NESO Memorial Scholarship

2025

NORTH EASTERN STORE OWNERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

INSTRUCTIONS and APPLICATION
for Team Members & General Managers / Owners

Please read these Instructions. At the bottom of the page you can choose to either fill out the application online or download a paper copy of the application

WHO IS ELIGIBLE

All Team Members who are currently employed at a qualifying Dairy Queen and are planning to attend college in the fall. (Multiple Team Members per store can apply)

Qualifying DQ - Store Owner must be a Member in good standing with NESO & DQOA for all stores owned as of March 1 of the year when application is submitted.

Team Members may continue to apply each year they are in school, even if they have been awarded a NESO scholarship in the past.

HOW DO TEAM MEMBERS APPLY?

Go to NesoNews.com

You can either download and print the application.
or
You can fill out the application online.

Online application is the quickest way to submit your application.
You will need to digitize all your supporting documentation in order to upload with the online application.

Regardless of which method you use, please review the guidelines below.

OWNER OR GM Instructions:

Recommendation letter (1 letter Required for each team member applying)by Store Owner or General Manager detailing the reason they feel their team member should receive the scholarship. This letter carries significant weight towards the applicant's evaluation by the scholarship committee. It should include qualities, achievements, strengths and employment history etc. of the applicant.
PLEASE include in the letter, the name of the team member, IDQ# and address of the store they work.
Also include the contact info including email address of the owner/GM that is writing the letter.

Note: This Recommendation letter can be submitted by the Team Member Applicant along with their Scholarship Application or the Owner/GM can submit it separately to the NESO office if preferred for privacy.

TEAM MEMBER APPLICANT Instructions:

Application must be hand written by the Team member on the original downloaded form. No typewritten re-productions of the application.
Letters of recommendation may be type-written.
Before submitting Application…gather all documents to be sent as one submission.
Submit Application along with all supporting documents via email, fax, snail mail, Fedex, UPS etc.
*If emailing or faxing: Please make ONE submission per applicant that includes ALL documents for that applicant in ONE continuous scan or fax.
* If emailing or faxing, do not send multiple scans of individual pages.
* If emailing or faxing, do not send individual photos of pages taken with your camera.
* If application and documents cannot be sent as ONE continuous SCAN OR FAX, please submit your application and documents by mail.
* Exception: The Owner/GM recommendation letter may be submitted separately by Owner/GM if preferred for privacy.
Applications must be received by the NESO office no later than March 1 to be considered.
Applications may be submitted by email to nesoscholarship@gmail.com, fax-510-740-3586, or mail to NESO Scholarship Fund c/o Jeff Haynes, 67 Vanderlin Ct. Fuquay Varina NC 27526.
Note: Applicant is responsible to confirm that the application is received by the NESO office. You will receive an email confirmation when we receive it. If you do not receive that confirmation, you must assume we did not receive it, and contact the office to check status.

CRITERIA USED TO AWARD THE SCHOLARSHIP

Recommendation letter by Store Owner or General Manager
School History and GPA
Extra-curricular activities
Awards & Honors
Community Service
Letters of recommendation from guidance counselors, previous employers etc.

The Applicant and Store Owner/GM will be notified with results by Sept 1.

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING CRITERIA

If the Team Member is awarded the scholarship they will be required to furnish North Eastern Store Owners the following information.

Team member’s full name and address
School’s name and address you are planning to attend
Your student I. D. number if applicable

Note: The check will be made payable to the school not the student. Confirm with the school exact instructions on who to make check payable to, mailing address and any information to include on the check connecting it to the student.

N.E.S.O. Office
C/o JEFF HAYNES
67 Vanderlin Ct.
Fuquay Varina NC 27526
nesoscholarship@gmail.com
Voice: 304-610-1338
Fax: 510-740-3586

CLICK HERE to download and print an application

CLICK HERE TO complete the application online