Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
61
Days
March 4 2025
Application Deadline
No
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Admission Letter, Proof of Polish Ancestry
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
  • Checkmark Personal Photograph
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Resume
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Drs. James and Wanda Trefil Science Scholarship

Description

The Drs. James and Wanda Trefil Scholarship is awarded to a qualified undergraduate student who is majoring in the natural sciences: physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, earth science, biochemistry, etc. This scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis and is awarded only for studies in the United States. Selection is based on application completeness, recommendation of teachers and professors, academic excellence and achievements, applicant's interests, motivation, the applicant's essay, involvement in the Polish American community. Financial need is taken into consideration. Two confidential letters of recommendation are required. Letters must be written on university letterhead and come directly from professors or teachers with whom the applicants have studied recently. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Kosciuszko Foundation for more information.

Amount Details

$5,000
Low Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university or a four-year college
  • CheckmarkMinimum 3.5 GPA
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkMust study full-time
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying Biology, Earth Science, Natural Sciences
  • CheckmarkRestricted by ethnic heritage: Polish

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Admission Letter, Proof of Polish Ancestry
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
  • Checkmark Personal Photograph
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Resume
  • Checkmark Transcript
For more info, please visit our site
Contact Malgorzata Dymkowska
Scholarship and Grant Officer for Americans
tuitionscholarships@thekf.org
Tel: 212-734-2130 ext. 412 Address 15 East 65th Street
New York, NY 10065