Anthony & Josephine Chmura Memorial Scholarship 2025

The Marie Sklodowska Curie Professional Women’s Association is pleased to announce the Anthony and Josephine Chmura Memorial Scholarship competition. MSCPWA is glad to announce that this year will be providing three (3) scholarships for women who are matriculated college/university students in any field of study, in the amount of $2,000.       Attention: all scholarship applicants must be females of Polish descent. They must list some Polish community involvement, and be from the Tri-State metropolitan area.  


Mature women, who are striving to complete their undergraduate/graduate education, are also invited to apply.

Criteria for Application

To be eligible to apply for the Anthony & Josephine Chmura Memorial Scholarship, you must meet the below listed criteria:

  • Be a US citizen or a permanent resident with a green card.
  • Use money to study in the US, not foreign lands.
  • Exhibit exceptional leadership potential.
  • Be involved in the Polish American Community.
  • Excel academically.
  • Be present to receive the scholarship personally at the Marie Skłodowska Curie Scholarship Award Banquet which will be held on Friday, November 14, 2025 at Princess Manor in Brooklyn, NY. 

Application may be obtained by writing to the Marie Sklodowska Curie Professional Women’s Association’s Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 220421, 66 Meserole Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222- 9997 or by downloading from the link below

Marie-Sklodowska_Scholarship_Application_2025 

Deadline: October 13, 2025

ALL REQUIRED MATERIALS MUST be e-mailed to mary.c.bielski@gmail.com with a heading MSCPWA Scholarship. Please e-mail the essay, and scan the transcripts and recommendations as well as the application, and your photograph. Only your check should be MAILED by post. We would appreciate TWO recommendations only, one from an academic source, and one from a community leader of a volunteer group, such as a Polish School, or Scouts, or Choir, or a Dance group, or a student association in which the applicant is involved. Some professors insists on mailing a recommendation directly. This is our official address.

Marie Sklodowska Curie Professional Women’s Association’s Scholarship Committee

P.O. Box 220421, 66 Meserole Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11222- 9997

Disclaimer:

Scholarship money is meant to HELP not to SUBSIDIZE.
MSCPWA gives a small scholarship … we do not intend to pay all the tuition.
The Scholarship Committee is chaired by Maria Bielska and committee members: Helen Lesnik, Barbara Konopka, Barbara Kulpa, Barbara Falkowska, Magdalena Grzymek, Eva Korzeb, Karen Timko

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