The Kelly Rooney Memorial Scholarship Award

The Kelly Rooney Foundation (KRF) and Save 2nd Base^™, LLC. seek to provide a one-time scholarship of $10,000 to a high school senior athlete who lost his or her mother to cancer and who will be attending an accredited four-year college or university.

Save 2nd Base^™ and the Kelly Rooney Foundation are pleased to announce the 2010-2011 recipient:

Katie McCollum

The 2012 Kelly Rooney Memorial Scholarship application will be available online September 15, 2011.

Eligibility
To be eligible for the Kelly Rooney Memorial Scholarship, an applicant must:

• Be a graduating, high school senior athlete;
• Plan to attend an accredited and approved four-year college or university within the United States;
• Have a mother who passed away from any form of cancer;
• Show leadership potential;
• Be a United States citizen;
• Not possess a degree from a 2 or 4-year college when applying for the scholarship.

Application Components
The required components of a Kelly Rooney Memorial Scholarship application are:

• A completed and submitted online application form which includes personal essay, extracurricular activities, academic honors, etc.;
• One (1) letter of recommendation from athletic coach, guidance counselor or other teacher;
• Official high school transcript
• Copy of deceased mother’s death certificate

Download the scholarship application here.

Note:
The scholarship committee prefers that all applications be submitted online; Please mail copies of letters of recommendation, high school transcript and deceased mother’s death certificate to the following address. Please include full name on all materials mailed:

Save 2nd Base^™
Attn: Kelly Rooney Memorial Scholarship
648 San Marino Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010