The Michaels
Organization has extended its application deadline for all Michaels’
residents interested in applying for a scholarship from The
Michaels Organization Educational Foundation.
All residents
of Michaels military and affordable living communities with a high school
diploma or equivalent are invited and encouraged to apply. With the deadline
extension, applications will not be due until May 13, 2020.
Bruce Johnson,
Ph.D., the independent educational consultant who handles the scholarship
program for the foundation, announced the extension in light of COVID-19. Dr.
Johnson also announced that, with many schools currently closed, the foundation
will accept unofficial grade transcripts.
The application
can be downloaded from the website: www.MichaelsScholars.com.
“At Michaels,
our mission is to create communities that lift lives,” said Michaels’ Chief
Executive Officer John J. O’Donnell. “There is no better investment we can make
than in someone’s education, and we want our residents to have ample
opportunity to take advantage of the scholarship program under these difficult
circumstances.”
Community site
staff, Better Tomorrows supportive service coordinators, and Dr. Johnson are
available by telephone or email to assist any interested residents who need
help completing the application.
The foundation
has committed to awarding at least $750,000 in scholarship funds for the
2020/2021 academic year.
The foundation
hopes to mark its 30th year anniversary with a record number of applications
and by awarding a record amount of scholarships. In 2019, the foundation
awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to Michaels’ residents for the
academic year.
The Michaels Organization is a national leader
in residential real estate and the largest privately held owner of affordable
housing in the country. Since 1991, The Michaels Educational Foundation has
awarded in excess of $8 million in scholarships to residents of the housing
communities that Michaels owns and manages.
The scholarship
awards, which range from $1,000 to $10,000 per student, are paid directly to
the educational institution and can be used toward an undergraduate education
at any accredited college, university, or vocational training program in the
country.
All foundation
funds are raised through voluntary contributions by companies and private
individuals throughout The Michaels Organization’s business network. All
donations are then matched $2 for every $1 by The Michaels Organization’s
Founder and Chairman, Michael J. Levitt, and his wife, Pat Levitt.
Awards will be
announced in June. (Scholarship applications for residents of Michaels’ student
living communities, which are administered separately, will be available in
October.)
The application is posted on The Michaels Organization Educational Foundation website. Completed applications should be mailed to:
Dr. Bruce W. Johnson, The Michaels Organization Educational Foundation, P.O.
Box 90708, Camden, NJ 08101.