Dr. Aurora DeCastro Scholarship
A four-year scholarship in honor of Dr. Aurora DeCastro
Dr. Aurora DeCastro Scholarship
In honor of Dr. Aurora DeCastro, the Sturgis Area Community Foundation is offering an opportunity for one student in St. Joseph County to receive a four-year scholarship totaling $40,000
Applicants must be nominated by their school and invited to apply.
Dr. Aurora DeCastro Scholarship Guideline
About the Scholarship
Through the Sturgis Area Community Foundation, the Dr. Aurora DeCastro Scholarship fund will award a four-year scholarship totaling $40,000 ($10,000/year) to one high school senior. These students who will begin classes in the fall of 2024 may attend any accredited college within the United States of America.
Each eligible high school in the county may nominate one student. From this group, the Community Foundation’s Scholarship Committee will nominate the DeCastro Fund’s Scholarship finalists.
Application Process
- Nomination
- Application
- Interview
- Award
How it works:
- Area high schools nominate applicants.
- SACF will contact school administrators and guidance offices to share this opportunity.
- Nominated applicants submit applications online (December 1 – March 1.)
- DeCastro scholarship committee reviews applications and selects finalists (Month of March)
- Finalists interview with the DeCastro scholarship committee in April.
- In May, a recipient will be selected and announced.
Eligibility
- A resident of St. Joseph County.
- Neither parent/guardian with whom the student resides has completed a 4-year baccalaureate degree.
- Accredited St. Joseph County high school graduate planning to enroll in an accredited college in the fall of 2024.
- Must enroll in a four-year college degree program.
About Dr. Aurora DeCastro
Dr. Aurora DeCastro was born on September 27, 1933, and came to the United States from Cuba as a young girl. She received her undergraduate degree from LSU in Baton Rouge and a doctorate degree from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. After a long and successful career, De. Decastro retired from Miles Laboratories in Elkhart, Indiana. She went on to establish several new businesses and holds several patents on inventions of her making. Dr. DeCastro passed away on February 27, 2023. Before her passing, Dr. DeCastro sought to help others further their education through the establishment of her educational foundation fund.
Questions?
Contact us at (269) 659-8508 or email
scholarships@sturgisfoundation.org
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