Retired Education Personnel of Mississippi will award two scholarships in each of its six districts.

As director of District 6, I encourage education majors from the counties of Adams, Amite, Copiah, Lincoln, Franklin, Lawrence, Marion, Pike, Walthall and Wilkinson to take advantage of this opportunity.

An applicant must have made a decision to become a teacher in Mississippi.

An applicant must be classified as at least a second-semester freshman in a state-supported community college or university with an above-average grade point average.

An applicant must be a resident of Mississippi and plan to continue his/her education in a state-supported community college or university.

The scholarship is awarded for one year or two semesters and may be renewed for one additional year. Each semester’s award will be $500 paid directly to the recipient.

Documents and applications must be post marked no later than May 3l.

Applications can be downloaded at msrep.org.

Barbara Smith Winston

District 6 director of Retired Education Personnel of Mississippi