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​Vincent J. Vittore Memorial Scholarship

The Vincent J. Vittore Memorial Scholarship was founded by the BTB Foundation to honor the enthusiasm, humor and strength that Vince displayed during his life and for his love for family, friends and great journalism.
Award:
  • Our annual objective is to award as many scholarships as we can.  
  • In Academic year 2018-2019, we were able to award 2 Scholarships
  • In Academic year 2019-2020, we were able to award 2 Scholarships 
  • In Academic year 2020/2021, we were able to award 4 Scholarships
  • Click here to see the honorees
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Eligibility:
  • US Citizen between the ages of 17 and 30
  • Reside in the Chicago metropolitan area (Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry or Will county)
  • Applicants must be a cancer patient, cancer survivor or has an immediate family member that is a cancer patient, cancer survivor or has passed away due to cancer. “Immediate Family” is defined as Mother, Father, Brother or Sister.
  • Applicants must plan to enroll as a full-time student (minimum 12 semester hours) in pursuit of a certificate or undergraduate degree at an accredited 2 or 4 year College/University for the 2018-2019 academic year.  Special consideration will be given to those pursuing a journalism degree.
Fundraising:  
The primary way we raise funds for this scholarship is through Pappy-Fest, where a small group of committed Whiskey drinkers gather annually to taste a few bottles of specially aged Whiskey, with a few bottles of limited availability Pappy Van Winkle usually among the entrants.  ​