“Get To Know M.E.” to award scholarships to local college students

EDWARDSVILLE — Three universities in southern Illinois are set to participate in the "Get to Know M.E." campaign's scholarship program. Two students in each of the schools will $2,000 scholarships.

Lindenwood University-Belleville, McKendree University in Lebanon and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in Edwardsville are the three participating institutions.

All students applying for the "Get to know m.e." Scholarship must meet all the following non-negotiable conditions:

1. All recipients of this scholarship must be residents of the Metro-East at the time of application and already enrolled as full-time students (minimum 12 credit hours) in good standing at one of the universities listed on the application;

2. Student must submit a GTKME application and required essay to the mailing address or website listed below before deadline date to be eligible for the scholarship. The scholarship will be applied during the academic semester immediately following the application submission and will be awarded for spring semester 2017 only;

3. Students must be deemed in good standing within the university guidelines to which they are applying;

4. This scholarship award must be used for the specified semester as indicated on this application. There is no exception; this will be evaluated at time of awarding;

5. This scholarship award may be superseded by any other tuition-only grant or scholarships received by the student;

6. This scholarship award pays tuition, fees, and books only;

7. All scholarship materials must be received (postmarked) no later than Oct. 15, 2016;

8. Students must intend to complete a degree or certificate at one of the universities listed on the application to receive the GTKME scholarship award.

Applications for the "Get to know m.e." scholarship can be found online at http://www.get2knowthemetroeast.com/projects/scholarship. If you have difficulty accessing the application or have questions, please contact [email protected]

The "Get to know m.e." campaign's organizers state it was launched "to help bring awareness to everyone living in and out of the St. Louis Metro-East area to get to know the outstanding cities and communities east of the Mississippi River, the abundant resources they have to offer, the welcoming people and their way of life."

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