EMPOWER Scholarships

Eligibility and Scholarship InformationEMPOWER Scholarships are open to ethnically diverse students accepted to, or enrolled in, an institution of higher learning. The EMPOWER scholarships were established in 1994. They are made possible through the David Hersey Endowment Fund.

Application Requirements

Applicants must be a Minnesota or Western Wisconsin (i.e., St Croix, Pierce, Polk, Burnett counties) resident.

Volunteer involvement in the community is required.  Applicants must have demonstrated interest in medical or rehabilitation field by having some volunteer involvement related to a healthcare field.

A minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale is required.

You may request an application from Courage Center's Volunteer Services Department, or download it by clicking here. Fill it out in its entirety, and send the application and submit the following items by the deadline:

1.  Two letters of personal recommendation; one MUST come from a coordinator of volunteers and should include hours worked.

2.  Most recent transcript, grade or progress report (high school, trade school, or university).

3.  One letter of personal recommendation from a school faculty member.

4.  Copy of school acceptance letter if you are a new student or transferring to a new school.

 

Contact Us
763.520.0214
Empower@CourageCenter.org

To Apply


Empower Scholarship Application link (PDF)

Correspondence and information should be obtained from, and submitted to:

Courage Center
Volunteer Services
Attn: EMPOWER Scholarship Committee
3915 Golden Valley Road
Minneapolis, MN 55422

Phone:  (763) 520-0214
Email:    EMPOWER@CourageCenter.org

Deadlines


Application deadline is May 15.

Scholarships are awarded in June.

Checks will be made out to the educational institution.