Bernice Murray Scholarship
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Award: $4000 – $4000
Deadline: February 12.
To honor her unselfish contributions to improving the lives of Vermonters. Qualifications: Applicants must be a single parent with primary custody of at least one child 12 years of age or younger; must seek an undergraduate degree; must enroll at least half time; must demonstrate financial need; must attend an accredited school approved for federal title iv funding (pell grants, federal direct loans); students attending (or planning to attend) a college, university or training program within the United States or Canada who are: United States citizens (or eligible non-citizens); be Vermont residents. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on financial need, recommendation letter, and essay. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form; should include: federal Student Aid (FAFSA); transcript; other required documents: should be submitted on a separate sheet of paper; recommendation letters: recommendation letter must be written by the individual designated by the applicant, be on official letterhead (school, business, college, organization, etc.), and/or be physically signed by the individual who wrote the letter; letters not signed or not on official letterhead cannot be authenticated; non-relative: letter must be from someone who is not related to the applicant for example, a counselor, guidance director, academic advisor, teacher, professor, principal, academic dean, employer, business leader, neighbor, or family friend; letter must address the applicant’s: achievements/strengths, talent/potential for success, community/school involvement, character/initiative/leadership, commitment to completing their education beyond high school, commitment to their chosen career/field of study, education/work ethic; essays: each essay must be written by the applicant and should include the applicant’s name and last four digits of their social security number at the top; general essay: commitment/goals; financial need; community service; uniqueness (minimum 250 words); child care information (provide current/future day care provider’s name, address, and phone numbers; include the age of each child attending day care, the number of hours each child will be in day care/week, and the total cost of day care/week; also provide the name and age of the youngest child for whom applicants are the custodial parent). Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.