The Euodias E. Parker Scholarship

TYPE: Local

AMOUNT: $3,000 merit-based awards to two high-performing students

DEADLINE: March 9th, 2020 at midnight

WEBSITE: https://thefeatherstonefoundation.org/sample-page/euodias/

ONLINE APPLICATION: See website for more information.

DESCRIPTION: Euodias E. Parker was a fun-spirited, hard-working educator, charismatic leader and entrepreneur who dedicated both her personal endeavors and professional career to empower and propel Baltimore city students to achieve greatness. For more than thirty years, she taught some of the city’s most vulnerable, but talented students. She established training programs and coached them to ultimately become some of Baltimore’s most promising Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and paramedics. At the conclusion of her heroic battle with cancer, her beloved nieces and nephews created the Euodias E. Parker Scholarship Fund to celebrate her life-long commitment to education and academic excellence.

In Fall 2020, the Scholarships will provide $3,000 merit-based awards to two high-performing students. Her nieces and nephews created this fund to honor her legacy by providing opportunities for low-income students in Baltimore City to continue their pursuit of higher education.

The scholarship will create opportunities for high-performing students to tap much-needed funding, so that attending a four-year college can be attainable. These special awards encourage first generation college students, from economically challenged backgrounds, to pursue higher education and help level the playing field for inner city students.

Requirements:

—Baltimore City resident

—SAT/ACT scores will be considered

—Cumulative 3.0 grade-point average (GPA)

—Essay outlining career goals and aspirations

—Demonstrated involvement in extracurricular activities

—A letter of recommendation is strongly encouraged

The scholarship awards are open to students of all majors. A selection committee will review all applications and select the finalists.