Edward A Green Jr. Scholarship for Foster or Homeless Students

This scholarship is created to support worthy students who never made it out of the foster care system or are currently homeless or self-supporting. Criteria for selection is as follows:

  • Must be a sophomore, junior or senior attending SIUE
  • Must be a verified dependent or ward of the court, emancipated minor or self-supporting individual at risk of being homeless
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • GPA or 2.5 or higher
  • Must submit two letters of recommendation.

First preference will be given to individuals from either St. Clair or Madison counties. If no candidate exists from either of those counties, the award can be made to any applicant meeting all other above outlined criteria. If awarded, the student must send a thank you letter for the gift to the donor.

The amount of this award shall be dependent on funds available.

Award
$3,000
Deadline
Supplemental Questions
  1. Notes of gratitude are very important to our sponsors. They illustrate the students' appreciation of their awards and scholarships and show the impact of a sponsor's generosity. Please write a thank you note that expresses your gratitude to your sponsor, tell a bit about yourself as a student at SIUE, and what your plans are for the future.
  2. Would you like to apply for this opportunity?
  3. I hereby authorize the release of information contained in my post-acceptance survey for the purpose of donor relations and SIUE publications.
  4. Are you a Madison County resident?
  5. Will you be enrolled full time (12 hours) for the upcoming Fall term?
  6. Are you ward of the court, emancipated minor or self-supporting individual at risk of being homeless?
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