Letter To Lillian Vanous Nutt Scholarship Fund

It was normal day like any another when I received my financial aid package from college. I remember the excitement that came with being one step further on the path to my life. And just as clearly, I can remember the sinking feeling I got in my stomach when I looked at my financial aid package. This was the first time in my life I had thought I might not go to college. After thought about education, experience, and money, I came to that college is worth the debt that may be incurred.

Now that I’ve covered why I financially need this scholarship, let me explain why I have earned it. This past year has been a whirlwind. I ended my junior year with 34 credit hours, 20 of which were earned second

This scholarship was a huge blessing to my family as I would have not able to come to Marist College otherwise. I’m grateful for the chance to attend to college without having to worry about my finances. I would like to thank the Duet family for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime.

It fills me with great pride to say that I have finished my first semester of college--with a 3.5 GPA nonetheless--due to your continued generosity. Your donation to this fund has drastically improved my college experience because a large weight has been lifted off my shoulders. As a student who does not receive Federal Aid, paying for college seemed like far-fetched dream. Being able to say that I have completed my first semester of college is not as far-fetched as I once thought. Thank you for making this dream a reality.

As upcoming high school seniors, many such as myself, desire scholarships in order to alleviate the financial burden that attending a university can bring. Though this considerable and generous scholarship prize money will be used to further my education at Texas A&M University, my main wish is to bring pride and satisfaction to my family. As a first generation student, I am humbled by the opportunity of obtaining an education in America. Since my parents were migrants from Vietnam and Hong Kong, a successful life here was unheard of many years before. Financial strains do occasionally plague our lives, however, we have not forgotten the strenuous hard work and sacrifice that my parents have conquered in order to put their two daughters through

I would like to express my thanks to the Buster Bynum Education Scholarship for allowing me the opportunity for financial assistance through your scholarship program. Being the second child in my family to attend college, I know that college can be expensive. At the age of seventeen, I am the youngest of six children. I learned from my family that they will give me all the love in the world, but when it comes to money I have to earn it. For the past three years I’ve earned my gas and spending money working a part-time job laying sod for Mid-South Enterprises LLC. I am confident that my parents will help as much as they possibly can financially, but with the assistance from scholarships my out of pocket tuition cost can be less.

I am DeQuandra Lyles from Sawyerville, Al and I'm grateful for my family and the scholarship to Neosho Community College.  I'm grateful for my family because it has been a rough week for me. I can always count on them they support me and everything I do. Even when I have bad days my family are my motivators. Family would listen to what you have to say and will refuse to give up on you. However, I'm grateful for the scholarship I didn't expect to receive one. The scholarship helped me out a lot I was less stressful. The scholarship paid for my tuition and books so less money came out of my parents pocket.

It is my great pleasure to recommend Denise Perez-Viveros for The Salvation Army Women’s Scholarship. I am the pastor of the church she attends. I have had the pleasure of knowing her for several years.

I, Charday Williams, am one of the recipients of the Dr. Ruth M. Cady & Dr. Dorothy Husky Health Science Endowment Scholarship and I truly owe a great amount of appreciation to you both. These past few weeks have been extremely difficult for me when it comes to my schooling. I was accepted to the nursing program yet unsure of how I was going to pay for my schooling. Being that I am working toward my second bachelor’s degree it is relatively hard to get financial aid whether by means of loans, scholarships or grants. With this being said, I was afraid that I might have hit a bump in the road that I may not overcome. This scholarship or might I say blessing has lifted a great amount of stress off me. It has provided me with exactly what I needed

The beginning of my freshman year of high school I realized that unless I got a job right after I turned 16 I wouldn’t be able to pay for college so I needed to start making steps in the right direction now. I started working at McDonald’s my sophomore year of high school four months after I turned 16 and continued to work there until I graduated from Polk Collegiate High School. A friend told me about Polk Collegiate High School the beginning of my sophomore year and I knew that it would be the best financial choice that I could make at the moment. I spent the last two years of my

As a student and applicant for the S&K Preemie Love Foundation Scholarship, I admire this scholarship because this scholarship foundation is designed to help support and promote students in pursuing high education to help better ones self for the future and to help assist one in providing educational opportunities for students. With this scholarship being church affiliated it has more meaning than most scholarships with me being an active member with church it is important to me to attend church and to participate in church activities. Any scholarship to help assist a student attend college should always be desired. My career objectives are to attend a four year university and to either study biology or engineering. I am not likely everyone

Going to college has been a dream of mine growing up. I am the first ever in my family to go to college but figuring out how to pay for it has been a challenge. I desire to achieve my academic and career goals and this scholarship can help me succeed in my journey.

Thanks to your contribution and partnership, our scholarship recipients are one step closer towards completing their college education and becoming

Over the past couple years in my pursuit of a college degree I have quickly learned how important every dollar is. I have been blessed to have had help from various other organizations based on my academic ability as well as financial need; however, it seems the expenses of higher education are never satisfied and there is always more money needed. That has never been truer than it is now as my husband and I prepare for a PCS move to Fort Belvoir and we are faced with the daunting reality that the schools in the Washington D.C. area are quite expensive in comparison to what we have been paying for. With that said, being awarded a Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarship would be more helpful than I could truly express in a short essay.

I would like to share with you how grateful I am to have been selected for the First Generation Scholarship. Being a first-generation student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in my family is both exhilarating and intimidating. I never fathomed being able to manage the cost of higher education, nor believing the probability of being selected for a scholarship. Opening the letter and reading the words, “Congratulations, I am pleased to inform you that you have been selected…”, was one of the most surprising and emotionally charged moments of my life. I simply could not believe what I was reading, especially considering that this was the first and only time I have applied for a scholarship. Too many times I heard how it was impossible to get one because there are too many people applying – it would be like winning the lottery. I would hear how it was a waste of time and not worth the