EMMETT TILL INTERPRETIVE CENTER

About the Mrs. Florida May Hentz Casey Scholarship Fund

The Mrs. Florida May Hentz Casey Scholarship Fund provides a one-time $500 scholarship for a student from Bolivar, Coahoma, Leflore, Sunflower, or Tallahatchie Counties, who is accepted to a 2-year or 4-year college or university. The scholarship recipient will be selected based on their commitment to academic excellence and servant leadership through civic engagement in their local community.

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The scholarship is managed by the Emmett Till Interpretive Center in partnership with the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi.

GOALS & OBJECTIVES
While this scholarship is intended to uplift the legacy of Mrs. Florida May Hentz Casey and her dedication to education, its goals and objectives are as follows:
1. To help Mississippi Delta high school students gain access to college education;
2. To offer tuition assistance to Mississippi Delta high school students who have been accepted for full-time enrollment into a two-year or four-year college or university; and
3. To support the higher education pursuits of Mississippi Delta high school students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS & SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES

• Must be enrolled in and on track to graduate from a high school in Bolivar, Coahoma, Leflore, Sunflower, or Tallahatchie County.

• Must be in good academic standing (2.5 G.P.A. or above).

• Must be accepted into a two-year or four-year college or university.

• Must complete the scholarship application by the May 15th deadline.

• Must submit two (2) letters of recommendation from education professionals.

• Must submit a 500-word scholarship essay with the scholarship application.