Friends of Polish Art is announcing that applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Frank Filipek and the Lillian & Chester Mitchell Fine Arts Scholarships. The deadline to apply is April 25, 2025. Through the generosity of the late Frank Filipek of Battle Creek, Michigan, five scholarships are available for academic studies in areas including, but not limited to: law, medicine, architecture, engineering sciences and liberal arts. The amount of each scholarship is $2,000.
Additionally, two Lillian & Chester Mitchell Fine Arts Scholarships are available for students pursuing studies in painting, sculpture, music, drama, theatre, dance and other forms of creative expression as well as history, literature, religion, philosophy, and Polish Studies. The amount of these scholarships is also $2,000 each.
All applications and required documentation must be received no later than April 25, 2025. Previous recipients, as well as non-Michigan residents, are not eligible. Award-winning recipients will be notified on or before May 17, 2025. Awards will be made payable to the individual. All scholarships will be presented at the Friends of Polish Art General Membership Meeting scheduled the week of May 18, 2025 (tentative).
Disclaimer: In the event, that submissions do not qualify or are unacceptable, the Friends of Polish Art Scholarship Committee reserves the right to not award a scholarship for the current calendar year.
