2012 Local Scholarship

Evansville Tri-State Affiliate Local Scholarship

The purpose of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Evansville Tri-State Affiliate Local College Scholarship Award is to assist students who have a parent that has battled breast cancer or lost a parent to breast cancer. Two scholarships of $500 each will be awarded. 

The promise of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.   Komen believes that breast cancer affects not only the individual, but all family members. This Award is one way we recognize that affect and address the resulting needs. 

The Evansville Tri-State Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has made this scholarship opportunity possible, therefore all applicants must reside within the service area of the Evansville Tri-State Affiliate:  The counties of Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Lawrence, Richland, Saline, Wabash, Wayne & White in Illinois; Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick in Indiana; and Crittenden, Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Union and Webster in Kentucky. 

Requirements:

• Have a parent that has battled breast cancer or lost a parent to breast cancer.
• Reside within the service area of the Greater Evansville Affiliate.  The counties of Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Lawrence, Richland, Saline, Wabash, Wayne & White in Illinois; Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick in Indiana; and Crittenden, Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Union and Webster in Kentucky. 
• Be a high school graduate, a high school student who will graduate by June 2011, or have received the equivalent of a high school diploma.  Current college students are eligible.
• Plan to attend a college or university in the United States.
• Have a college GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale (if already attending college).
• Be no older than 25 years old by May 2011.
• Be a U.S. citizen, or documented permanent resident of the U.S.
• Never at any time have been subject to any disciplinary action by any institution or entity, including, but not limited to, any educational or law enforcement agency.


Download the guidelines and application document.

Applications are due by March 16, 2012. Incomplete applications will not be considered.