Thank you for reviewing my application to participate in the
Bestever Summer Program. I hope that you will consider me for one of your many generous scholarships. Below is the rationale for why I will need financial assistance in order to participate in the summer program.
As I noted in my personal statement, my family immigrated to
the United States from Transylvania in 2004. Both of my parents had jobs for the first year we lived here. My mom used to work as a housekeeper and my father was a construction worker. Last year, they made $6,400. Currently my parents are unemployed but are actively seeking employment. Each week, my mom prints out flyers and posters them all across our neighborhood, advertising her housecleaning services. My dad is taking classes at Brooklyn College so that he can become a court reporter.
I live with my parents and my 22 year-old sister, her two
children, and my 15 year old cousin in a small three bedroom apartment. Cramming so many people in the apartment is really hard for all of us. My sister supports my parents and me. My sister works at a bakery. The reason I need a scholarship is because I don’t have any money at all. My parents have $2,000 left in their saving accounts and my sister is unable to pay for the internship in any way because she has her own children to support.
This program is a wonderful opportunity from which I hope to
gain a lot of knowledge. Despite my situation, I still want to try and accomplish something in life beginning with this amazing summer program. I hope that by reading this you’ll give me an opportunity of a lifetime to explore the wonders of the world by helping me fiscally.
