Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
2010 CHM Student Scholarship List
Application Deadline: Friday, January 29, 2010
This document provides a list of the scholarships that are available for 2010. The expected amount of the award, eligibility,
selection criteria, and required additional documentation are noted for each individual scholarship.
Eligibility refers to students as 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students. This is based upon the specific request of the private donors.
The Student Scholarship Rating Committee defines these categories as follows: 1st year = Block I; 2nd year = Block II or
enrolled in PBL curriculum; 3rd year = enrolled in Block III; and 4th year = enrolled in Block III with a Year 2010 anticipated
graduation date.
Please submit the 2010 CHM Student Scholarship Application and required additional documentation to apply for
the listed scholarships. Only Students in good academic standing are eligible to apply!
REQUIRED ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTATION
SCHOLARSHIP &
AMOUNT
A. GORDON
ADAMS, JR.
SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA
Current 2nd & 3rd
year students with
documented
financial need
2 Awards
$6,000 each
SELECTION
CRITERIA
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AMIR ALBORZYKHAGHANY
MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
2 Awards
5,500 each
CHM SURGICAL
ALUMNI
ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP
Current 2nd & 3rd
year students with
assignment to the
Kalamazoo
Community Campus
for 3rd and 4th years
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Current students
with interest in
surgery
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$2,300
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This documentation must be submitted
with the CHM 2010 Student Scholarship
Application to complete the application
for the specific scholarship as noted
below.
Interest in pursuing Primary Care or
Family Practice as a specialty
following graduation as a residency.
Documented involvement and
leadership in civic, community, and
medical organization activities.
Past athletic involvement at the
intramural or collegiate level.
Documented financial need.
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Explanation of extreme financial need.
Assigned to Kalamazoo Community to
complete clinical training.
Demonstration of qualities of concern
and compassion for others.
Statement explaining the importance
of a career in medicine to the student.
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Student statement that
addresses the current view of
the importance of a medical
career to the student as it relates
to the student’s interests and
values.
Involvement in community service
activities.
Documented leadership positions in
service activities.
Appreciation for and interest in
athletic competition.
Social conscience concerning roles &
responsibilities of a physician.
Documented financial need.
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Student statement of interest in
surgery and delineation of how
interest has been explored and
interest and participation in
athletics.
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Documentation of past athletic
involvement at the collegiate or
intramural level, i.e. sport
roster, letter from coach, news
article, or pictures.
Student statement that
addresses applicant’s career
plans.
REQUIRED ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTATION
SCHOLARSHIP &
AMOUNT
BRAZEE
SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA
Current 2nd & 3rd
year students
$ 1,500
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$2,600
FLINT AREA
MEDICAL
EDUCATION
STAFF
SCHOLARSHIP
SELECTION
CRITERIA
Current 2nd & 3rd
year students
assigned to Flint
Community or
resident of Genesee,
Lapeer, or
Shiawassee Counties
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JOSEPH FOLDING
COLLEGE OF
HUMAN
MEDICINE
ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP
Current 2nd year
students
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$2,000
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ARTHUR L.
FOLEY, II, MD,
Ph.D. ENDOWED
MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Current 3rd and 4th
year students
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Students with limited resources who
have demonstrated the capacity and
motivation to achieve educational &
professional goals.
Michigan resident.
Documented financial need.
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Student to provide statement of
intention to enter and practice
primary care in the State of
Michigan for at least one year
after completion of residency.
Students assigned to Flint Community
Campus
Resident of Genesee, Lapeer, or
Shiawassee Counties
Former or current participant in
MSU/CHM Flint Campus Partners in
Education Program
Documented financial need
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Student to provide a brief
statement that describes
involvement in the MSU/CHM
Flint Partners in Education
Program.
Students in good academic standing.
Achieved above average academic
record prior to admission into CHM.
Demonstrated evidence of an ability to
achieve educational and professional
goals.
Demonstrated motivation and initiative
to achieve goals and seek opportunities
to advance a career in medicine.
Demonstrated financial need.
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Provide documentation of
academic record prior to
medical school.
Student to provide a brief
statement outlining specific
professional goals, preparation
to reach those goals, and
evidence of motivation to
achieve the goals.
Demonstrated a commitment to
academic and/or preventive medicine.
Intention to pursue a career in
academic medicine.
Currently serves as a mentor or has
benefited from a mentor relationship
as he/she pursues medical studies.
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2 Awards
$12,500 each
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$6,700
JOSEPH J. AND
BETTY J.
