Letter from Elise
BIAK is proud to announce the 2010 recipient of the Terrill Scholarship, Elise Lawton Mellor from Lake Placid, New York. Elise will pursue a career in physical therapy. When Elise was 10 she was in a skiing accident and sustained a significant brain injury. Since that time, Elise has worked diligently to regain her physical strength. She is back to skiing, running cross country and working in the hospital, getting ready for her physical therapy studies. "It's too hard" is not in her vocabulary, she is determined to finish whatever she begins.
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The Terrill Scholarship honors the memory of Dr. Terrill Mast. For the seven years before his death, Terry suffered the affects of a brain injury. The Terrill Scholarship will be given to a high school senior who either has a brain injury or has an immediate family member with a brain injury. The student will be selected through an application process.
Scholarship Criteria
Scholarship Definition
- A one-time only scholarship in an amount to be determined by the Scholarship directors
- Paid directly to an institution of higher learning at the beginning of the fall semester
- One scholarship will be awarded per year dependent on availability of funds
Eligibility
- Applicants must be a survivor of a brain injury or have an immediate family member with a brain injury. Immediate family member is defined as a sibling or parent.
- Applicants must be a senior in high school ready for graduation in the year the scholarship is requested.
- Students must be enrolled full-time and must have a 2.8 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale)
- Applicants must submit a copy of a recent transcript.
- Applicants must provide at least two letters of recommendation.
- Applicants must use the scholarship to attend an accredited vocational, technical school, college or university.
- Applicants must submit an application postmarked no later than March 15, 2011 for consideration for the 2011-2012 academic year. Scholarship recipients will be notified within 60 days of the deadline.
This is a one-time scholarship. Students will not receive multiple awards. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of funds available and applicant eligibility. The Terrill Fund will not discriminate regardless of gender, ethnicity or religion.
Applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2011
Send applications to:
The Terrill Scholarship Fund
BIAK
7410 New LaGrange Road, Suite 100
Louisville, KY 40222