If you are a 2012 high school graduate and plan to attend an institution of higher education for the 2012-2013 academic year, please complete application and mail to the address below in order to be considered for the Erin Trujeque Memorial Scholarship.

2012_new_application.pdf

Please download and mail this form by NO LATER than April 1, 2012 to:

Erin Trujeque Memorial Scholarship
c/o Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico
112 14th St. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS OR APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Eligibility:

• Students eligible for the Erin Trujeque Memorial Scholarship must have been treated for childhood cancer in New Mexico
• Complete application in its entirety and submit prior to deadline
• In order to receive the full award, register for 9 or more hours per semester (award for less than 9 hours will be prorated)
• Students who drop classes below 9 hours or disenroll within the first two weeks of any semester MUST return scholarship award to Erin Trujeque Memorial Fund in order to be eligible for future scholarship awards.
• Complete a minimum of 12 volunteer hours per academic year at Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico and/or Erin Trujeque Memorial Event(s) (Hours will be scheduled with and verified by CCFNM staff).  A minimum of six (6) hours must be completed prior to the beginning of the 2011 Fall Semester and the remaining six hours must be completed prior to the beginning of the 2012 Spring Semester.
• Inform Erin Trujeque Memorial/CCFNM of any changes in address or educational status.

Requirements:

• Scholarships are awarded for ONLY two semesters per academic year (e.g., Fall and Spring; Summer and Fall; Spring and Summer, etc.)
• Scholarship applications must include a short essay about how you have overcome your experiences with childhood cancer and how your goals for the future have been affected by this experience and enclose a recent photo, which will be displayed at tournament events. Failure to include this essay will constitute an “incomplete application” and will make you ineligible for a scholarship.