ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

The Thomas and Mimi Freeman Family Endowed Scholarship

Open to all ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Students enrolled at least part-time and in good standing at the university.

Tommy FreemanThomas Michael Freeman was a graduate of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. His grandfather, Tom Freeman Sr., and family have established an endowed scholarship in Tom's honor to support ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø undergraduate students each fall. The Thomas and Mimi Freeman Family Endowed Scholarship would like to support students who share Tom's love of nature, dedication to others, belief in the goodness of people and sense of gratitude for all life has to offer. This will be an annual, one-time award granted to one or more students.

This $1,000 scholarship will support a writing project for one or two students each year.


Guidelines

  • All ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at least part-time and in good standing at the university are eligible to apply.
  • Submit 5 pages of original poetry and a two-page essay in which you describe your personal writing philosophy in relationship to nature, environmental advocacy or a similar theme.
  • All entries must be original and may be simultaneously submitted to other publications.
  • Do not include your name or any other identifying information in your submission, including the file name. The scholarship award is judged blindly. Any identifying information will disqualify the scholarship application.
  • In the cover letter section, include all of your current contact information.
  • Applications are open from November 1 to April 1.

Scholarship winners will be notified in May.

 

2024 Winner:

Victoria Troche

 

2023 Winner:

Aimee Flores

 

2022 Winner:

Katherine Miller

 

2021 Winner:

Samuel Sharp


If you would like to donate to The Thomas and Mimi Freeman Family Endowed Scholarship, please click below: