Friends of the Dudley Branch Library Memorial Scholarship Fund

The 2010 Friends of the Dudley Branch Library Memorial Scholarship Fund is offering a five hundred dollars ($500) scholarship to a deserving high school senior who is a resident of the Roxbury community (zip codes 02119, 02120 and 02121) and slated to graduate June 2009.

The applicant should be attending college or any institution of higher learning in the fall of 2010. A Scholarship Committee of the FODL will read the essays and determine the scholarship winner.

To apply, please complete the Application Form and return it with the
following:

· Letter of acceptance to a two year, four-year college or training institute.
· Proof of Residency
· Two (2) letters of reference--one (1) community
reference and one (1) academic reference
· One student biography
· Write an essay between 300 and 400 words on the "The History of the Roxbury Community"

Deadline: Your essay and other supporting documents (completed application, reference letters, biography, letter of acceptance) should be mailed to the FODL Memorial Scholarship Fund at the below address or delivered to the Dudley Branch Library. Your package will not be reviewed unless all of the above information is completed and included. It must be received by May 15, 2010. The recipient will be notified by August 1, 2010.

For any questions or additional information, please contact: Diane Davis at 617-427-3498 (ddavis2 AT boston.k12.ma.us), Jamiese Martin at 617-822-7134 or e-mail: friendsofdudley AT gmail.com

Friends of the Dudley Branch Library
Memorial Scholarship Fund
65 Warren Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
617-442-6550