Purpose & Criteria

Purpose

The purpose of the Ossie S. & Thomas F. Blair, Jr. Blair Memorial Scholarship is to provide an annual award to one of the scholarship applicants. The annual award will be given for the sole purpose of paying college expenses

Criteria

To be eligible to receive the Ossie S. & Thomas F. Blair, Jr. Blair Memorial Scholarship, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

(i) have financial need;
(ii) have participated in religious activities or in youth and/or school programs; and
(iii) exhibit and be of strong moral character.

Each scholarship applicant must also be, at the time of the award, a current resident of the City of Suffolk and either,

a) a graduating senior at one of the public or private high schools located in the City of Suffolk, or a senior in an accredited home school program conducted in Suffolk; or

b) a former graduate of one of the public or private high schools located in the City of Suffolk or a former senior in an accredited home school program conducted in Suffolk who is then currently enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or university in the United States.