As part of its vision to promote excellence in funeral service, the Service Corporation International Scholarship Program supports 25 outstanding mortuary science students annually, with over $96,000 in scholarship awards.
Now is your chance to apply for a scholarship from SCI … keep reading for more details …
This program demonstrates SCI’s commitment to:
• Recognizing students with exceptional leadership potential who are dedicated to a career in the funeral profession.
• Providing financial support to future generations of funeral service professionals.
• Creating career opportunities for talented mortuary science students.
Qualified applicants must meet the below criteria:
• Be enrolled in a college or university program which has received accreditation from the American Board of Funeral Service Education.
• Enrolled at the time of the scholarship deadline.
• Have a GPA of 2.0 or higher.
• Cannot be a former recipient of the SCI Mortuary Science scholarship.
If chosen as a finalist, applicant must also be enrolled at the time of the scholarship event in March 2025.
APPLICATION PROCESS
The application process includes uploading an essay, resume, and video submission. You can save a partial application, but it is recommended that you have your resume, essay and video link ready when you begin your application. (At the end of the Fall semester, an official transcript will need to be submitted to Campus.Relations@sci-us.com as the final piece of the application.)
Essay
Write a 250-300 word personal statement describing:
Question: Outside of funeral service, what are you passionate about and why?
*Essay submissions will be judged on the first 300 words. Any essays exceeding 300 words will not be considered in entirety.
Video Submission
Provide a videotape response addressing the below required question. Your entire video, answering both questions should be at least 3 minutes but no more than 4 minutes in length. Any content exceeding 4 minutes will not be reviewed. All video content should be professional in context, and should be filmed in a professionally staged environment. Once you have successfully completed your video, upload it to www.youtube.com and provide the link here. (Please be sure to make your video “unlisted”).
Required Question What life affirming philosophy has motivated you and why?
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