David Nelson Jr. Memorial Fund

Now accepting applications until April 30, 2025

David Nelson Jr. Memorial Fund

David Nelson Jr. passed away suddenly in July 2006. During his journey, David’s compassion for others resulted in his decision to be an organ donor. David saved the lives of five other people.

In his memory, David’s family and friends have established the David Nelson Jr. Memorial Fund. The Fund provides educational scholarships for children of deceased organ and tissue donors. The Nelson family has provided these scholarships since 2009 and have awarded over $40,000 in scholarships for children of organ and tissue donors.

The David Nelson Jr. Memorial Fund will annually award a $1,000 scholarship to a deserving child of a deceased donor parent or guardian. The funds will help pay for high school or college.

You can download the application and mail it to the Gift of Life office or you can complete the online submission form below.

David Nelson Jr. Memorial Scholarship Criteria

David Nelson Jr. Memorial Scholarship Application

Please do not submit this form until you have all of the supporting documents available to upload.

Contact information
Name(Required)
First Last
Address(Required)
Street Address City State ZIP Code
Phone(Required)
Email(Required)
Name of donor(Required)
Relationship to donor(Required)
Date of donation(Required)
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Education Information
High School(Required)
Dates attended (From Year to Year)(Required)
Graduation Date(Required)
College/University/Secondary Education(Required)
Dates attended (From Year to Year)(Required)
Family Information
Name of Parent/Guardian(Required)
Occupation(Required)
Name/age of additional dependent family members.(Required)

If there are no additional dependents, please enter “NONE.”
Other Sources of Financial Aid Applied For or Received
Source
Amount
Applied or Received?
- Applied
- Received
Source
Amount
Applied or Received?
- Applied
- Received
Source
Amount
Applied or Received?
- Applied
- Received
Source
Amount
Applied or Received?
- Applied
- Received
Additional documents
1. Essay (maximum 500 words) describing how donation has touched your life.(Required)
Max. file size: 50 MB.
2. Brief statement summarizing academic ambitions and extracurricular and/or volunteer activites.(Required)
Max. file size: 50 MB.
3. Letter of reference from non-relative (teacher, clergy) 1 of 2 required(Required)
Max. file size: 50 MB.
4. Letter of reference from non-relative (teacher, clergy) 2 of 2 required(Required)
Max. file size: 50 MB.
5. Current transcript and/or acceptance letter from high school, college, university or trade/technical school.(Required)
Max. file size: 50 MB.
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David Nelson Jr. Memorial Fund

Now accepting applications until April 30, 2025

David Nelson Jr. Memorial Fund

David Nelson Jr. Memorial Scholarship Application

Contact information

Education Information

Family Information

Other Sources of Financial Aid Applied For or Received

Additional documents