Anne Larkin Scholarship

What is the Anne Larkin Scholarship?

With the support of founder George Weiss, Say Yes to Education, Inc. (SYTE) established an endowed scholarship fund honoring Anne Larkin, Lesley University professor emerita and former director of the SYTE Cambridge Chapter, which was housed at Lesley from 1991-2008. Throughout her tenure at Lesley, Dr. Larkin's program affiliation was with the Special Education Division, and she has dedicated herself, both professionally and personally, to serving individuals with disabilities from birth through adulthood. This scholarship will be under the direction of the Graduate School of Education (GSOE) and will be awarded to graduate students who have been accepted into the GSOE's Special Education Program.

Award

For the spring 2012 semester, two scholarships of $4,200 each will be awarded.

Scholarship Criteria

An applicant to the Anne Larkin Scholarship should:

• Have a strong academic background;
• Be actively involved in community service;
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to the field of special education.

To be considered a candidate, applicants must:

• Be newly accepted to an on-campus Graduate School of Education Master's degree program in special education;
• Have earned a minimum GPA of a 3.0 in a previous degree program;
• Be enrolled for a minimum of 6 credits to receive scholarship funds.

Application Requirements

Applicants must:

• Have a complete admissions application on file or be accepted to an eligible Master's degree program for spring 2012;
• Submit the scholarship application, resume, and essay to the Graduate School of Education by December 15, 2011.

Application Submissions

Download an application [pdf], complete, and submit via U.S. mail or fax.

Mail to:
Lesley University
Graduate School of Education Attn: Elissa Siegel
29 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138-2790

Fax:
617.349.8190
Attn: Elissa Siegel