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Ryan McAuliffe Memorial Award

$5,000
1 winner$5,000
Open
Application Deadline
Mar 29, 2025
Winners Announced
Apr 29, 2025
Education Level
High School
Eligibility Requirements
Education Level:
High school student
Ethnicity:
Hispanic
Gender:
Female-identifying
State:
Illinois

Education can be a powerful tool for any student, providing a series of opportunities that can be life changing. 

However, many factors affect each student’s level of access to the world of academia. Underrepresented minorities, first-generation students, and learners from low-income backgrounds each face unique struggles when applying for, paying for, and succeeding in college.

This scholarship aims to support young women as they prepare to finish their high school years and begin college.

Any Hispanic female high school student in Illinois may apply for this scholarship opportunity, but applicants with financial need and community service experience who will be first-generation college students are preferred.

To apply, tell us about yourself, your professional plans for the future, any community service experience you have, and how this scholarship would help you achieve your goals.

Selection Criteria:
Ambition, Drive, Need
Published July 26, 2024
Essay Topic

Please tell us about yourself and your professional plans for your future post-graduation and ten years after graduation. Please share about any community service experience you have, particularly if it includes mentoring other young people. Additionally, tell us about your financial need and why receiving this scholarship will be instrumental to pursuing your next step.

400–600 words

FAQ

When is the scholarship application deadline?

The application deadline is Mar 29, 2025. Winners will be announced on Apr 29, 2025.