What the SW Michigan Affiliate does

College Scholarship

2002 Application

Breast cancer affects more than the individual fighting the disease. Breast cancer affects the patient's entire network of family and friends. The Komen Foundation believes it is important to provide support to the families of breast cancer patients. The Komen College Scholarship Award is one way the Foundation addresses the spectrum of issues that impacts breast cancer patients and their families.

The Komen college Scholarship Award is designed to assist students who have lost a parent to breast cancer. The program is donor-funded and administered by the Foundation through its local Affiliate network. Award recipients can receive up to $10,000 per year to be used towards tuition, books, fees and on-campus room and board while a full-time undergraduate student at a state-supported college or university in their state of residency. There will be a maximum of five Komen college Scholarship Awards given each year.

The selection criteria for the award includes scholastic achievement, community service, demonstrated leadership potential and financial need. Students are required to maintain a minimum of a 2.8 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) after the first grading period.

Unless prohibited by disability, students are required to earn wages equal to 20% of the lesser of their annual school costs or the amount of the Komen Award.

Contact:

komen@grants.org