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MARCIA SUMMERS CAREER OPPORTUNITYSCHOLARSHIP FOR SINGLE MOTHERS - $750

Dr. Marcia Summers, faculty member in the SCSU English Department from 1969 until 1996, created this fund to assist single mothers in obtaining college degrees and increasing their career opportunities.

The purpose of this scholarship is to financially assist St. Cloud State University students who are single mothers of minor children (the applicants may be never-married, widowed or divorced with custody).

WHO IS QUALIFIED?

Undergraduate female students who:

  • Have demonstrated the ability to achieve academically, as shown by attainment of sophomore standing (minimum of 30 credits) with GPA of 3.0 or higher.
  • Have defined degree and career objectives.
  • Can demonstrate financial need.

(The Scholarship Committee of the Women’s Center — including a representative of the Women’s Studies program and Marcia Summers or her designee — will determine scholarship awards.Those who receive the scholarship are eligible to reapply for a second scholarship if they continue to qualify.)

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