Matthew E. Minor Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Matthew E. Minor Scholarship Fund awards multiple scholarships annually (based on funds raised through donations) to graduating seniors in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia Metro Area who wants to work in the community to keep children safe from cyberbullying and other threats.

We Start Accepting Applications: July 1st
Application Submission Deadline: 3/31/2024
Approximate Scholarship Award Date: 4/17/2024
Scholarship Amount: Varies (based on funds available)
Applicants must be a student graduating in the class of 2024.
Applicant must be accepted to a full-time college or university in the coming academic year.
Applicant must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
Special Provision for Awardees: A check in the awardee's name will be made out to and mailed to the College or University they will be attending.
Photos and likenesses of awardees will be used on our webpage foundation documents as content for the scholarship program and page.
Also, Please thoroughly answer the questions on the online application form, or your application will not be accepted for further consideration. We expect an applicant's response to each question to be as thorough as possible. Short responses to essay questions will not receive further consideration. The point is to understand each applicant better and evaluate their merits for a scholarship. The review committee cannot complete an evaluation with a short response to essay questions.

Congratulations To Our Scholarship Awardees

Matthew E. Minor Memorial Scholarship
Online Application

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First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

Gender

Female

Male

Birthday

High School Where You Are Senior

Current GPA (4.0 Scale)

Class Ranking

College you plan on Attending?

Have You Been Accepted for Admission to a College/University?

Yes

Your highest SAT score

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

City

Region/State/Province

Postal / Zip code

Scholarship Essay Questions:
Please completely and thoroughly answer the questions on the online application form. (The questions in blue are the Scholarship essay)
**Short responses to the essay questions will result in your not being further considered for a scholarship.

1. How will this scholarship help you?

2. How have you contributed to your community? (Give at least 2 specific examples)

3. Tell us about yourself. (we want to get to know about you so please be specific)

4. Tell us about a time you failed at something and what you learned from it.

5. What are your academic and/or career goals? What college do you plan on attending?

6. Why do you deserve this scholarship? How will this scholarship help you?

7. Tell us about a time when you had a belief or idea challenged? What did you do in response to being challenged?

8. How would you keep children/youth safe in our community and online from in person bullying and cyberbullying?

9. How are you unique? (Discuss your background, identity, interest, or talent)

10. What do you want to study/pursue in college and as your career?

Please upload a picture of yourself? (This will be used only if you are awarded a scholarship.)

Upload Photo of Yourself

Thank you for submitting a scholarship application !

We have received an overwhelming number of applications- this form is no longer accepts submissions.

Matthew E. Minor Memorial Scholarship Fund

Congratulations To Our Scholarship Awardees

Matthew E. Minor Memorial Scholarship Online Application

Scholarship Essay Questions: Please completely and thoroughly answer the questions on the online application form. (The questions in blue are the Scholarship essay) **Short responses to the essay questions will result in your not being further considered for a scholarship.

Please upload a picture of yourself? (This will be used only if you are awarded a scholarship.)

Matthew E. Minor Memorial Scholarship
Online Application

Scholarship Essay Questions:
Please completely and thoroughly answer the questions on the online application form. (The questions in blue are the Scholarship essay)
**Short responses to the essay questions will result in your not being further considered for a scholarship.