Scholarships

For several years, LIRA has given scholarships to full-time junior or senior UMass Lowell students.  These scholarships are given in the spirit of community service.  They are funded by voluntary donations from the LIRA members and are awarded in December at the annual holiday party.

To attract applicants for these scholarships, announcements are sent in the fall to the Financial Aid Office, the Honors Department and various University offices.  When space is available, an announcement is printed in the Lowell Connector, the student newspaper.

To qualify, a student must be full-time, have a grade point average of 3.0 or better and participate in extracurricular and/or community service activities.  They also must obtain a reference from a UMass Lowell professor. On the application, they are asked to list their activities and awards.  A second question asks them to list their goals and purposes in life and how their university education contributes toward this. Financial need is not a requirement.  The Scholarship Committee reviews in detail all applications and chooses the two recipients.

We encourage all qualified students to watch for the announcement each fall and submit an application by the deadline in early November