STEM Scholarship for Female High School Seniors

The Scholarship Opportunity
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley is offering a scholarship opportunity to a young woman planning to pursue post-secondary study in an area of Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Math or Finance (often referred to as S.T.E.M. education). The funding for this scholarship is generously provided by Fusun Bubernack, a Tocqueville Society donor and President of ET&T, in memory of her parents.

The 2017 Hasan Fehmi & Sabahat Erel Legacy S.T.E.M. Scholarship will provide $4,000 during the 2017-18 academic year along with a unique mentoring relationship with the scholarship winner. Qualified applicants include female high school seniors planning to pursue a S.T.E.M. major. The recipient will be a young woman with demonstrated financial need as well as a superior academic record and established history of volunteerism and community service.

This scholarship aligns with United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley's goal of providing increased educational opportunities.

Selection Procedure
Recipient(s) shall be selected by a committee with representatives from United Way and past award recipients, in collaboration with Fusun Bubernack. All applications will be reviewed by the committee and finalists will be interviewed. The final award recipient(s) may be asked to attend a community event in order to receive the award in person.

Amount of Award
The scholarship amount will be $4,000 and will be awarded one time, in the summer of 2017. The purpose of the award is to cover tuition for the 2017–18 academic year.

General Criteria
The recipient of the scholarship must:

• Demonstrate financial need for assistance
• Have graduated from a high school within the Lehigh Valley of PA by Spring 2017
• Demonstrate strong academic ability and commitment to achievement with a maintained overall 3.5 GPA in a Lehigh Valley high school
• Demonstrate a commitment to learning through successful completion of advanced placement classes
• Have demonstrated personal excellence through volunteer service to the Lehigh Valley community
• Have demonstrated a pattern of taking initiative to achieve stated goals; personally, academically, professionally or as a volunteer
• Be accepted and attending an accredited post-secondary educational program during the following academic year
• Plan to pursue a major in a S.T.E.M.-related field of study
• Commit to engaging in mentorship opportunities during the course of the scholarship period

How to Apply
Complete all requested information on the application form, including the essay. Applicant need not be accepted at a school before applying for the scholarship. All completed applications should be scanned and emailed to Adrienne Wright at adriennew@unitedwayglv.org. Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on March 31, 2017.

For questions, please contact Adrienne Wright at 610.807.5748. 

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