The John Lepping Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to qualified students seeking to further their education by attending college. To be eligible, students must have one or more disabilities, including, but not limited to physical conditions (spinal cord injury, loss of limb, birth defects, etc.) and psychological conditions (autism, post- traumatic stress etc.). Scholarship recipients must be able to provide proof of disability with letter of confirmation by a physician, and must be a US citizen residing in New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania.
All applicants must submit a one-page essay providing a description of your condition and how it is a financial issue/challenge to you and your family. Include information regarding your goals and future ambitions. Provide an official school transcript and three letters of recommendation from non-family members. All listed submission materials and application information must be included for the application to be reviewed. If applying electronically, PDF and DOC format only, no JPGS. Please, no staples on mailed submission forms.