Scholarships
Scholarships are available at three different levels: General, Florida Division, and through our Chapter. Mary Custis Lee 1451 is proud to offer financial assistance to qualifying students pursuing higher education.
All applicants interested in a UDC scholarship must submit their application through a sponsoring Chapter. To learn more about scholarship requirements and the application process, please contact our Chapter President.
General Scholarships
There are over 40 scholarships available. Current CofC scholarships can be found here.
A General Scholarship applicant must submit a completed application packet to the Second Vice President of the sponsoring Chapter by March 1, to ensure the Chapter has enough time to send the packet to the Division's Second Vice President by March 15.
Florida Division Scholarships
Among the qualifications for Florida Division scholarships, a student must have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA and provide the service record of their Confederate ancestor or an approved CofC or UDC application.
List of Scholarships:
| Annie Foster Coleman Scholarship Cathryn Garth Lancaster Scholarship Confederate Memorial Scholarship Dixie Scholarship Estelle Avinger Haggard Scholarship Gertrude Woodard CofC Scholarship Gwen Hadden Vocational Scholarship Kathryn Slaughter Wittichen CofC Scholarship |
Mary Custis Lee Scholarship Mary Martha Smith Reid Scholarship Mattie T. Wright Scholarship Rosalie Hawthorne Miller Scholarship Ruby Graham Jones CofC Scholarship Sue Kelly Cowger Scholarship Virginia Hull McNary Scholarship William Allen Lundy Scholarship |
A Division Scholarship applicant must submit a completed application packet to the Second Vice President of the sponsoring Chapter by June 15 to ensure the Chapter has enough time to forward it to the Division's Second Vice President by July 1. Exception: Gwen Hadden Vocational/Tech Scholarship applications may be submitted at any time during the year.
Mary Custis Lee Chapter 1451 Scholarships
Our Chapter scholarships require maintaining a 3.0 GPA while enrolled in at least 12 credit hours per year and can be renewed for up to four years. The award amounts depend on available scholarship funds at the time of application.