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Title: Connecticut Funeral Directors Association

Family Support Services Scholarship Award Application

The Connecticut Funeral Directors Association is committed to excellence in funeral service education. CFDA will award eight (8) $500 scholarships (one in each Connecticut county) to students interested in pursuing careers in a profession that provides emotional or medical support to families.

All scholarships will be awarded at the discretion of the Scholarship Award Committee of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association. Awards will be based on application information, academic record and the evaluation of the required essays. The decision of the Scholarship Award Committee will be final. The Committee reserves the right not to award the scholarship if there are no applicants or if the applicants do not meet the standards of the Committee.

Applications must be submitted by Friday, April 11th, 2008. Recipients will be officially notified by mail the first week in May and awards will be presented at a reception at the end of May.

Eligibility Criteria

  • The applicant must be a legal resident of the State of Connecticut.
  • The applicant must be a high school senior who will graduate in June 2008.
  • The applicant must submit the application form and a current high school transcript.
  • The applicant must have maintained at least a B grade point average in the 10th, 11th and 12th grades.
  • The application form must be neat and legible.
  • The applicant must be pursuing a career in a profession that provides emotional or medical support to families. This includes such professions as counseling, social services, psychology, psychiatry, nursing, medicine, social, gerontology and funeral service.

Essays

Explain the process or events that influenced your decision to pursue a career in family support services. If you need additional space, please feel free to attach a typewritten essay.

To Apply

Download the scholarship application form (PDF 28K)

Then mail completed forms to:

    Connecticut Funeral Directors Association
    Attn: John Cascio
    364 Silas Deane Highway
    Wethersfield, CT 06109

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