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Emily Zahn
Ernest I. Bass and Eurice Miller Bass Scholarship
West Virginia Wesleyan College
"I wanted to thank you so much for the scholarship that you awarded me. Your letter was awaiting me when I returned from serving as a junior counselor at a Young Life Camp in Virginia, where I was thrilled to be a part of helping to lead over 60 campers to accept Christ. Your letter was a wonderful surprise! I am planning to continue to be a Young Life Leader in Buckhannon while attending school. This scholarship means a lot to me, and will be a great help for my future at West Virginia Wesleyan College"

Hover Lee

REVEREND AND MRS. JAMES M. HOOVER AND BISHOP AND MRS. EDWIN F. LEE (Hoover-Lee) MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUND

Award: Amount available to be determined annually.

Purpose: To provide scholarship grants to foreign students from Southeast Asia and Fukien Province (students who are not citizens or residents of the United States).

History: This scholarship endowment was established in 2000 by Drs. Lillian and Lik Kiu Ding and is supported by the Drs. Lillian and Lik Kiu Ding Southeast Asia Scholarship Endowment. The recipients of this scholarship are required to return to their native country and use their education to serve humankind in the unselfish manner demonstrated by the Reverend & Mrs. James H. Hoover and Bishop & Mrs. Edwin F. Lee.
Administration: The scholarship committee shall identify foreign students from Southeast Asia and Fukien Province desiring to attend colleges and universities in the United States, or in China or Malaysia, which are affiliated with The United Methodist Church. The committee shall seek qualified candidates, review applications, and select an appropriate number of foreign students from the areas designated above to receive scholarship grants.

Eligibility: Applicant must:

Be from Southeast Asia or the Fukien Province
Not be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
Be enrolled in a full-time degree program at an accredited institution

Native Country Service Obligation: For each year that the Scholarship Recipient receives the Annual Scholarship Amount, the Scholarship Recipient must return to his or her native country for two (2) years and use his or her education to serve humankind in the unselfish manner demonstrated by the Reverend & Mrs. James H. Hoover and Bishop & Mrs. Edwin F. Lee. The Scholarship Recipient must return to his or her native country to begin his or her Native Country Service Obligation within eight (8) weeks of completion of the final academic year for which he or she receives the Scholarship. If the Scholarship Recipient chooses not to fulfill his or her cumulative Native Country Service Obligation, the Scholarship Recipient will repay the amount received for his or her scholarship plus interest.

Application: Use the Hoover-Lee Scholarship Application , which may be downloaded from the Resource Library.

Deadline: Applications must be received in the UMHEF Scholarship Office by March 1st.