GADALETO
ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP
This documentation must be submitted
with the CHM 2010 Student Scholarship
Application to complete the application
for the specific scholarship as noted
below.
Current 2nd and 3rd
year students
assigned to the
Lansing Community.
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Demonstrated exceptional academic
achievement and moral character.
Demonstrated leadership skills.
Demonstrated commitment to
community service and a strong work
ethic.
Documented financial need.
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Student to provide a 1-2 page
essay that articulates how the
student’s mentoring
relationship, either as mentor or
mentee, has benefited the
student and how the student
plans to incorporate preventive
medicine and academic medicine
into their professional future.
A statement of support from
student’s mentor to further
support the application.
Student essay (2 page
maximum) that addresses
leadership experiences and
community service experience.
REQUIRED ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTATION
SCHOLARSHIP &
AMOUNT
ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA
DAVID, SIGMAN &
GERTRUDE
GENDEIN
MEMORIAL
ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP
Current 2nd, 3rd, and
4th year students
from Oakland
County, Michigan or
other Michigan
residents.
SELECTION
CRITERIA
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This documentation must be submitted
with the CHM 2010 Student Scholarship
Application to complete the application
for the specific scholarship as noted
below.
Particularly supportive to graduates of
high school or college in Oakland
County, Michigan (should this
requirement be impossible to meet, a
graduate of any Michigan high school
or college may be eligible).
Demonstrated academic excellence.
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Student to provide a maximum
of 250 word essay explaining the
reasons for the student’s
decision to pursue a degree from
CHM and outlining their
medical career goals.
Emphasis on students who are
committed to pursuing a career in
obstetrics, pediatrics, or family
practice.
Provide evidence of a sustained track
record of volunteer service,
particularly as it relates to children.
Demonstrated evidence of academic
excellence as reflected by honors
designation and level of academic
performance.
Have overcome economically
disadvantaged circumstances to attend
medical school.
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Student statement that
describes/ discusses the impact
of volunteer service activities on
underprivileged children and
addresses how the student
overcame disadvantages to
attend medical school.
Particularly supportive to students
from Lapeer, Tuscola, or Huron
counties.
Past involvement in rural communities.
Plans to enter general or orthopedic
surgery.
Documented financial need.
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One page student essay that
addresses the student’s past
involvement- volunteer, civic,
and other- in rural communities
and discussion of surgery career
goals.
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Student statement that discusses
interest in surgery and ways
student is pursuing this interest.
$1,200
RITA L.
HOPKINSON
ENDOWED
MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Current 3rd & 4th
year students
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$1,600
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CLIFFORD L.
HOUSE, MD
ENDOWED
MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Students who are
Michigan residents
and originate from a
rural community
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$1,700
INGHAM COUNTY
MEDICAL
SOCIETY
ALLIANCE
SCHOLARSHIP
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Students who
graduated from high
school in Ingham,
Eaton, or Clinton
County
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$2,500
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KOTAIAH AND
RUCKMINAMMA
KARETI
ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP
Current 3rd and 4th
year students with
an interest in
surgery
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Demonstrated evidence of academic
excellence as reflected by letters of
commendation, honors designations,
and level of academic performance
Documentation of graduation from
high school in Ingham, Eaton, or
Clinton County
Documented financial need
Demonstrated evidence of academic
excellence as reflected by honors
designation and level of academic
performance.
Documented financial need.
$10,000
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REQUIRED ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTATION
SCHOLARSHIP &
AMOUNT
ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA
PAUL C.
LINNELL, MD
SCHOLARSHIP
Current 2nd & 3rd
year students
assigned to Lansing
Community
SELECTION
CRITERIA
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$1,600
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PROFESSOR
LEONARD J.
LUKER
SCHOLARSHIP
Current 1st, 2nd, &
3rd year students
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2 Awards
$6,500 each
MICHIGAN
ASSOCIATION OF
PHYSICIANS
FROM INDIA
SCHOLARSHIP
FOR STUDENTS
OF ASIAN INDIAN
HERITAGE
Current 1st, 2nd, &
3rd year students
$11,000
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2 Awards
$750 each
FLORENCE
GRAVELLE
OBERG
ENDOWED
MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
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Current 3rd or 4th
year students who
are residents of
Oakland or Genesee
County or assigned
to Flint Community
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This documentation must be submitted
with the CHM 2010 Student Scholarship
Application to complete the application
for the specific scholarship as noted
below.
