Service Based Karpinos Scholarship Application

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This application form is for the 2025 Service-Based Karpinos Scholarship and is due by July 1, 2025.

James Karpinos, aka “Karp,” was well known and respected across the UNC Asheville campus. James was an active trip leader for the University’s Outdoors Programs on many Wilderness Experiences and other trips. In addition, he worked as a Residential Advisor on campus and was an outstanding student in the Sociology and Environmental Science departments. James proved his exemplary passion for life off campus as well, serving a year with the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps. After aiding in the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, James and his fellow AmeriCorps team members became honorary citizens of the Saint Bernard Parish just outside of New Orleans.

The entire UNC Asheville community was shocked when, in April of 2008, James was tragically lost in an accident during his senior year. He was an accomplished outdoorsman, a passionate environmentalist, a talented athlete, a loyal friend, and a beloved brother and son.

With the memories of his remarkable dedication to the Outdoors Programs and global service, the friends and family of James Karpinos joined Campus Recreation to establish the James Karpinos Endowment Fund, which provides scholarships and training opportunities in the Outdoor Program for UNC Asheville students. In 2009, Campus Recreation began presenting full and partial scholarships to new UNC Asheville students attending the Wilderness Experience Outdoor Orientation program. The scholarships were available based on need and merit.

The Karpinos family and friends know that James would want to help those who were financially challenged yet determined to participate in any of these programs. Additionally, his personal service activities make it appropriate that a scholarship be offered to individuals who experienced a unique service opportunity that greatly impacted their lives. Two types of scholarship opportunities exist that include a financial reward to help cover the expense of participating in Wilderness Experience. New UNC Asheville students wanting to participate in this program can apply for either the need based scholarship or the service based scholarship via two separate forms.

Your first and last name *

Your Name *

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Your unca.edu email *

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1. Describe a service leadership opportunity you have participated in and its impact on your community and yourself. (400-500 words) *

a) What prompted your involvement in this service?

b) What was the purpose or goal?

c) Who were you able to impact?

d) What impact did the service have on you?

2. How do you plan to continue your commitment to service leadership in the future, and how will this scholarship support your goals in this area? (400-500 words) *

a) What communities do you hope to serve?

b) What type of service do you hope to provide?

3. What do you hope to gain from participating in Wilderness Excperience and what do you hope to contribute? (400-500 words) *

a) What will you learn?

b) How will you be challenged?

c) How will past experiences help you contribute to the group?

d) How will you apply what you learn to your college career?

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