Anne Sullivan Bezdek Legacy Scholarship

"The Anne Sullivan Bezdek Legacy scholarship was established by Anne’s family to honor and memorialize Anne by supporting female students. Anne was a lifelong learner, scholar, and teacher. Eligibility To be eligible, the applicant must: identify as female plan to enroll full-time as an undergraduate at an accredited, nonprofit, trade/technical school, two-year college, or four-year college or university in the United States. be a permanent resident of the St. Louis region. The region is defined as the City of St. Louis, the Missouri counties of St. Louis, Saint Charles, Jefferson, Franklin, Lincoln, and Warren, and the Illinois counties of Madison, Saint Clair, Clinton, Monroe, Bond, Calhoun, Macoupin, and Jersey. demonstrate unmet financial need. In general, unmet financial need will be defined as the difference between the cost of attendance and the sum of the student’s grant aid from other sources plus the Student Aid Index (as determined by the student’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Preference will be given to students who are currently in foster care, have been adopted out of foster care after age 14, or have aged out of foster care. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please answer all questions that apply to you, even if they are not marked “required.” Selection Recipients will be selected by the St. Louis Community Foundation based on the student’s commitment to, and academic preparation for, higher education; the quality of the essay(s); determination of financial need; and consideration of unusual circumstances. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please answer all questions that apply to you, even if they are not marked “required.” Renewal Recipients may reapply for award consideration for a maximum of four years of undergraduate funding, provided they continue to make satisfactory progress toward a degree and continue to meet the eligibility criteria. Notification Application status will be changed from submitted to "