Eligibility:

To be eligible for the Dynamy Internship Year Heart of the Commonwealth Scholarship a student must*:

1. Be a Massachusetts resident.
2. Be eligible for high school graduation in 2023.
3. Student must have a positive attitude, an open mind and a willingness to fully engage in the Dynamy Internship Year program.
4. Have the capacity to live independently in apartments with other Dynamy students- they are responsible for their own meals, cleaning and managing their schedule so that they are able to uphold internship responsibilities.
5. Be compliant and self-regulated with their medication.
6. Be in good mental health standing with no hospitalizations in the last year for mental health, substance abuse, self-harm, or eating disorders as Dynamy is not a therapeutic program.
7. Must be nominated by a principal, headmaster, guidance counselor or academic counselor/coach by March 1, 2023 in order to proceed with the scholarship application process.

*Dynamy will not consider students who do not satisfy all these criteria.

Application:

Eligible students for the Dynamy Internship Year Heart of the Commonwealth Scholarship will participate in the following process:

1. Have their principal, headmaster, guidance counselor or academic
counselor/coach complete a Nomination Form no later than March 1, 2023.
2. Once a nomination form is received Dynamy will send the nominee an online application (which includes an online application, parent/guardian statement, two recommendation forms and a high school transcript).
3. In addition to the online application students will be asked to complete a 1000 word personal statement discussing their future goals and how receiving this scholarship can aide in the implementation of said goals. The application and personal statement will be due no later than April 1, 2023.
4. In April 2023, a member of the Scholarship Committee will make an initial selection of eligible students based on their nomination, completed admission application and written reflection. If not yet completed, selected students will move forward to the interview process. Students are eligible and encouraged to interview prior to April 1, 2023.
5. Member(s) of the Scholarship Committee will interview selected eligible students.
6. The Scholarship Committee will make final selections for the scholarship from the group of interviewed students.
7. Decisions will be made no later than April 15, 2023.
8. Student will need to submit their Intent to Enroll Form and $400 security deposit no later than May 1, 2023.