Scholarship for U.S. Students of Lemko Ancestry

Organization for Defense of Lemko Western Ukraine, Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

OOL Offers Scholarship for U.S. Students of Lemko Ancestry

Passaic, NJ, USA – April 25, 2024 – The Organization for the Defense of Lemkivshchyna (OOL) is offering scholarship awards for the 2024-2025 academic year. Successful applicants will each receive a scholarship of $500. To qualify, students must meet the following requirements:

• Be of Lemko ancestry.

• Be enrolled as a full-time student in any year (i.e., freshman through senior) of an undergraduate program or trade school.

• Be a member of OOL (applying for OOL membership in parallel is allowed).

• Be a legal U.S. resident.

• Submit a 500-word essay on one of the essay topics below.

o Over the past year, how have you contributed to the Lemko-Ukrainian community?

o If you could study any topic that relates to the Lemko region, what would it be?

To apply, students must complete the application (and OOL membership form, if not currently a member), which can be found at: https://lemko-ool.org/ool/ool-scholarship-award-application/

Submission deadline is June 30, 2024. Please email admin@lemko-ool.com with any questions.