application will be forwarded to Tall Clubs International™ (TCI) and the Tall Clubs International Foundation to compete for one of several additional $1000 scholarships. Click here to read additional information about the TCI scholarships.
• We typically ask that the scholarship winner attend one of our events with their parents/family to receive the award, normally right after school is out or before the college year begins. The scholarship chair will work the date out with the winner.
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Sophie Jacqmotte-Parks • 2023
2022 Scholarship Recipient
Justin Xue
Recipient of Skyliners' $1,000 award, plus $1,200 from TCI Foundation
2021 Scholarship Recipients
Megan Bushnell
​​Jesse Nieman 
Athena VanDyke
2020 Scholarship Recipient
Laura Insko
Recipient of Skyliners' $1,000 award, plus $1,000 from TCI Foundation
2019 Scholarship Recipients
​Olivia Cooley
Recipient of Skyliners' $1,000 award, plus $1,000 from TCI Foundation
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Olivia with Kate and Anne
Kerenna Hall—$750 recipient
Dylan Rohde—$200 Honorable Mention
2018 Scholarship Recipient
Elyse Vetter
2017 Scholarship Recipients
Stephanie McMillan
Recipient of Skyliners' $1,000 award, plus $1,000 from TCI Foundation
Clark Hellesto
Recipient of Skyliners' $750 award
Emma Patton • 2016
Recipient of Skyliners' $1,000 award plus $1,000 from TCI Foundation
Chris Xue • 2015
Recipient of Skyliners' $1,000 award plus $1,000 from TCI Foundation
Susanna Hedenstrom • 2014
(See photograph heading this page)
​Recipient of Skyliners' $1,000 award plus $1,000 from TCI Foundation
QUESTIONS?
Please contact us if you have any questions at portlandskylinerstallclub@gmail.com.