Alexander Brown Memorial Scholarship
The Alexander Brown Memorial Scholarship is open to solid organ transplant recipients who aspire to better themselves through higher education. High school seniors who will be graduating from high school in the upcoming spring term and who plan to attend an accredited technical, 2-year, or 4-year institutions *OR *students who are currently enrolled in an accredited technical, 2-year, or 4-year institution are eligible to apply. To learn more about Alexander “Sandy” Brown, click here. It is hoped that the recipients of this scholarship will continue forward in making a positive impact in the world.
*Eligibility *:
Students who meet ALL of the following criteria are encouraged to apply
- Be a solid organ transplant recipient
- Be a U.S. citizen
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 2.5
- Planning to begin classes at an accredited technical, 2-year, or 4-year institution in the United States in the upcoming 2021-2022 academic year.
Selection: Recipients will be selected based on their academic achievement, extracurricular activities & leadership, letters of recommendation, personal essay, and their potential to succeed in college.
Awards: Scholarship awards are one-time awards. The amounts awarded to a selected recipient may be used for tuition, fees, room, board, books, supplies, and health insurance. All scholarships will be paid directly to a recipient’s school, and must be used for the upcoming academic year. Award disbursement is contingent upon the outside scholarship policies of a recipient’s college or university.
Questions? Charmaine Brown at cbrown@denverfoundation.org.
- Donor
- Alexander "Sandy" Brown
- Award
- Varies
- Deadline
- 03/08/2021
- Supplemental Questions
- Are you a solid organ transplant recipient?
- Please answer the following questions if you answered "yes" to being a solid organ transplant recipient:
- The date of your procedure. (MM/YYYY)
- The type of transplant you received.
- Are you a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident?
- What is your current student status:
- Based on your current student status, what is your anticipated graduation/completion date? (MM/YYYY)
- What is your current cumulative grade point average?
- What is your current/anticipated major or program of study?
- Resume- Please upload a copy of your resume. Your resume should detail your education, work experience, sports, clubs, volunteer work/community service, as well as include any academic or leadership awards and honors you have received or special programs you have participated in. Be sure to list your roles and responsibilities (if applicable) with each opportunity listed and include your length of time of participation (i.e. Boy Scouts of America, January 2012-present; National Honor Society, March 2014 - May 2016).
- (ESSAY) In 500 words or less, please share how being a solid organ transplant recipient has influenced you and how this scholarship award will help advance your education and/or life goals.
- Reference Request 1 (Academic): Please request a reference from a current teacher who knows you well. Your reference will be asked to describe your character, academic ability, motivation to further your education and your potential for success. This process is initiated by you, the applicant, from within the online application. You are responsible for ensuring that your reference completes this request prior to the scholarship application deadline. Insert the name and email address of your reference into the fields provided. Immediately when you save your application, a secure link with specific reference questions will be sent to your reference. This needs to be done in ADVANCE of submitting your application. The deadline for references is the same as your scholarship application deadline.
- Reference Request 2 (Community): Please request a reference from an adult who is not related to you and knows you outside of the classroom. Your reference will be asked to describe your character and participation outside of the classroom and in the larger community. This process is initiated by you, the applicant, from within the online application. You are responsible for ensuring that your reference completes this request prior to the scholarship application deadline. Insert the name and email address of your reference into the fields provided. Immediately when you save your application, a secure link with specific reference questions will be sent to your recommender. This needs to be done in ADVANCE of submitting your application. The deadline for references is the same as your scholarship application deadline.
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