The Quell Survivor Scholarship
Direct application
Up to $5,000
Eligibility
Education level
High school
Financial
Financial need
Grades
GPA 3.5+
About this scholarship
High school seniors and current undergraduate or graduate students who lost a parent, caregiver, or sibling to suicide and hold a minimum 3.5 GPA may apply through The Quell Foundation's Irene Pasierb Memorial Fund. Awards of up to $5,000 are granted based on demonstrated need and academic achievement; the number of recipients varies.
Submit a transcript, personal statement, two recommendations, and financial need documentation (tax return, Student Aid Report, or Form 1040). An interview may be requested.
The scholarship raises awareness about mental health while supporting students who have experienced this loss.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Academic transcript
- Personal statement of 475 to 525 words
- Two dated letters of recommendation submitted by recommenders
- Financial-need documentation: most recent tax return, Student Aid Report, or Form 1040
- Minimum 3.50 GPA
- Academic transcript
- Two (2) dated letters of recommendation (e.g. from a professor, coach, counselor, manager), sent by the recommender
- Copy of Form 1040, Student Aid Report, or Tax Return (most recent, not older than 2023); independent students include individual 1040, dependent students include household 1040
- Essay must include the applicant's name and "Survivor" in the document header, appearing on every page
- An interview may be requested.
- Personal statement must include the applicant's name and "Survivor" in the header on every page.