NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Kelly Martinka, Philanthropy Officer
Email: kellym@nwmf.org
February 6, 2023 (Bemidji, MN) – The Laural Capistran Murphy Scholarship, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, was established by Laural’s friends and family to recognize her commitment to Minnesota’s 4-H program and her belief in self-education, co-operative volunteering, and helping others through community involvement.
Through Laural’s scholarship, students from Norman, Polk, Red Lake and Mahnomen counties are encouraged to apply who are pursuing post-secondary education through a college, university, trade school, tech school, or other accredited technical or vocational education/training institution or program, especially in fields of study supported by the Minnesota 4-H programs.
Preference will be given to students who have been involved in 4-H, or other worthwhile organizations; those adopted or from a family that adopts; home-schooled students; PSEO students, students attending the University of Minnesota Crookston, and older than average students returning to post-secondary education. Students must be at least 16 years old and attending school in Norman, Polk, Red Lake, or Mahnomen county.
The deadline to submit an application is April 15. Applications are completed online through the NMF website www.nwmf.org; click on “Scholarships” on the home page.
If you are interested in learning about how you can establish a scholarship fund at Northwest Minnesota Foundation or to support the Laural Capistran Murphy Scholarship, please visit www.nwmf.org
