Tuition Scholarships
Scholarship Name: RICHARD VOELKEL Memorial Scholarship
Type of Scholarship: College Tuition Scholarship
Distribution Amount: A total of $5000 for one graduating senior
Distribution Method: The scholarship money will be directly paid in the form of a tuition/fee payment to the recipient's college of choice. No direct cash award will be given to the recipient.
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History:
The Richard Voelkel Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of SMCHS Social Studies Department Chair and founder of the school's Model United Nations program. The scholarship is awarded annually to a graduating senior who has spent four years in the Model United Nations program. This scholarship has been funded through the generosity of Mr. Roger Kirwan and his beloved wife Gail, who passed away in 2008.
Criteria/Requirements:
This scholarship is awarded to recognize a talented SMCHS student with demonstrated financial need. The MUN program has established the following scholarship criteria:
- Demonstrate financial need.
- Graduating senior, male or female.
- Good academic standing at SMCHS, with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Four-year member of the Model United Nations program.
- Enrolled or planning to enroll in a two or four-year college or vocational training program within one year of graduation.
- Submit a 300-500 word essay that describes why the student should be selected for the scholarship focusing on what the Model United Nations program has meant to them.
- Completion of the Richard Voelkel application form.
- The scholarship recipient will write an acknowledgement letter to the donor with a copy to SMCHS Advancement Department.
Application Deadline: 04.05.12Click HERE to Apply