Students assigned to the Lansing
campus for clinical training.
Michigan residents (special
consideration to those from midMichigan).
Demonstrated evidence of academic
excellence as reflected by honors
designations and level of academic
performance.
Students who are well-rounded,
demonstrating strength in academics,
leadership skills, and community
service.
Emphasis on students involved in
research related to diseases of aging
and geriatrics.
Demonstrated good academic
standing.
Must be a US citizen.
Michigan resident.
Demonstrated evidence of academic
excellence as reflected by honors
designations and level of academic
performance.
Demonstrated leadership and
responsibility to medicine and
community.
Documented financial need.
Resident of Oakland or Genesee
County, or assigned to Flint campus
for clinical training.
Undergraduate or graduate degree
from Michigan State University.
Demonstrated evidence of academic
excellence as reflected by honors
designations and level of academic
performance.
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Student to submit brief (1-2
pages) description of proposed
research project for academic
year 7/1/2010-6/30/2011 or
description of current research
project in this area.
Statement of support from
faculty member stating
willingness to supervise the
proposed research project.
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Student statement that
discusses how student has
served as a positive role
model for others and
student’s activities and
involvement in the
community.
REQUIRED ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTATION
SCHOLARSHIP &
AMOUNT
MICHAEL J.
PTASNIK, MD
AND FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA
Current 1st, 2nd, &
3rd year students
SELECTION
CRITERIA
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Students who have demonstrated
evidence of academic excellence as
reflected by honors designations and
level of academic performance.
Provide evidence of sustained
leadership experiences.
Documented financial need.
Documentation of disadvantaged
background whose families are unable
to provide significant financial help.
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Student statement that explains
disadvantaged background from
student perspective.
Preference shall be given to Michigan
resident (out-of-state students may be
considered if no suitable candidates
are available)
African-American heritage
Demonstration of excellence,
leadership and responsibility to
medicine and the African-American
community
Service as role model for other
students
Documented Financial Need
Demonstrated academic excellence
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Student statement that discusses
student’s involvement in the
African American community.
PLEASE NOTE: Previous recipients of
this scholarship are not eligible for
renewed support
 Good academic standing.
 Demonstrated commitment to
volunteer and/or community service.
 Documented financial need.
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Student statement that
articulates student’s view of
volunteerism highlighting
community service involvement
and volunteering during medical
school and plans for future
involvement.
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Student statement that discusses
the impact of community service
activities on urban populations.
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2 awards
$2,500 each
MID-MICHIGAN
MEDICAL
SOCIETY
FOUNDATION
SCHOLARSHIP
FOR AFRICANAMERICAN
STUDENTS
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Current 2nd, 3rd or
4th year students
(preference given in
that order)
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$2,000
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REITMEYER
FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP
Current 2nd & 3rd
year students
This documentation must be submitted
with the CHM 2010 Student Scholarship
Application to complete the application
for the specific scholarship as noted
below.
$2,500
CARLOS R.
SLEDGE, MD,
Ph.D. CLASS OF
1977 ENDOWED
MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Current 1st, 2nd, &
3rd year students
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Students who represent and promote
diversity.
Demonstrated commitment to
community service, particularly to
programs which serve disadvantaged
and urban populations.
Documented financial need.
$2,500
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REQUIRED ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTATION
SCHOLARSHIP &
AMOUNT
BERNARD H.
SMOOKLER, MD
ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA
Current 2nd & 3rd
year students
SELECTION
CRITERIA
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3 Awards
$8,300 each
SORKIN FAMILY
EXPENDABLE
SCHOLARSHIP
Current 3rd & 4th
year students
Demonstrated evidence of academic
excellence as reflected by honors
designations and level of academic
performance.
Documented financial need.

Demonstrated commitment to a career
in family medicine.
Documented financial need.
Student must be in good academic
standing.
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Students who are interested in
psychiatry as their chosen medical
specialty or who have previously
worked in a mental health setting.
Personal origin from an underrepresented segment of the overall
MSU/CHM student population (might
include rural, inner city, and/or
disadvantaged background).
Intend to practice in an inner-city or
rural area.
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Statement of support that
addresses demonstrated interest
in psychiatry and/or experience
and activities in mental health
field.
Students who have an expressed
interest in becoming a primary care
physician.
Have made a significant contribution
to infant/child care or child
development as evidenced through
volunteerism or professional
experiences.
Documented financial need.
