• be restricted to Richland College students enrolled in Fall or Spring semester-length classes. Students must have completed one semester at Richland College and filed a degree plan declaring their intent to pursue the transfer Associate’s degree.
• have a minimum GPA of 3.0 with at least 9 earned hours in college level courses.
  (GED)
• be a student with a disability as defined by the ADA. Appropriate documentation must be on file with the Disability Services Office.
• demonstrate documented financial need.
   

Applicants must complete a DCCCD Foundation Application available in the Richland College Financial Aid Office (T 130) and include the following documents:

• a Statement of Intent detailing what degree the student is pursuing, including a two-page double-spaced, typewritten narrative describing a five-to-ten year vision for their lives and how college will help them achieve that vision.
• a copy of the student’s paid registration summary for the semester for which the scholarship funds are sought
• a list of books required for the courses (obtained on-line from the bookstore).
   

A committee comprised of Marilyn’s husband, Colin Martin, and Richland College employees Tony Summers, Kathy Brock, Judy Elimelech, Barth Loe, Oscar Lopez, and Aliene Pylant will review applications and make award determinations. If no qualified candidates can be identified from the scholarship applications, the committee has the discretion not to award a scholarship.
 

• Textbooks will be purchased for core curriculum courses taken for the first time. At the end of the semester, students will be encouraged to sell their textbooks back to the bookstore and donate the funds back to the scholarship.
• Marilyn always expressed gracious appreciation for any gift she received, large or small. In remembrance of her gentility, scholarship recipients will be asked to send a thank-you note to the Martin family.
   

Completed applications will be accepted in the Disability Services Office (T 120) until 5:00 pm August 1st for the Fall semester and January 2nd for the Spring semester, or the following Monday if the deadline falls on the weekend. A student may apply for the scholarship prior to registering for classes, but the application will be considered incomplete until a paid registration summary has also been submitted.