Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Announces Scholarship Opportunity

Program Provides Financial Assistance to Students in Michigan�s 13th District

Detroit, MI � Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick is pleased to announce that applications for the 2008 Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Scholarship are available in her District offices in Detroit and Wyandotte. Complete scholarship guidelines and applications are also available at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation�s website at www.cbcfinc.org.

The scholarship program is open to students in the 13th Congressional District, which includes Ecorse, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Shore, Grosse Pointe Woods, Harper Woods, Lincoln Park, River Rouge, Wyandotte, and more than half of Detroit. High school seniors or full-time undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral students with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 are eligible to apply.

Interested students must submit a completed application form, a high school or college transcript, an essay describing future academic and professional career plans, and two letters of recommendation. Applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2008, and should be sent to the Scholarship Selection Committee, 1274 Library Street, Suite 1B, Detroit, MI 48226.

The Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Scholarship Fund was established to help students achieve their higher education goals. Scholarships are awarded in the Congressional Districts of each member of the Congressional Black Caucus. This is the eleventh year that Congresswoman Kilpatrick has offered the scholarship opportunity.

For more information, contact scholarship coordinator Lynn Bell at (313) 965-9004.