Our elder cousins made a decision a number of years ago to fund a small scholarship for eligible family members. Some funding remains in the account and it is the desire of the family to provide some help in an ever increasing cost for education.
To apply please review the scholarship requirements below and select the application button to view and download the application. Please make sure that you understand that an essay on the Widener genealogy must be attached to that application. There is no restriction on size of the essay and it will be the applicants choice of topic as long as it is about the Widener/McConnell and associated families either ancestral or current.
2022 Scholarship Award
We are pleased to annouce our 2022 scholarship award presented to Miss Lily Peace, great granddaughter of Gaylor and Naomi Widener, great great granddaughter of Alex and Gertrude Widener. Pictured with Miss Lily is Jack Widener