Do you want to assist high achieving low-income and first generation college
students obtain a college degree? Click here
for the MEF Contribution Form. We are perhaps the only scholarship
foundation of its kind serving low-income, first
generation and Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) students.
We serve the largest number (over 200,000)
and the most diverse group of middle-school, high school
and college students. Most of our
students are participants in TRIO, federally-funded
programs that specifically target low-income,
first-generation and disabled students.
From 1996 to 2003, a total of 212 MEF Family of scholarships and awards
have been given to
low-income, first-generation, disabled and Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) students. The number of scholarships and
awards given, by year and scholarship and award type, is summarized below.
For 2005-06, we have added a new scholarship, the
Illinois Scholarship Program (ISP), funded
initially by the Grand Victoria Foundation, Chicago,
Illinois. This new scholarship will provide 10,
$2,000 scholarships for students in the Chicago
area. MEF is currently seeking support from other
potential funders to increase the funding and scope of
ISP.
|
The
MEF Family of Scholarships and Awards Given
to Low-Income, First-Generation,
Disabled
and EOP Program Participants -
1996 to 2004 |
| Name |
96 |
97 |
98 |
99 |
00 |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
Total |
| MAEOPP
Board |
8 |
12 |
32 |
9 |
22 |
19 |
13 |
12 |
10 |
|
127 |
| Silas
Purnell |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
| St.
Paul Scholars |
0 |
6 |
25 |
12 |
11 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
72 |
| Ralph
Pruitt |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
10` |
| James
B. Hamilton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
| Illinois
Scholarship Program (New!) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
|
Total |
9 |
18 |
60 |
22 |
35 |
31 |
18 |
19 |
21 |
|
233 |
