Student Scholarships

Scholarships help alleviate financial concerns of students pursuing a degree in mortuary science. OGR is very supportive of our next generation of funeral home employees and owners by offering two scholarships to current students.

The Awards of Excellence provide three scholarships to students with strong academic performance as well as the strength of their essay, and funeral service experience that exemplifies a commitment to serving grieving families with compassion, fairness and dignity.

The Koven L. Brown Scholarship provides one scholarship of $1,000 to a student based on a combination of academic and professional merit and financial need. The scholarship is offered by OGR member, Koven Brown.

The Awards of Excellence application process begins in late summer each year with applications due in mid-October. Selections are made and announced in the first quarter of each year. The Brown Scholarship application process begins in mid-December each year and are due in early February. Selections are made and announced by the end of March each year.

2007 Awards of Excellence Program

Do you know an outstanding person who is currently enrolled in an accredited mortuary school?  Make sure they are aware of OGR’s 2007 Awards of Excellence Scholarship Program. They could be awarded one of three prizes: $2,500 and an expenses-paid trip to OGR’s 2008 Annual Conference in Chicago; $1,500 to the second-place winner; and $500 to the third-place winner.

To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled in a degree program at an accredited mortuary science school or college; be scheduled to graduate after Jan. 31, 2008; have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; and, submit a short essay.

Applications are reviewed by OGR’s Executive Committee. Decisions will be based on merit as well as extra-curricular activities demonstrating the applicants’ pursuit of high standards in their funeral service careers.

Applications are no longer being accepted for the 2007 Awards of Excellence.

Check back in early August for the 2008 Awards of Excellence Scholarship application.

2007 Koven L. Brown Scholarship

The 2006 winner of the Koven L. Brown Scholarship is Tracy L. Spiess. Ms. Spiess is a mortuary science program student at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She graduated in August 2007.

To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled in a degree program at an accredited mortuary science school or college; be scheduled to graduate after May 31, 2008; have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; demonstrate financial need; and, submit a short essay with the application.

Applications are no longer being accepted for the 2007 Koven L. Brown Scholarship.

Check back in early November 2008 for the 2008 Koven L. Brown Scholarship application.

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