Order Of The Golden Rule Foundation Awards of Excellence Scholarship Program

🏆 Available: 2
💰 $3,500
⏳ N/A

Scholarship Description

OGR demonstrates its support of the next generation of funeral home employees and owners by offering scholarships to students nearing completion of their mortuary science degree and about to enter the funeral profession.

The Awards of Excellence Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students based on strong academic performance, community involvement, and the strength of the essay, which exemplifies a commitment to serving grieving families with compassion, fairness, and dignity. Applicants must be enrolled in a degree program at an accredited mortuary science school or college, be scheduled to graduate in the appropriate calendar year and committed to working for an independently-owned funeral home, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. This fund is supported by member contributions.

Eligibility Requirements

  • 3.0 Minimum GPA
  • Type of institution award is open to: two-year college
  • Type of institution award is open to: four-year college
  • Type of institution award is open to: trade/technical school
  • Award is available to U.S. citizens
  • Award is available to Canadian citizens
  • Award is available to citizens of countries other than the U.S. and Canada.

Application Requirements

  • Application form required
  • Transcript required
  • Entry in a contest required
  • Community Service Required

How To Apply

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Donor: The Order of the Golden Rule Foundation

The Order of the Golden Rule Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Its mission is to fund, perform and/or support activities on behalf of the International Order of the Golden Rule (OGR), a not-for-profit membership organization of independent, family-owned funeral homes located throughout North America and overseas.

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