Scholarship Application News
by Peter G. Sokaris
Mensa of Northeastern New York invites applications for Mensa Education and Research Foundation Scholarships.The only eligibility requirements are that the applicant be enrolled, for the academic year following the award, in a degree program in an accredited American institute of postsecondary education, and be a resident of the area covered by Mensa of Northeastern New York.
For the general awards, the applicant need not be a member of Mensa nor qualified for Mensa, and the general awards are unrestricted as to age, race, gender, level of post-secondary education and financial need. Awards will be made on the basis of an essay of fewer than 550 words, which describes the applicant's career, vocational, or academic goal toward which the scholarship is to provide aid.
Entries will be judged and awarded at three levels: local, regional, and national. Awards are made in the amount ranging from $300 to $1,000.
To download and print an official entry form via the Internet, visit the web site www.mensafoundation.org/scholarship and use your zip code in requesting an entry form.
You may also request an entry form by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope before December 31, 2009 to Mensa Foundation Scholarships (1- 120), c/o Peter G. Sokaris, 14 Turner Place, Albany, New York 12209.
All entries must be postmarked by January 15, 2010.