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Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship Application

The Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA) advocates for all gifted students. IEA is committed to ensuring that all gifted youth have the opportunity to work towards their full potential with dignity. 

Please use the checklist below to ensure you complete all required steps of the application process. If you have any questions throughout the process, please do not hesitate to reach out to scholarship@educationaladvancement.org.

The application deadline is April 23, 2025, 8pm PDT.



We are sorry. The Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship is only for current seventh-grade students or equivalent. If you have any questions about whether your applicant is currently eligible, please contact us at scholarship@educationaladvancement.org.


Applicant Information










Only citizens of the United States are eligible for the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship.



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Academic and Additional Recommendations
Academic Referral

Please provide a name and email for a 6th or 7th-grade STEM or Humanities teacher who has been your classroom teacher for your academic referral.

 

Please click the link here to access the downloadable recommendation form. Information on how to successfully submit a recommendation is on the PDF.


Please note that an academic and an additional recommendation are required to submit your application successfully. Please confirm the submission with your recommender.




Additional Referral

Please provide a name and email for an additional recommender. This can be a coach, extracurricular advisor, community member, or an elective teacher.

 

Please click the link here to access the downloadable recommendation form. Information on how to successfully submit a recommendation is on the PDF.


Please note that an academic and an additional recommendation are required to submit your application successfully. Please confirm the submission with your recommender.




Document Attachments
For a downloadable list of the Class of 2029 CDB Application Checklist and Essay Questions, please follow this link to the Caroline D. Bradley Application Page.
Directions for File Attachment

  • Media files must be attached as a .pdf file. (Except for Photo)

  • File size cannot exceed 25MB. 

  • For files too large, such as audio, video, or large images, please create a Dropbox, Google Drive, or private YouTube account and share the link in an attached document with a description of each file.

  • Only one file may be uploaded at a time. For each supporting document, please “click 'Add another response'” for each additional document. 

Applicant Photo:
Please upload a recent photo.

For this field only, .jpeg, .pdf or .png are accepted.

Transcripts: 
Please upload your transcript for the 2023-2024 school year and the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year well in advance of the deadline. If transcripts are unavailable, report card copies are acceptable.

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Standardized Testing: 

Each Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship applicant is required to submit state, district or school-administered, standardized test results.


Students with no standardized testing record due to homeschooling or their school or program not administering standardized testing ARE still eligible to apply for the Scholarship.


Students with no standardized testing record due to homeschooling or their school or program does not administer standardized testing are still eligible to apply for the Scholarship. Please upload a brief statement explaining why the applicant does not have standardized test scores.


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Work Sample:

This section is designed to encourage intellectual and personal expression about a subject, topic, or discipline that is important to you. Please submit a paper, project, or piece of work you have created in the past year (in school or self-directed, academic, or creative) of which you are most proud. Explain why this piece of work is significant to you. Your work sample may be in any academic or non-academic domain but should demonstrate your ability, aptitude, creativity, and motivation.  

 

Please include a written description of your work sample, especially if your work sample is in an audio, video, or visual art format. Please make sure video and audio submissions are under three minutes and written material is no more than one chapter or five pages of a written report.


Limit video and audio recordings to three minutes. Please do not upload an audio or video file. Instead, please copy and paste a link to your file in the text box via Google Drive, Dropbox, or a Private YouTube page. Please ensure that settings allow our readers to access the recording.  


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Parent or Guardian Statement: 
Please address the following questions regarding your child in essay form. Limit your response to 500 words. Submissions not following these guidelines will not be read.
  • What do you consider to be your child's outstanding personality traits?
  •  Are there any unusual or personal circumstances that have affected your child’s educational or personal experiences?
  • What are your child’s individual weaknesses or areas of need?
  • What do you hope a CDB experience will mean for your child? What do you think your child will contribute to the CDB community?
  • What motivates your child?
  • Optional: Is there any other helpful background information that you feel is important and would like to share?

Optional: There may be personal information that you want to be considered as part of your application. Write an essay describing that information. You might include opportunities, challenges or hardships that have shaped or impacted your educational and/or personal life.

Please upload your response in a word document and limit your answer to 500 words. You may upload two additional pieces of documentation to support this statement.


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Academic History








How many students are in your grade level?

How many students are enrolled in the entire school?

Select the location of your school. If homeschooling or attending online classes, please select the location of your home.



