Golden Gate Tall Ships Society
Sail Training Cadet Scholarship Application

Instructions:
Fill in each of the areas below in this online form. When you have completed the form press the "print" button at the bottom of the form to produce a hard copy version (you can also print a blank form and fill it in). Sign your completed form (along with your parent or guardian) and mail it to the address indicated on the last page.

First Name:  Last Name: 
Address:
City:  State:   Zip:  -

Home Phone: - -
Cell Phone: - -   [if you have one]
FAX No: - -   [if you have a fax available]
E-Mail:
Birth date:  Age on July 1st: 
Sex:  M  F     School:    Grade:

I am interested in sailing on a large traditional sailing ship because...


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I believe I would be a credit to the Golden Gate Tall Ships Society because...


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Please describe any previous sailing experience you have had...


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My education and career goals are...


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Please describe the experiences you have had in any of these areas:
Citizenship, Community involvement and volunteer activities...


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Leadership and responsibility...


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Teamwork and group living...


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Hobbies, special interests and extracurricular activities...


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Do you have any medical problems or physical limitations that would affect
your performance of duties on a ship?

No  Yes   if Yes, please describe:
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Can you swim?   No  Yes   How well?

Do you need financial assistance to make this happen?   No  Yes
If you checked yes...
How much tuition are you able to contribute toward this event?

Please give the names of two references (teachers, employers, etc.)...

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Please provide the name and address of your local newspaper...


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Please provide the name and address of your school newspaper...


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Please give any additional information that you would like us to know about you...


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Submission Agreement

In submitting this application I and my parents acknowledge that the activity of sailing can be hazardous and hereby assume all of the inherent risks of sailing arranged by/through the Golden Gate Tall Ships Society (GGTSS). I/we specifically agree to hold the GGTSS harmless for any injury, death, loss or damage that the I/we may suffer from any cause whatsoever. This includes from the sole negligence of GGTSS, or otherwise arising out of GGTSS membership or as a result of participating in any GGTSS sponsored, related, or affiliated event or activity.

Should I be selected, I give the GGTSS permission to use my name and any photograph I may appear in while participating in the awarded sail for promotional and documentary purposes in any way they choose.

Golden Gate Tall Ships Society is a California 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation and a member of the American Sail Training Association. We are a proponent of sail training opportunities and not a ship's agent nor travel agency.