SCHOLARGIFTS
SCHOLARGIFT PROGRAM
ScholarGifts are awarded to young women in their senior year in high school, who have lost their mother to cancer or whose mother has an end-stage cancer diagnosis, and plan to attend college in the 2023-2024 academic year.
ScholarGifts
ScholarGifts are non-competitive monetary awards given to applicants who meet all our eligibility requirements, submit all the materials required, and attend a mandatory one-day college preparatory workshop.
College Preparatory
Workshop
The one-day college preparatory workshop is on Saturday, April 15, 2023. The workshop is a series of sessions that will focus on the following topics:
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Health and Wellness
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Financial Literacy
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Career Building
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Relationships
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Academic Coaching
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And more
ScholarShower
After completing the college preparatory workshop, applicants will be invited to attend our ScholarShower scheduled for Saturday, June 3, 2023. The shower is an opportunity to celebrate each applicant's educational accomplishments and support them as they transition into their next phase of life. During the shower, applicants will receive their ScholarGift and college care packages.
NOTE: Attendance at the college preparatory workshop and an acceptance letter from the college/university that the applicant plans to attend in the fall semester/quarter of 2023 are required to attend the ScholarShower.
Application Window: February 1, 2023 - March 1, 2023
Eligibility
Requirements
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Greater Atlanta resident (Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Rockdale Counties, and the city of Atlanta)
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Young woman in her senior year of high school
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Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.00 scale
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Mother has a end-stage cancer diagnosis, or has died from cancer
Additional Requirements:
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Two letters of recommendation (both letters must be written on official letterhead and signed)
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Submit an essay/personal statement on the following:
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How has your mother’s end-stage cancer diagnosis or death influenced you, and where do you see yourself five years from now?
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Submit a one-minute video introduction of yourself
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Official academic transcript
We understand that figuring out how to pay for post-secondary education can be overwhelming.
If you are interested in donating to our ScholarGift program, please click on the donate button below.
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