$2,500 Morelli Scholarship for STEM Majors with a Demonstrated Learning Challenge Due 2/28

The Joseph James Morelli Legacy Foundation offers scholarships awarded annually in the amount of $500 to $2,500. Approximately 20% of applicants are awarded a scholarship.

Eligibility:
• Applicants must be either a high school student or a post-high school student, who will be attending an accredited undergraduate school, technical school, or community college in the United States in the Fall of 2022. Graduate students are not eligible.
• Applicants must be pursuing a degree in STEM field (science, technology, engineering, math).
• Applicants must have a demonstrated learning challenge (disability) of dyslexia or similar reading and/or language-based disability .

How to Apply: Apply here by 2/28. You can find videos at the same link that outline the application process. Application materials include:

• Recommendation letter from a teacher, counselor, other school personnel, or reading specialist, who knows you well and can speak to your challenges and successes relative to your learning challenge.
• Documentation of your learning challenge such as a 504, IEP or one-page letter from a teacher or counselor
• Most recent transcript, official or unofficial