Fairhaven Opportunity Scholarship for Resilience

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Description

The Resilience scholarship is a renewable $1000 annual award given to one newly admitted or currently enrolled Fairhaven student who has demonstrated resilience to be able to continue their education at Fairhaven College.

Application Requirements

1. Write and submit an essay in which you explain how you have demonstrated resilience en route to continue your education at Fairhaven College. Please also emphasize the ways in which the latter experience(s) have prompted personal growth.

Guidelines for Essay: Your essay should be between 500-750 words in length, double-spaced, using 12 point-font, and with 1-inch margins.

2. Write and submit a second essay in which you briefly explain how this award will impact your educational experience at Fairhaven and/or Western Washington University, generally.

Guidelines for Second Essay: Your second essay should be 250 words maximum, double-spaced, using 12 point-font, and with 1-inch margins.

3. Arrange one letter of recommendation to be sent on your behalf. Copy and send this link to the people writing your letters of recommendation. https://fairhaven.wwu.edu/form/-fairhaven-college-letter-of-rec

*Please make sure your letter writer for this application can speak to your resilient nature, broadly, as well as your good academic standing.

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If you answered Yes, what year did you receive it?

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Attach Essay File

Essay: Write a 500 word essay explaining how your resilience has helped you overcome adversity to become Fairhaven College student.

One file only.
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Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx, .

Second Essay

Write and submit a second essay in which you briefly explain how this award will impact your educational experience at Fairhaven and/or Western Washington University, generally.

One file only.
16 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx, .

Recommender Name

Copy and send this link to the people writing your letters of recommendation. https://fairhaven.wwu.edu/form/-fairhaven-college-letter-of-rec.
A single letter of recommendation can be used for multiple scholarship applications. Letters of recommendation can be written by faculty or community members.