Students who graduated from high school and signed up for our Acorn Fund program may apply for a one-time Graduation Bonus Award and receive an additional contribution to their Acorn Fund account. Once approved, graduates will receive $500 as an acknowledgment of reaching the high honor achievement of obtaining a High School Diploma!

Special Deadline: There is no deadline to apply, however, please note that it may take up to six weeks for the award amount to be processed and deposited into your Acorn fund account, for use in a future semester.

To be eligible for the Graduation Bonus Award, applicants are required to:

• Be an Acorn Fund holder (deadline to apply is June 30th of their senior year of high school)

• Be a Salem High School graduate, or have been living in Salem City at the time of graduation

• Provide access to their final high school transcript

• Complete the online application: Here is the link to the online application

Although not required, it would be helpful to have this information available:

• ACT / SAT scores

To obtain a copy of your high school transcript, contact your high school guidance office and allow several weeks to receive your transcript.  Salem High School graduates will NOT be required to obtain their transcript because after giving consent in the application, the Foundation will obtain their transcript directly from Salem High School.

If you have any questions, please call Jasmin McMillon at (844) 4-FORMAN (436-7626) or 856-839-6736 or email Jasmin@formanscholars.org.