ANNUAL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Criteria: The Susanna DeLaurentis Memorial Scholarships are awarded each year to college-bound high school seniors with superior academic and extra-curricular achievements who contend with a chronic disease or other serious challenge to physical or mental health. Honorees are selected by a committee of the board of directors of the Foundation, and are announced at the end of the academic year.
Award: The scholarship is a $1,000 award, paid directly to the honoree’s institution of higher learning.
Application: Applications must be received by FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010. Awards will be announced during the first week in May. The text of the application appears below or you can download an application by following this link. As much information as possible about the applicant’s academic standing and achievements --including GPA, standardized test scores, and class standing -- and about the applicant’s participation in extracurricular or community activities should be submitted with the applicant’s statement, along with at least one letter of reference from a member of the faculty or administration familiar with the applicant and his or her condition. Submissions should be mailed to SDCF, Box 11208, Elkins Park, PA 19027.
The Scholarship Program: The Susanna DeLaurentis Memorial Scholarships are awarded in memory of Susanna DeLaurentis, who died of cancer at age 10 after spending half her life in cutting-edge experimental treatments. Though she missed one entire academic year and large chunks of her other three school years, she kept pace with her classmates by working diligently with tutors while recovering from her treatments. Her spunk, generosity, selfless compassion for the needs of others notwithstanding her own dire condition, and her constant good cheer inspired her former teachers to establish a research and scholarship fund in honor of her courage, compassion, and commitment to learning. Scholarships are awarded to candidates who best exemplify Susanna’s ironclad determination and quiet, upbeat fortitude in the face of extraordinary challenges.
The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity. The official registration and financial information of the Susanna DeLaurentis Charitable Foundation may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling 1(800)732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. |
