Burt & Becky Whedon Memorial Scholarship
$1,620
March 31, 2024
Awards Available:
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- Scholarship Description
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At the Nebraska Society’s Spring Meeting in Omaha, the Society will award the annual Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants Burt & Becky Whedon Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,620 to a high school senior planning to attend an accredited 4-year college or university during the upcoming academic year.
Scholarship applicants must be a resident of Nebraska. Applicants will be evaluated by a written essay, honors received, school or volunteer activities, employment and demonstrated leadership. Mayflower ancestry is NOT a requirement. This year’s essay topic focuses on The Mayflower Pilgrims: Choose one Pilgrim from the 51 Mayflower passengers who left descendants and write about his or her contribution to Plymouth Colony and his or her place in History.
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