Joseph J. Fox, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

State of Maryland International Reading Association Council
Joseph J. Fox, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
The Joseph J. Fox, Jr. Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to three graduates of any Maryland high school who plan to major in education at an accredited college or university.  Recipients of this scholarship must meet the specific criteria for each scholarship.
Each of the three scholarships are awarded for $2,000.00.  Selected recipients will receive the scholarship funding upon presentation of a copy of a college or university tuition bill. 
Scholarship Criteria

1.  Applicant must verify graduation from a Maryland high school.
2. Applicant must be accepted and enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at an accredited college or university.
3. Applicant must major in Education with the intent to pursue teaching as a career.
4. Applicant must have maintained an overall GPA of 3.2 or better in high school and submit a high school transcript with the application.
5. Applicant must document current or previous community service in education-related activities or organizations/clubs, etc. 
6. Applicant must submit a completed application that follows the scholarship rubric
7. Applicant must apply by the scholarship deadline.

 
All applications must be submitted to the SoMIRAC Scholarship Committee Chairperson, and be postmarked by April 15, 2017.
Don Bailey
Scholarship Committee Chairperson
1509 Augusta Way
Crofton, Maryland 21114
 
Applicants can go to the SoMIRAC website www.somirac.org on June 3, 2017 to see if they have been selected as a scholarship winner.  Winners will also receive a letter informing them of their selection for this scholarship.  

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