Mary Jane Coogan Scholarship For

This foundation accepts unsolicited applications

Deadline:

SUBMISSION REQUIRED BY APRIL 15

Restrictions:

THE RECIPIENT SHALL BE A GRADUATING SENIOR AT LANE TECH HIGH SCHOOL WHO: A. HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. B. HAS DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH. C. HAS EXHIBITED FINANCIAL NEED.

How to apply:

THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS A. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION AND SUPPORT FROM LANE TECH FACULTY MEMBERS AND/OR OTHERS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENT'S NEEDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. B. PROOF OF ACCEPTANCE TO AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. C. A BRIEF STATEMENT ON HOW THE STUDENT PLANS TO FINANCE HIS OR HER COLLEGE EDUCATION. D. AN ESSAY OF 250 WORDS OR LESS STATING HOW HIS OR HER EXPERIENCE AS A STUDENT AT LANE TECH, EITHER IN AN ENGLISH CLASS OR WITH A SPECIFIC TEACHER OR INVOLVEMENT IN A SCHOOL ACTIVITY HAS IMPACTED THE STUDENT'S LIFE.

Send to:

MICHELLE WEINER

Quoted verbatim from IRS Form 990-PF Part XIV (2026 filing). Filings are 12–18 months behind, and the deadline above is the foundation's own wording rather than a fixed date — confirm with the foundation before you apply.