Mary Anne Berliner Foundation Scholarship
Purpose
The Mary Anne Berliner Foundation's purpose is to provide grants to individuals for study at the post-secondary level. Awards may be made for undergraduate or graduate level study at any junior college, college or university. Trade-school and vocational school awards are also available. High school seniors, current college students and returning adult students who are residents of southeastern New Mexico are eligible to apply. Both one-time and multiple-year awards will be considered.
History and Funding
Mary Anne Berliner established the foundation through her will. She passed away in April 1999, and the foundation was funded in the spring of 2000. Mrs. Berliner was a long-time Artesia resident who led a very interesting life. She lived overseas during the 1960s with her husband, Fritz Berliner, who was a US diplomat. During their years in the U.S. government, Mr. and Mrs. Berliner lived in many countries, including Russia, Thailand, Austria and Hungary, to name a few. Her wish was to benefit as many young women and men from the southeastern-New Mexico area as possible by providing them with educational grants.
Eligibility
In order to be considered for a scholarship grant, the applicant must:
- Be a resident of southeastern New Mexico for at least one year prior to application.
- Have been accepted for enrollment in an institution of higher learning.
- If applicant is a high school senior, must have a solid grade point average of 3.5 on a scale of 4.0, and scores on the SAT or ACT of 1170 and 26, respectively.
- If applicant is a current college student, must have a semester grade point average of 2.75 on a scale of 4.0, and must be enrolling as a full-time student for the upcoming semester.
- A returning adult's academic record must be consistent with paragraph 3 or 4.
- In order to maintain eligibility for a multiple-semester award, the applicant must maintain a semester grade point average of 2.75 on a scale of 4.0 and must maintain status as a full-time student.
- The grantee will be allowed a one-semester probation, defined as a semester grade point average below 2.75 but above 2.0, and/or failure to qualify for full-time student status. If a second semester below the requirements occurs, future funding will be revoked.
- The applicant should be a well-rounded individual with outstanding personal character as evidenced by achievements, honors, participation in extracurricular activities and personal references.
- Three written personal references must be provided by the applicant, two of which must be from teachers or school administrators in the case of a high school senior.
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