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Jessica Beth Schwartz Memorial Scholarship Fund

The family and friends of Jessica Beth Schwartz honored her memory with the creation of a scholarship fund, available to college-bound transplant recipients. Jessie received a heart transplant, and always stayed focused on her goal of college education, and this fund is meant to support those high school students who share that dream.

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Jessica Beth Schwartz Scholarship, funded through the Transplant Foundation (the charitable foundation supporting the mission of Gift of Life Donor Program) awards $1,000 yearly to a transplant recipient under the age of 25 who is a senior in high school or enrolled in a 2 or 4 year college, university, or trade/technical school.

To apply, students must meet the following criteria (available in PDF here):

  • Be a transplant recipient
  • Be a senior in high school or presently enrolled in a 2 or 4-year college, university, or trade/technical school
  • Reside in Gift of Life region (Eastern half of Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey or Delaware)
  • Be under 25 years old
  • Use scholarship award for continuing education at accredited college, university, or trade/technical school certificate program during 2009-2010 academic year
  • Write a short essay (200 words or less) describing an educational initiative to promote organ and tissue donation and transplantation awareness in high school students
  • Provide a personal statement (500 words or less) summarizing their transplant story and extracurricular and/or volunteer activities
  • Provide two letters of reference from a non-relative (eg. from Transplant Center)
  • Provide current transcript and/or acceptance letter from college, university, or trade/technical school

Download the Scholarship Forms here...

Download Scholarship Application

Scholarship Application - 36KB
2010 Application for the Jessica Beth Schwartz Memorial Scholarship

Download Scholarship Application Criteria

Scholarship Application Criteria - 269.5KB
Criteria for applying for the Jessica Beth Schwartz Memorial Scholarship

Please submit completed application and related materials to:

Gift of Life Donor Program
Attn: Faith Cortright, Volunteer Coordinator
401 North 3rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123

Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.


Jessie's Day

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Each September, Jessie's family and friends hold a big fundraiser to help raise money for the scholarship through raffles, door prizes and tickets.

Click HERE to contribute to the scholarship fund.

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