P-250 Recommendation

P250 Endowed Scholarship Overview

A Student has selected you to provide a recommendation statement in support of their application for the Project P250 Endowed Scholarship. The Scholarship was established when a group of Albion College students came together during the 1971 academic year and collected money to establish an endowed fund to honor former Albion College President Bernard T. Lomas. Those students raised more than $250,000 to create the Bernard T. Lomas Project P250 Endowed Scholarship. The number 250 comes directly from the $250,000 raised in endowment funds.

Purpose

The purpose of the Project 250 Scholarship is to encourage students to contribute to significant improvements of self, campus, and community. Award recipients will be determined:

• Based on the applicant's broad range of activities and without regard to financial need.
• On the basis of the applicant's leadership contributions as measured by the quality of the applicant's involvement with activities and organizations.
• On the contribution to the applicant's personal goals in higher education.

Award & Eligibility

The 2021 Scholarship amount will be $10,000 – $12,500 per recipient.

To be eligible, students must be currently enrolled at Albion College and have obtained Junior class status, defined as completing 14 academic units. Graduating Seniors are not eligible, but Seniors who are returning for an additional semester(s) may apply.

Your Reference

The reference statement you provide will be used by the Project 250 Scholarship Selection Committee to gain further insight into the candidate's co-curricular leadership experiences and contributions to the College and Community. Most helpful is providing additional insight into the candidate's extra-curricular involvement and contributions to the College, the City and other communities, which is the basis for the P250 Scholarship award.

Deadline

Recommendation deadline is Friday, March 26, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. If for whatever reason you are not able to submit a recommendation by this deadline you may still provide a recommendation statement after this date.