Remembering Mom: The Barbara
Franklin Cancer Foundation
is accepting scholarship applications from young women between the age
of 18-25 who have experienced loss due to the death of their mother,
but desire to continue their educational path in spite of their mother’s
absence. (Mother-loss is not restricted to cancer).
Scholarship
Award:
- One scholarship
will be awarded in the amount up to $500 for the 2008-2009 academic year
(Up to $250 per semester).
- Must show proof
of enrollment in a minimum of 6 credit hours at an accredited institution
of higher learning.
- Scholarship recipient
will be honored at the 4th Annual Remembering Mom Lunch Celebration
on May 10, 2008.
Eligibility:
- Applicant must
be a young woman between the ages of 18-25 with plans to attend an
accredited institution of higher learning during the 2008-2009 academic
year.
- Applicant must
have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
- Applicant must
live in the State of Texas.
- Applicant must
provide a copy of mother’s death certificate or obituary.
Application Process:
Applicants must submit the following items along with a completed
application:
- Copy of most
recent academic transcript (with school’s seal), SAT or required
assessment test for entry into institution of higher learning.
- Two letters of
recommendation (one from a school counselor or teacher/professor and
one from a community leader such as a pastor/minister, school principal,
employer, civic or political leader).
- A typed 500-word
essay about your motherloss experience and the importance to pursue
an education in spite of your mother’s absence.
- A selection committee
will screen applications and essays.
- The scholarship
will be awarded to the student who best meets the eligibility requirements.
- The scholarship
recipient will be notified by telephone and invited to attend the
Annual Remembering Mom Lunch Celebration on May 10, 2007.
Deadline:
Completed application form and typed essay must be received by
April 30, 2008. Applications/essays postmarked after the deadline
and /or incomplete packages will be disqualified.
