The Dawn Anderson Scholarship was established in honor of Dawn Anderson who passed away in 2017. While her children progressed through the District 103 school system, Dawn followed them, volunteering for any and every school or teacher-based project available. Motivated by her love of children, Dawn volunteered for programs that did not involve her sons and continued volunteering after they left the district. To honor her legacy, the Learning Fund Foundation established the scholarship to recognize a D103 graduating 8th grade student who displays a passion for volunteering and servicing others. This $2,500 award must be used for education at a post-secondary school.
Guidelines for the scholarship are here.
Application requirements:
The applicant must be graduating 8th grade from Daniel Wright Junior High School to be eligible for this scholarship. Please review the scholarship guidelines.
Applicant must demonstrate record of volunteering and extracurricular activities and submit application form with all required information.
Applicant must receive a recommendation from teacher.
Applicant must receive a recommendation from a community member (not a family relation to applicant).
Applications will be considered incomplete without both the teacher’s and community member’s recommendation letters. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that these recommendation forms are submitted. Please make sure to remind your teacher and community member to complete and submit their forms before the deadline.
Incomplete or falsified applications will be disqualified.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION: 23:59pm, April 24, 2026.
Questions about the scholarship or your application? Email us: lff+anderson24@d103.org
Anderson Yu
2024-2025 Recipient
Saachi Churiwala
2023-2024 Recipient
Ben Tosyali
2022-2023 Recipient
Ethan Honey
2021-2022 Recipient
Previous Year Winner:
1) Anderson Yu - 2024-2025
2) Saachi Churiwala - 2023-2024
3) Benjamin Tosayali - 2022-2023
4) Ethan Honey - 2021-2022
5) Vedanti Joshi - 2020-2021
6) Anja Beckstrom - 2018-2019