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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:

• Two $5,000 scholarships for academic year 2018-2019

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.