398. Manuel Garcia Memorial Scholarship – Additional Essay Required
- Award: $500
- Eligibility: Graduating senior from Grants Pass High School who participated in MEChA Club at GPHS
- Selection Criteria: Based on demonstration of leadership skills within the students’ underrepresented community.
- Additional Requirement: Submit an additional essay describing the leadership skills you have used to serve your community. Specifically, underrepresented communities of color, the LGBTQ+ community, or other historically underrepresented groups.
- Use of Funds: May be used at any accredited two- or four-year colleges, trade or technical schools, or for training in a federally accredited or state licensed or approved apprenticeship program. Scholarship checks are mailed directly to the recipients’ post-secondary education program. Scholarship funds may also be used to reimburse students for required books and school supplies with advanced approval.
- About this Scholarship: Established in memory of Lance Cpl. Juan M Garcia Schill, a 2005 graduate of Grants Pass High School. Manuel enlisted in the Marine Corps after graduation to help pay to go to college to become a teacher. He was a young man with a good sense of humor, who loved children and Tae Kwon Do. He had earned a black belt and aspired to teach martial arts to children. Juan was killed in 2007 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq at age 20.