The Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity that designed, raised funds for, and installed a memorial to the victims and heroes of 9/11/2001, especially the eight Newton residents who lost their lives that day. Thanks to its generous contributors, the Committee offers annual scholarships to Newton high school students, with the aim to preserve the lessons of that fateful September day.
To be eligible, applicants for the scholarship must:
- Complete the application and submit an essay about one of two the suggested topics:
- What lesson or lessons have you learned from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?
- Describe your experience visiting the Newton 9-11 Memorial.
- Be a rising high school senior (graduating in 2025) and resident of Newton, Massachusetts.
- Meet the deadline of June 30, 2024.
The Committee hopes that the quality of the essays will merit one $1000 scholarship and two additional scholarships, each for $500, which will be awarded at the 2024 Memorial Commemoration. Scholarship recipients will be announced in early September 2024.
