There will be 10 scholarships totaling $7,500!
Five scholarships awarded at $500 each and Five scholarships awarded at $1,000 each
The Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships, in honor of Leizer and Rose Horowitz, are created to honor their memory and to educate and empower students to become ambassadors to help break the veil of silence surrounding the Holocaust and to become leaders to ensure that the world remembers the horrors of ALL genocides and to actively do their part to stop current prejudices and prevent future atrocities.
The March of Remembrance is a walk taken annually throughout the United States on Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a part of the Global March of Life, which takes place throughout the Nations. This year’s Houston area marches will occur at various locations on:
Necessary items:
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarship mail-in application
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarship flyer
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarship letter for counselors teachers ministers
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarship qualification form
Application Guidelines and Deadlines
Basic Qualification: Applicant must be enrolled in high school, college, vocational, bible school or a continuing education program.
NOTE: When registering your team, make sure they click “yes” under “I am registering with a March of Remembrance team or Scholarship Applicant ”
NOTE: All applicants and their team are encouraged to wear a March of Remembrance t-shirt at the event ($5 donation per shirt, which can be pre-ordered).
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be scored according to the following point system (maximums noted):
30 points – Submitting Essay or Essay and Project.
25 points – 1 point per club leader and club team members who attends a March (maximum 25 points, but more people welcome)
25 points – Attending Panel Discussion with Holocaust Survivors and their descendants
20 points – Holocaust/March related volunteer work (Criteria includes quality and/or quantity of time invested.)
(Online applications are preferred. However, if the online application is not working, please submit your application by email or mail using the information below.)
For Questions Contact
Scholarship@holocaustremembranceassociation.org |Melissa Cruz – (832) 930-1088
Education Chair Coordinator, March of Remembrance Houston
Rozalie@holocaustremembranceassociation.org | Rozalie Jerome – (832) 287-5057
Executive Director, March of Remembrance Houston
Mail to:
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarship
PO Box 6556
Kingwood, TX 77325
Other Forms:
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarship mail-in application
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarship flyer
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarship letter for counselors teachers ministers
Holocaust Remembrance Scholarship qualification form
(Online applications are preferred. However, if the online application is not working, please submit your application by email or mail using the information ABOVE.)