"The Grace Scholars Program has helped me very much. Everyone including counselors, professors and students, are supportive. I love the environment here at Mount Mary."

--Samra, Accounting major and Grace Scholar

Grace Scholars Program

The Grace Scholars Program (formerly the Midtown Scholarship Program) is a unique scholarship opportunity for Milwaukee area students who demonstrate good academic performance and financial need. The program provides young women leaders with academic, personal and financial support as they pursue their degree at Mount Mary. Each year, only 30 students are selected to be part of the program.

Benefits of the Grace Scholars Program

• The Grace Scholars award in conjunction with federal and state financial aid covers 85% of tuition annually for up to four years.
• Grace Scholars are encouraged to live on campus in Caroline Hall. To make this possible, Mount Mary offers Grace Scholars a generous Residential Grant if they choose to live on campus.
• Grace Scholars attend a six week Summer Bridge Program before their first semester at Mount Mary. This program helps students develop skills for success in and outside of the classroom and helps them transition to college. Students will earn up to 5 credits during the Summer Bridge Program.
  

Program Eligibility*

To be eligible for the Grace Scholars Program, you must:

• be currently enrolled at or a graduate from a Milwaukee high school
• demonstrate financial need
• demonstrated leadership experience through curricular and extracurricular activities
• be under 21 years old
• be a first-time college student
• be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States

How to Apply for the Grace Scholars Program

To apply for this scholarship program, you must:

1. Apply to Mount Mary and be accepted for the 2013-14 academic year.

2. Submit the Grace Scholars Program application form.

3. Submit a two-to-three page essay addressing the following three questions:

• What activities, in or out of high school, have you been involved in? Include work history, special projects, clubs, church-related and/or volunteer activities.
• What have you learned about yourself from these activities?
• How have you significantly influenced others, helped resolve disputes, contributed to group efforts, or in some other way, demonstrated that you are a leader? Give specific examples of your leadership experience.

4. Submit one letter of recommendation from a teacher, mentor or non-family member.

5. Complete the Financial Aid Early Estimator form by December 15, 2012. Each applicant also must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.gov.

6. Complete an on-campus interview. Select finalists for the scholarship will participate in an on-campus interview. All Grace Scholars application materials must be received a minimum of two weeks prior to the interview date. Select students who are accepted to Mount Mary will be contacted after all materials are submitted and reviewed to schedule an interview on one of the following dates:

Questions

Contact the Mount Mary College Admission Office at 1-800-321-6265 for questions regarding the Grace Scholars Program.

*Pre-nursing students are not eligible for the Grace Scholars Program.

The name "Grace Scholars" was selected for this program because the name encourages program participants to live with grace — strength, wisdom and divinely imparted ability — and provides opportunities for students to discern the ways they embody this value throughout their college experience.

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