William Jackson Hawley Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by Rochester Area Community Foundation
Purpose
This need-based scholarship is intended to support a student whose parent has either recently died from cancer or is currently undergoing cancer treatment, helping the student remain enrolled in college and complete a bachelor’s degree when family finances have been disrupted by medical bills or reduced household income caused by cancer.
Award details
- Total fund: One $3,000 award. The award may be divided among two or three recipients.
- Minimum individual amount: $1,000.
- Disbursement: The full award amount is sent to the recipient’s college account in the Fall as a single payment to be applied equally to the Fall and Spring semesters.
Permitted uses
Funds may be applied toward tuition, mandatory fees, course materials (books), and other expenses directly connected to postsecondary education.
Who may apply (Eligibility)
Applicants must:
- Reside in Monroe County; and
- Be enrolled full-time at a college in Monroe County, or be a Monroe County high school graduate who is planning to enroll in college; and
- Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; and
- Demonstrate financial need resulting from a parent’s fight with cancer.
Application period and process
- Application window: December 1 through February 28.
- To apply (or continue an in-progress application), use the online link to the Community Foundation’s Consolidated Scholarship Application. Submitting this application automatically enters you for consideration for this scholarship and any other scholarships for which you qualify within the Consolidated Application.
Selection process
The Community Foundation oversees selection. A review committee made up of Community Foundation staff and local community members evaluates applications and selects recipient(s).
Notification and award payment
- Recipients will receive an email from the Community Foundation in the Spring with instructions for claiming the award.
- To release funds, upload required documentation — including an official class schedule and a tuition bill that verifies enrollment — to the Consolidated Scholarship Application between July 1 and August 15.
- Once documentation is received, the scholarship payment will be mailed to the school for the student’s account in the Fall as described above.
- Scholarships not claimed by February 15 of the award year will be forfeited.
Renewal
This scholarship is not automatically renewable. Eligible students are welcome to reapply in subsequent years.
Questions
If you have questions, email scholarships@racf.org.