Emma Louise Donald (ELD) Scholarship 2025
The Mission Of The Emma Louise Donald Scholarship Fund Is To Provide Financial Support And/Or Assistance To Individual Scholars Who Demonstrate A Positive Attitude Through Service, Citizenship, And Educational Excellence.
The ELD Foundation and Scholarship was established in 2017 in honor of Emma Louise Donald, a founding member of Women Organizing Women Inc. The scholarship pays honor and tribute to Emma Louise Donald and all of the many patients and families who have met the challenges with their loved ones who have faced a serious illness with dignity and victory for the cause of Christ.
Emma’s light was not dimmed but shone brightly throughout her life. A strong faith in God, love for family and friends, she never met a stranger. Emma always looked for opportunities to make others better by finding different ways to meet the needs of others through service and outreach. Emma, who was a true servant of the Lord which was demonstrated by her actions and how she lived her life. An educator, a creator and one who cared about the youth in her community as she served faithfully in the local schools.
This scholarship is a testimony of her legacy. Scholarship recipients will be selected based on academic achievement, community service and personal qualities exhibited in the essays including the creativity of any special gifts that are used to make others better. Verification of college enrollment is required and rewards will be given at the annual ELD Foundation Emma- A- Thon, (Walk-a-thon-scholarships main fundraiser). To learn more about the ELD Foundation and Women Organizing Women (W.O.W) please visit womenorganizingwomeninc.org.
**Scholarship application attached**
Emma Louise Donald Scholarship
ATTN: Scholarship Board/Committee
P.O. Box 4253
Gary, Indiana 46404
(219) 213-2055
Application Deadline May 31, 2025
To be considered for this scholarship, the applicant must:
❖ Be a Resident of the Midwest region of the United States ❖ Be age 22 or under ❖ Have a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.5 ❖ Be a Graduating High School Senior who will be attending college in the fall -or- ❖ Be an Undergraduate College Student currently enrolled in a College, University or Voc-Tech School Training Program and will be continuing in the fall. ❖ Provide verification of community ServiceApplicants must forward the following information to the Scholarship Awards Committee:
❖ An Official High School or College Transcript, or an Official Voc-Tech Training Program record of the last completed semester grades. Unofficial transcripts WILL NOT be accepted. ❖ For Graduating High School Seniors a written verification letter of acceptance to a College/University. ❖ For Current College Students a verification of enrollment at your College/University. ❖ A letter showing evidence of your participation in a community service effort. This letter must be on the company’s letterhead. ❖ A minimum 500-word essay on one of following topics:- As a millennial, you are considered a student that has been impacted by the pandemic. Explain how the pandemic has affected your educational future. What have you done to maintain your scholarly achievement?
- Discuss the ways you have positively impacted your community. Your response should reflect the mission of Women Organizing Women, Inc.
- In addition to education being one of many ways to obtain success in life, discuss three other key factors you feel are needed for you to succeed.
- Miss Indiana USA 2021, A’Niyah Birdsong has challenged us with an initiative to dare to disrupt, challenging the status quo and not being complacent with nos. At what point did you indentify that you are a disrupter and what did you learn in that experience about yourself or any take away from the experience?
Complete the attached scholarship application and mail it along with the application checklist to:
Emma Louise Donald Scholarship
ATTN: Scholarship Board/Committee
P.O. Box 4253
Gary, Indiana 46404
Application Deadline May 31, 2025
ABSOLUTELY NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER MAY 31, 2025!!
APPLICATION FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
(PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY)
* You must submit an official transcript with this application
**Please submit your application items in the following order:
1.Completed application
2.Community service letter
3.Completed essay
4.Verification of College acceptance/College Enrollment
5.Official College or High-School transcript