Please indicate Gifted Program, Title 1, Online, Charter, or other information in this field. If you answered Hybrid in the previous question, please describe the type of hybrid school (i.e. public, private, etc.)






Select the location of your school. If homeschooling or attending online classes, please select the location of your home.



Please indicate Gifted Program, Title 1, Online, Charter, or other information in this field. If you answered Hybrid in the previous question, please describe the type of hybrid school (i.e. public, private, etc.)






Select the location of your school. If homeschooling or attending online classes, please select the location of your home.



Please indicate Gifted Program, Title 1, Online, Charter, or other information in this field. If you answered Hybrid in the previous question, please describe the type of hybrid school (i.e. public, private, etc.)






Select the location of your school. If homeschooling or attending online classes, please select the location of your home.



Please indicate Gifted Program, Title 1, Online, Charter, or other information in this field. If you answered Hybrid in the previous question, please describe the type of hybrid school (i.e. public, private, etc.)
Academic Information





Academic Coursework
Please list any academic courses you have taken outside of school within the last three years (up to three, one per space). If applicable, include a certificate of completion and grade evaluation for online coursework by attaching additional documentation.

Parents, if your child is homeschooled, please attach a brief outline explaining why your family has chosen to homeschool along with your child’s homeschool curriculum and reading lists for the current year of study. If the applicant is already taking high school level or online courses, please indicate such in your description. If applicable, include a certificate of completion and grade evaluation for online course work by attaching additional documentation.


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Extracurricular, Personal and Community Activities
In order of importance to you, please list extracurricular, community, and/or personal activities that you have participated in within the last three years (up to five). This may include music, art, dance, drama, athletics, clubs (academic and non-academic), student government, and other organized school, religious, or community activities. One activity per section. 






























Honors and Awards
In order of personal importance to you, please list any distinctions, honors, and/or awards you have earned within the past three years (no more than five, one per space). This includes academic competitions (math, science, literary, etc.). Please do not include copies of awards or award certificates in application.



Please confirm the year is correct.




Please confirm the year is correct.




Please confirm the year is correct.









Applicants for the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship are encouraged to take either the SAT or the ACT. You may upload your ACT or SAT scores below. More information on these tests can be found on our website.

SAT Scores

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ACT Scores

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Other Standardized Test

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Quick Takes
Please respond to each of the following in one sentence or less; a single word may suffice. These questions have no right or wrong answers. 















Reflective Prompts
Directions: Please respond to the following reflective prompts. Essays should be 500 words or less. The quality of your work is more important than the length of your answers. 

Part A is mandatory.

Part B is a selection of two of the five prompts from Part B below. For one of the prompts from part B, you may choose a more creative, non-essay approach including collage, artwork, audio or video recordings, flash drives or CDs. Limit video and audio recordings to three minutes. Please note that work will not be returned to applicants; artwork may be photographed or copied. Clearly identify which prompts you have chosen.
Part A. Mandatory

Everyone has a story. Share yours- reflect on a hobby, facet of your personality or life experience that is genuinely meaningful and unique to you.

Part B. Respond to two of the five following prompts:

Please note that work will not be returned to applicants.  Photographs or copies of artwork are acceptable.

1. Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?

2. “If one thing had been different, would everything be different today?” – Taylor Swift. Pick a question from a song title or lyric and give it your best answer.

3. There are unwritten rules that everyone follows or has heard at least once in their life. But of course, some rules should be broken or updated. What is an unwritten rule that you wish didn’t exist?

4. The Caroline D. Bradley Scholar community is a group of talented and passionate individuals from around the country. What excites you about becoming part of this community? What do you think you will contribute to this community?   

5) Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?



If you are choosing an essay response, please choose the Text Box option for input.

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Demographic Information
IEA collects demographic data to learn more about the communities we serve. Information provided will not affect the applicant’s chances of acceptance.

The following section should be completed by a parent or guardian.

Please select ALL answers that apply





Verify Information - Applicant
Applicant: Please sign here to indicate that all the above information is accurate and that the content of your application is your own work and ideas. 



Verify Applicant Information - Parent/Guardian
Parent/Guardian: Please sign here to indicate that all the above information is accurate and that the content of the application consists of your child's own work and ideas. Your signature also indicates that you give IEA staff members permission to discuss the applicant with the Selection Committee, Admission Directors, and contributors to the application (teachers/administrators and recommenders).








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