Dear Sir or Madam:

The Missouri Insurance Education Foundation, established in 1991, is supported by insurance companies located in Missouri. One of the goals of the Foundation is to award scholarships to deserving students attending Missouri colleges or universities in a program that could lead to positions in the insurance industry in Missouri. (You may save the attached document to your disk and edit it directly in Word before printing it or print the blank document and submit it typewritten. Handwritten and/or incomplete applications will NOT be considered.)

In honor of the longest serving Director of the Department of Insurance of the State of Missouri, C. Lawrence Leggett, the Missouri Insurance Education Foundation has established the C. Lawrence Leggett Scholarship in the amount of $2,500 to be awarded to a junior or senior Missouri resident majoring in insurance or a related area of study in a Missouri college or university.

Also, the Foundation has made available additional scholarships in the amount of $2,000 to be awarded to junior or senior Missouri resident college students majoring in insurance or a related area of study in a Missouri college or university.

We are proud to make this announcement and enclose instructions and application forms for the C. Lawrence Leggett and the Missouri Insurance Education Foundation Scholarships. Please have qualified applicants complete and return the applications by March 31, 2008 so that the Scholarship Committee can complete the selection process by mid-April. Applications postmarked after March 31, 2008, will not be accepted.

Thank you for your assistance.

Very truly yours,

Lewis E. Melahn
Scholarship Chairman

C. Lawrence Leggett Scholarship
And
Missouri Insurance Education Foundation Scholarship

Purpose: To provide scholarships to deserving Missouri resident business students majoring in insurance or a related area of study in a Missouri college or university.

Award Components: One (1) $2,500 scholarship and an individual certificate will be awarded to the applicant of the C. Lawrence Leggett Scholarship and Five (5) $2,000 scholarships and an individual certificate will be awarded to the applicants of the Missouri Insurance Education Foundation Scholarship with selection made by the Missouri Insurance Education Foundation Scholarship Committee.

Criteria:
1. Applicant must be a Missouri resident.
2. Applicant must be a junior or senior at an accredited college or university in Missouri during the fall semester of year 2008.
3. Applicant must be majoring in insurance or a directly related field of study.
4. Applicant must be a full-time Missouri college/university student.
5. Applicant must demonstrate scholarship -- in the complete sense -- consistent with capacity and circumstances. The applicant should have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 out of 4.0.
6. Preference may be given to a student who demonstrates financial need.

Application Process (Applicant must submit):
1. Completed typed application form (handwritten and/or incomplete applications will not be processed).( Download Scholarship Application form here )
2. Letter of application addressed to the Scholarship Committee of the Missouri Insurance Education Foundation containing a brief explanation of career goals and biographical (background) information.
3. Two (2) letters of recommendation from college professors or former employers supporting the application.
4. A complete college transcript.
5. A financial needs form only if you desire to demonstrate financial need.

Deadline for application is March 31, 2008. Applications postmarked after this date will not be considered.

Submit application packets to:

Scholarship Administrator
Missouri Insurance Education Foundation
P.O. Box 1654
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Email to miis@midamerica.net

Download Scholarship Application forms here