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Illinois Scholarship Program (ISP)

The MAEOPP Education Foundation has named ten (10) recipients for the 2005 Illinois Scholarship Program (ISP). ISP is a new MEF scholarship program and is funded by the Grand Victoria Foundation, Chicago, Illinois. MEF is currently successfully implementing this program. By August the first two goals had been successfully completed:

1) To increase the opportunity for low-income and first generation new freshmen to obtain access to higher education and adequate financial aid; and
2) To increase access to financial assistance and the chance that currently enrolled low income and first generation college students will obtain a four (4) year college degree.
MEF is indebted to the Grand Victoria Foundation for their monetary commitment in this endeavor. The 2005 ISP recipients include six pre-college program students and four students who were attending 2 and 4 year colleges and universities. ISP Scholars receive a scholarship of $2,000, in two installments. Scholars must maintain GPA and full time student status to continue to be eligible. A community service project is also required.

The Grand Victoria Foundation grant also includes resources for students to attend the MAEOPP Adult Student Leadership Conference, and to improve MEF's systems for student tracking and accounts.

A special thanks to Ms. Nancy Fishman, Executive Director, and Ms Consuella Brown, Program Officer, the Grand Victoria Foundation for their assistance.