[bioundgrd] FW: Trefil Science Scholarship - $5,000 undergraduate

[Joshua Stone]

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From: "wandaobrientrefil at verizon.net<mailto:wandaobrientrefil at verizon.net>" <wandaobrientrefil at verizon.net<mailto:wandaobrientrefil at verizon.net>>
Date: December 2, 2019 at 10:32:57 AM EST
To: Wanda O'Brien-Trefil <wandaobrientrefil at verizon.net<mailto:wandaobrientrefil at verizon.net>>, James Trefil <jtrefil at gmu.edu<mailto:jtrefil at gmu.edu>>
Subject: FW:  Trefil Science Scholarship - $5,000 undergraduate

Dear Science Educators,

The Kościuszko Foundation administers a $5,000 scholarship for undergraduate students of Polish descent for the 2020-21 academic school year.  Please pass on this information to possible candidates and staff:

Requirements of the “Drs. James and Wanda Trefil Science Scholarship” include:
·         Undergraduate student of Polish descent, US citizen or permanent resident
·         Outstanding promise in the natural sciences
·         Minimum 3.5 GPA
·         Deadline February 1, 2020

Please post the attached poster and forward the attached information to possible candidates.  Application can be made through this link:
https://www.thekf.org/kf/scholarships/tuition/science/

Thank you very much for disseminating this information among your best science students with Polish heritage.  The scholarship is sponsored by James Trefil, Clarence J. Robinsons Professor of Physics at George Mason University, and prolific author of 50 books about science.  The most recent is Imagined Life, published in 2019 by Smithsonian Books.  Jim’s wife, Wanda, is of Polish descent, and a retired life-long teacher.  The Drs. Trefil owe their education to scholarships, and they delight in paying forward by helping outstanding students to achieve their goals.

Sincerely,

Wanda O’Brien-Trefil, Ph.D.
9413 Old Reserve Way
Fairfax, VA 22031

703-426-8563









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