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Student statement that discusses
involvement in child
development activities.
Two statements of support that
address the selection criteria.
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$1,700
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WILLIAM B.
WEIL, JR, MD
ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP
Current 3rd & 4th
year students
Student to provide two page
typed personal statement
addressing:
 Reason for selection of
medicine as a career.
 Current personal goals as
they relate to medicine.
 Academic honors,
distinctions, scholarships or
awards received during
medical school.
 Other evidence of academic
excellence.
Explanation & documentation of
extreme financial need.
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Current 2nd & 3rd
year students
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Finalists may also be required to interview
to complete the selection process.
Selection Committee will carefully
consider all aspects of the applicant’s
qualifications but will clearly
emphasize student’s high standards of
academic excellence and level of
financial need.
4 Awards
$5,000 each
WALTER
TURKE, MD
SCHOLARSHIP
This documentation must be submitted
with the CHM 2010 Student Scholarship
Application to complete the application
for the specific scholarship as noted
below.
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$1,900
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Student statement addressing
student’s commitment to
becoming a family physician.
A letter of support from a family
physician.
Fourth-year students need to
provide a copy of their personal
statement used in residency
applications.
REQUIRED ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTATION
SCHOLARSHIP &
AMOUNT
ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA
PAUL T.
WERNER, MD
FAMILY
ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP
Current 2nd, 3rd, &
4th year students
with intent to enter
Family Practice
SELECTION
CRITERIA
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$3,700
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W. DONALD
WESTON AWARD
FOR YEAR II
Current 2nd year
students
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$2,350
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WRIGHT FAMILY
ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP
Current students
with an interest in
psychiatry, aging,
and/or basic
neurosciences

$3,800
WILBUR C.
WRIGHT
MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
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Current students
with an interest in
cancer research
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This documentation must be submitted
with the CHM 2010 Student Scholarship
Application to complete the application
for the specific scholarship as noted
below.
Students who intend, in good faith, to
elect Family Practice as his/her
specialty.
Whose personal origins are from an
under represented segment of overall
MSU/CHM student population (might
include rural, inner city, and/or
disadvantaged background).
Who intend to practice in a rural or
inner city underserved area.
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Student statement of intent to
enter Family Practice in a rural
or underserved area.
Students who are from an
underrepresented or disadvantaged
background.
Demonstrated exemplary academic
performance despite obstacles.
Demonstrated leadership skills.
Seen as an effective role model for
other students.
Commitment to diversity.
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Student statement that
addresses commitment to
diversity, life obstacles, and
hardship.
Proven interest in psychiatry, aging,
and/or basic neurosciences. May be
demonstrated through related personal,
professional, volunteer, or medical
clinical and/or research experience.
Documentation of financial need.
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Student to provide one-two page
personal statement that
highlights past experiences and
future expectations for pursuing
a career in psychiatry, aging
and/or basic neurosciences.
Demonstrated career or academic
interest in cancer research.
Current involvement in cancer
research.

Statement of support from
CHM faculty member or
researcher with whom student
is/has worked in area of cancer
research.
Student to provide one page
statement of goals and intent to
continue cancer research.
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$11,000
WOMEN IN
MEDICINE
SCHOLARSHIP
Current 1st,
2nd, 3rd, and 4th
year students
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4 Awards
$1,750 each
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Demonstrated evidence of academic
excellence as reflected by honors
designations and level of academic
performance.
Students who provide exemplary
leadership qualities that have provided
a role model for other women to
emulate.
Demonstrated excellent professional
behavior.
Demonstrated academic excellence
and vigorous pursuit of the challenges
presented by a medical education.
Documented financial need.
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Student statement that
specifically addresses service
and activities related to women
in medicine including
organizations, leadership
positions held, work experiences,
and volunteer experiences.
REQUIRED ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTATION
SCHOLARSHIP &
AMOUNT
ROBERT l. YOUNG
STUDENT LOAN
ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA
Current 2nd & 3rd
year students
SELECTION
CRITERIA
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Demonstrated evidence of academic
excellence as reflected by honors
designations and level of academic
performance.
Documented extreme financial need.
Demonstrate qualities that suggest a
well-rounded background.
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This documentation must be submitted
with the CHM 2010 Student Scholarship
Application to complete the application
for the specific scholarship as noted
below.

Student essay that describes
qualities/activities that make
them well-rounded individuals.
A well-rounded background
might be evident through
strength in academics,
leadership skills, community
service, sports or other hobbies.