Officer Tamarris Bohannon Memorial Scholarship

The Officer Tamarris Bohannon Memorial Scholarship will annually award scholarships to students who will complete their degree within the next three semesters and are dedicated to working in the St. Louis region. The scholarship will assist students who have unmet financial need in persisting to degree or credential completion. Each recipient will enroll in an accredited, nonprofit, technical/trade school, two-year college, or four-year college/university in the United States.

Eligibility
To be eligible, the applicant must:

  • have 45 or fewer hours remaining to undergraduate degree/credential completion if they are a full-time student and 27 or fewer hours remaining if they are a part-time student.
  • be a resident of the city of St. Louis or St. Louis County.
  • be pursuing a degree or credential in Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, Social Work, Human Services, Firefighting, or Emergency Medical Services (EMT or Paramedic).
  • plan to enroll at an accredited, nonprofit, trade/technical school, two-year college, or four-year college or university in the United States.
  • demonstrate unmet financial need as determined by standard methods of need analysis in practice at the time of selection. In general, unmet financial need will be defined as the difference between the cost of attendance, the sum of the family’s contribution, and the student’s grant aid from other sources.

Selection
Applicants will be evaluated based on:

  • essays that articulate the student’s commitment to their chosen field.
  • extracurricular and community involvement, including work experience.
  • transcript that demonstrates past success and potential degree completion.
  • financial need.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please answer all questions that apply to you, even if they are not marked “required.”

Notification
Application status will be changed from submitted to either offered or denied in June. Applicants can view their status by logging in to their Scholarship Central account. Scholarship recipients will be asked for permission to publicize their name, school, and degree.

A recipient completing a certificate program who plans to continue for an associate degree or a recipient completing an associate degree who plans to continue for a bachelor’s degree would be eligible to re-apply when in the final year of their subsequent degree program.

Questions? Contact Ellen Vietor, Scholarship Manager at the St. Louis Community Foundation, scholarships@stlgives.org or 314-880-4960.

Eligibility, financial need, and award amount for this scholarship program will be determined by the St. Louis Community Foundation. This scholarship program, as a component fund of the St. Louis Community Foundation, does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, national origin, gender, age, color, sexual orientation, veteran status, or physical or mental disability.

Donor
Officer Tamarris Bohannon Memorial Scholarship Fund
Award
$5,000
Deadline
04/15/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Before you begin this application, please take a minute to read through the scholarship details. This will allow you to see all the eligibility requirements. Click on the scholarship name that is underlined and in blue ink in the upper left-hand corner to see the details. Check here to indicate you have reviewed the eligibility criteria.
  2. To be considered for this scholarship, your Scholarship Central General Application MUST include your FALL transcript for the current academic year. The transcript should show your name, school, grades, and cumulative GPA. If you previously uploaded an earlier transcript, please upload a new transcript to your General Application and change your answer to the GPA question. If your college choice has changed, please update that on the General Application as well.
  3. List any volunteer/community activities, including the activity, the time involved, dates of involvement, and position(s) held:
  4. List any extracurricular school activities or family responsibilities, including the activity, the time involved, dates of involvement, and position(s) held:
  5. List any work experience, including company name, dates of employment, hours worked per week, and position(s) held:
  6. ESSAY: In 500 words or less, why have you chosen your field of study and how will you use your education to make a difference and impact others?
  7. What are your plans after you finish your degree or program? Where do you hope to work?
  8. Upload your FAFSA Submission Summary for next year.
  9. If you wish to inform the reviewers of any unusual financial circumstances, including costs associated with your education or educational loans already incurred for or by you, please provide here. Please note that tax forms, W-2s or other documentation may be requested to verify information on the FAFSA Submission Summary.
  10. Enter your Student Aid Index that is on your FAFSA Submission Summary.
  11. UPLOAD: Please upload next year's Financial Aid Award Letter from the college you will attend. This document will be required before an award can be determined and should include: college name, applicant name, loans, grants and scholarships offered.
  12. Upload documentation from the school you plan to attend that shows your total cost of attendance.
  13. Where will you live during the academic year for which you are applying?
  14. How many credit hours do you need to complete your degree or certificate?
  15. SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL RECOMMENDATION: Enter the name and e-mail address of an instructor, counselor, advisor, supervisor or other similarly qualified individual who will submit a recommendation on your behalf. NOTE: As the applicant, it is your responsibility to inform that person to watch for an email sent on your behalf that will explain how to complete this process.
  16. SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL SECOND RECOMMENDATION: Enter the name and e-mail address of an instructor, counselor, advisor, supervisor or other similarly qualified individual who will submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf. NOTE: As the applicant, it is your responsibility to inform that person to watch for an email sent on your behalf that will explain how to complete this process.
  17. SIGNATURE: By entering my full name below, I certify that the information I have provided is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and I authorize the St. Louis Community Foundation and its agents to examine, verify and discuss my academic records and other information that applies to the consideration of this application. My signature also signifies that, if awarded, I understand that it is my responsibility to inform the St. Louis Community Foundation of any changes to my college plans and that I understand that some portion of scholarship awards I receive from any source may be considered taxable income if the total amount exceeds the cost of tuition and course related fees, supplies and equipment.
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