Application Deadline…May 13, 2025
This scholarship was created to keep the legacy of Peggy Murphy alive, to honor her memory and embody what she was most passionate about: education and service.
The scholarship winners are selected because they have an interest in becoming educators or have excelled in voluntarily serving their local or the global community.
This $2,000 scholarship is open to all graduating high school seniors from Mount Vernon or Yonkers who have given back to their school, local, or global community by volunteerism or are interested in becoming a teacher.
A complete application package includes:
Completed online application
Copy of official high school transcript
An essay not exceeding 500 words in length.
Two signed letters of recommendation from a teacher, coach, administrator, guidance counselor, or volunteer supervisor;
The package can be submitted:
Online: https://forms.gle/UNgncZY41T67msX58
or
Email: Complete the attached application and send all PDFs in one email to: peggymurphyscholarship@gmail.com.
Applications will not be considered unless all parts are submitted online or in one email.
About Peggy Murphy
Peggy Murphy was a schoolteacher at St. Mary’s School in Yonkers for over 20 years.
After her retirement, she became a member of the Yonkers Rotary.
As a Rotarian, she became an advocate to help school children have access to activities and resources.
Peggy wanted to make sure that students and teachers had the resources that they needed to get the job done.
She believed in the Rotarian ideal of service above self and wanted to give back to her community the best she could.
Sadly, her life’s work was cut short when she passed away on September 16, 2021 after a sudden illness.
