Military Road School Preservation Trust Scholarship

The Military Road School Preservation Trust (the Trust) awards a scholarship annually as an incentive to one or more local students in need of financial assistance for college. The Trust’s Board of Directors is pleased to honor the memory of Mrs. Donnessa Hill Lucas in the naming of this scholarship.

Mrs. Lucas attended the Military Road School from 1921-1929. The school provided an environment that fostered a premier education for African American children throughout the Washington area from its establishment out of the Fort Stevens Army barracks in 1865 until its closing as a public school in 1954. Mrs. Lucas was a founding member of the Military Road School Alumni Association, formed in 1997 with the expressed and successful goal of securing
historical status for the school building located at 1375 Missouri Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

Application Process

A brief application form is attached.

1. Review these Application Guidelines paying particular attention to qualification and selection criteria, eligibility and requirements.
2. E-mail a brief note to Mrs. Theresa Saxton, MRSPT Scholarship Committee, at Thelasax@MRSPT.org stating your intent to apply.
3. Complete the application form with requested contact information and collect all supplementary materials (i.e. high school transcript, etc.).
4. Sign and/or secure your parent(s) signature (if under 18 years of age) as applicable.
5. Submit completed application with all supplementary materials postmarked by August 5, 2009 to MRSPT at the following address:

Military Road School Preservation Trust
ATTN: Scholarship Committee
P. O. Box 56425
Washington, DC 20040-6425
MILITARY ROAD SCHOOL PRESERVATION TRUST
Further Scholarship Information and Application (pdf)
(www.mrspt.org)