The scholarship process is open from September 15 to January 15.
Students are notified of their awards in mid-May.
Students are notified of their awards in mid-May.
Mensa Foundation Scholarships
Mensa Foundation (MERF) Scholarships
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Lone Star Mensa ScholarshipsLone Star Mensa awards two $500.00 scholarships in our local area, and qualified entries from our local area compete for regional and national prizes.
Entrants must reside in the Lone Star Mensa area (which includes Austin, Waco, Bryan/College Station, Temple/Belton, San Marcos, Llano and Marble Falls - click HERE for the Lone Star Mensa group boundaries). One $500 scholarship is open to the public and the contestant does not need to be a member of Mensa. One $500 scholarship is limited to Lone Star Mensa members only. Just like the Mensa Foundation Scholarships: Awards will not be based on need, race, age, sex or year of school (not just freshmen). Contestants must submit an essay of up to 550 words describing their career, vocational and/or academic goals. For more information please visit the Mensa Education & Research Foundation website or contact our Scholarship Chair, Doug Williams.
Lone Star Mensa Area Scholarship Recipients2014-2015
MERF National Scholarship Awards Rita Levine Memorial Scholarship Sarah Zappitello of Austin, TX Click HERE for the winning essay Region 6 Scholarship Awards Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship Baylee Glover of Luling, TX Click HERE for the winning essay Lone Star Mensa Scholarship Awards Katherine Kykta Click HERE for the winning essay Vicente Kaufhold Click HERE for the winning essay 2013 - 2014 Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship: Angela Meyer Grosswirth-Salny Scholarship: Corinne Alford Sylvia Scholarship: Michael Treglia 2012 - 2013 Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship: Kristin Young Kuhnel Scholarship: Emily Finkelstine 2011 - 2012 Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship: Ariel Godwin Grosswirth-Salney Scholarship: Kathryn Bowman Kuhnel Scholarship: Alicia Morgan Lyles Harper Fowley Isolated M Award: Abigail Cain 2010 - 2011 Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship: Britt Brandon Rita Levine Scholarship: Andreea M. Hamilton 2009 - 2010 Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship: Pete Karagozian III Lester London Award: Kyle Goyette David Mann Scholarship: Alexis Avram 2008 - 2009 Local Scholarship: Christina Robbins Margot Seitelman Memorial Scholarship: Audra K. Roach 2007 - 2008 Local Scholarship: Jerome Kwaku Adu-Gyan Rita Levine Memorial Scholarship: Annemarie Redelmeier Region 6 Kuhnel Scholarship: Denise Bakken More Region 6 Scholarship Winners HERE |