HARTFORD, Conn — The CREC Foundation has announced The Ana Grace Love Wins Scholarship, a new scholarship fund in conjunction with the 11th anniversary of the Sandy Hook tragedy.
The scholarship is dedicated to Ana Grace Márquez-Greene, the daughter of Jimmy Greene and Nelba Márquez-Greene, and sister to Isaiah Márquez-Greene. Ana was one of the students murdered in the Sandy Hook massacre on Dec. 14, 2012.
The Márquez-Greene family has partnered with CREC to offer this four-year award to honor what should be the natural cycle of their daughter, Ana Grace’s, college years. She would likely have graduated high school in 2024. The Márquez-Greene family hopes the scholarship serves as a reminder that perseverance, hard work, and community can prevail, even in the most tragic of circumstances.
“As graduates of CREC schools, we are enthusiastic champions of the specialized study, academic rigor and enhanced learning opportunities that come from being with others outside your own circle,” said Nelba Márquez-Greene, on behalf of herself and Jimmy in a statement. “We have such positive memories of our years as students and later as staff and believe this is exactly what the world needs right now.”
To be eligible for the award, the applying student must be a 2024 graduate from a CREC Magnet School or the Hartford Region Open Choice Program who has shown academic excellence and has interest in the arts.
Applications are due to the CREC Foundation by April 2. Interested applicants can find the application online.
In order to apply students must be a CREC or Open Choice Student with an arts interest, applicants must submit three letters of recommendation, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, be accepted to a four-year college program, have a demonstrated financial need, agree to public recognition of the award with the Márquez-Greene family.
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