Open To All Schools Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund offers renewable, 4-year scholarships to students who are permanent residents of New England states, with financial need who display academic achievement, a commitment to serving others (in school, in the community or at home), a strong work ethic, and leadership qualities.

Criteria

Applicants must:

• Be an entering or returning student at an accredited undergraduate institution in the United States and must be enrolled full-time (at least 12 hours).
• Be pursuing a bachelor’s degree (BA, BS, BFA, BSN for example) for the first time. Students in one-year or two-year certificate or associate’s degree programs do not qualify. Students in five-plus year programs ending in a master’s degree or beyond may apply for the first four (undergraduate) years of their programs.
• Be a United States citizen or noncitizen who has a current lawful presence in the United States and is eligible to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
• Be a permanent resident of a New England state: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont.
• Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
• Be enrolled in a demanding course of study
• Demonstrate skilled writing
• Qualifying applicants will have one or more of the following:
• Substantial unmet need
• Special financial circumstances
• Low EFC (Expected Family Contribution) from the FAFSA Student Aid Report (In 2015, of the 140 newly awarded recipients, 77% had EFCs less than $5,000 and 84% had parent AGIs below $80,000.

Strong applicants would:

• Demonstrate a desire to make a meaningful contribution to society both present and future
• Be involved in a balance of community, school and work activities
• Pursue goals and aspirations with integrity, resolution, self-discipline and judgment
• Work part time
• Demonstrate leadership characteristics and/or assumed leadership positions
• Exhibit grit when faced with hardship

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