Scholarship
Each year, through the Mensa Education and Research Foundation, Western New York Mensa holds a scholarship essay contest. Students who are enrolled in a degree program at an accredited institution of higher education during the academic year following the application date are eligible. (Therefore, this year's scholarship is for students who will be enrolled in the 2008-2009 academic year.) Enrollment can be undergraduate or graduate, full-time or part-time. One does not need to be a member of Mensa to apply.
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen and currently be a resident of WNY Mensa's coverage area. If you are not sure whether or not you live in our coverage area, try entering your zip code into American Mensa's local group finder.
The awarding of this scholarship is based solely on the applicant's essay. Consideration is not given to grades, academic program, or financial need. There is also no consideration given to gender, race or age. Applicants write an essay of not more than 550 words explaining their academic and/or vocational goals and how they plan to achieve those goals. Essays are mailed to our scholarship chair, who submits them to the local judging committee. In addition to the scholarship that WNY Mensa awards, scholarships are also awarded at the regional and national level. The best essays received at the local level will be sent to the regional judges, who send the best of their essays to the national judges.
Entry Form
The 2007 scholarship deadline has past. Check back in fall 2008 for the next application.
Questions?
You can find out more information about the scholarship on the Mensa Education and Research Foundation website. If you still have questions, you can send an e-mail to .