The Exelon African American Members Association is offering 10 scholarships of $2,500 each to needy seniors at an Illinois high school or an Illinois college or university including City Colleges of Chicago with an interest in business, engineering, mathe
The Exelon African American Members Association is offering 10 scholarships of $2,500 each to needy seniors at an Illinois high school or an Illinois college or university including City Colleges of Chicago with an interest in business, engineering, mathematics or physical sciences. The deadline to apply is May 14 and winners will be notified by June 11. Exelon is the parent of ComEd. To qualify, applicants must meet the following criteria: 1. Applicants must be a currently enrolled college student or graduating high school senior accepted to an accredited 4-year college or university. 2. Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen and also an Illinois resident within the ComEd service territory (the northern third of Illinois). 3. Applicants must have a grade point average of 2.75 out of 4.0 or higher. 4. Applicants must plan to or be enrolled in a program of study majoring in business, engineering, mathematics, computer science or the physical sciences. 5. Applicants must reside in the ComEd service territory (northern third of Illinois). 6. Relatives of Exelon employees are not eligible to apply. 7. Students must plan to attend or already be enrolled at one of the following colleges: 1. Chicago State University 2. DePaul University 3. DeVry 4. Eastern Illinois University 5. Harold Washington Chicago City College 6. Illinois Institute of Technology 7. Illinois State University 8. Kennedy-King College 9. Loyola University Chicago 10. Malcolm X Chicago City College 11. Northern Illinois University 12. Northwestern University 13. Olive-Harvey College 14. Purdue University 15. Richard J. Daley College 16. Roosevelt University 17. Saint Xavier University 18. Southern Illinois University 19. Truman College 20. University of Chicago 21. University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana 22. University of Illinois at Chicago 23. Western Illinois University 24. Wright College And applicants must submit the following when applying: 1. A completed application form. 2. An official school transcript. 3. Two letters of recommendation (one academic, one non-academic). 4. An essay of 500 words or less explaining why you should receive the scholarship, including an explanation of your career goals and any activities, interests, experiences, or achievements that support your position. (Essays must be typed and double-spaced). To obtain an application, e-mail Karon Richardson at EAAMA@ComEd.com.
