Otis M. Smith Scholarship for Single Mothers
In order to be eligible, applicants must be current residents of any of the following counties of southeastern Michigan: Wayne, Oakland or Macomb. Applicants must be pursuing post-secondary education at the Columbus College of Law at Catholic University of America, any campus of the University of Michigan or any campus of Wayne State University. Applicants must also be single parent mothers. Employees of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and their dependents as well as members of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Board of Trustees and their dependents are ineligible for scholarship consideration.
The purpose of the Otis M. Smith Scholarship Program is to provide scholarships to single parent mothers who are residents of Wayne, Oakland, or Macomb counties to assist them in obtaining post secondary education at selected accredited institutions, including the University of Michigan.
The Scholarship Application form includes:
Background information (contact, academic background, financial aid information, academic honors, extracurricular activities, work experience, unusual circumstances)
- Brief (2 double-spaced pages maximum) personal statement
- Completed FAFSA
- Two letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts
If an award recipient withdraws from the educational institution for which the award was granted, the award will be cancelled and the unspent portion, if any, will be returned to the Foundation. Awards are subject to state and federal income tax guidelines.
If a recipient chooses to take a course or series of courses at a tax exempt, accredited educational institution other than the one to which she was originally attending, or if she wishes to transfer to another tax exempt educational institution, the Otis M. Smith Scholarship Program Award will not be forfeited if the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan is notified in advance of such transfer to an eligible institution.
- Up to four non-renewable scholarships of $2,500 are available
- Prior recipients may re-apply for scholarship consideration