Detroit, MI — Congresswoman
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (13th District, Michigan) is pleased to
announce that applications for the 2008 Congressional Black Caucus
Spouses Scholarship are available in her District offices in Detroit
and Wyandotte. Complete scholarship guidelines and applications are
also available at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s website
at www.cbcfinc.org.
The
scholarship program is open to students in the 13th Congressional
District, which includes Ecorse, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms,
Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Shore, Grosse Pointe Woods, Harper
Woods, Lincoln Park, River Rouge, Wyandotte, and more than half of
Detroit. High school seniors or full-time undergraduate, graduate, or
doctoral students with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 are
eligible to apply.
Interested
students must submit a completed application form, a high school or
college transcript, an essay describing future academic and
professional career plans, and two letters of recommendation.
Applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2008, and should be sent to
the Scholarship Selection Committee, 1274 Library Street, Suite 1B,
Detroit, MI 48226.
The
Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Scholarship Fund was established to
help students achieve their higher education goals. Scholarships are
awarded in the Congressional Districts of each member of the
Congressional Black Caucus. This is the eleventh year that
Congresswoman Kilpatrick has offered the scholarship opportunity.
For more information, contact scholarship coordinator Lynn Bell at (313) 965-9004.