Scholarships

Friends for Life Foundation, Inc., is organized exclusively for the purposes of charitable, religious, educational and scientific endeavors. Its purpose is: to support quality of life improvement for the disadvantaged, financially assist individuals and organizations in our community which enhance education, family, health, economic empowerment and the arts. Friends for Life Foundation, Inc., is organized solely for non-profit purposes, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It serves as the non-profit arm of the Phi Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. In addition to engaging in mentoring, education, health & wellness and economic development programs, we feel it is important to aid in developing talented young Americans in pursuit of higher education. We are pleased to announce the availability of the Aricka Amos Burrell Memorial Scholarship.

Aricka Amos Burrell Memorial Scholarship - $1,000

Aricka Amos Burrell was the niece of Phi Phi Omega Chapter member Kathy Amos Lamar. Kathy serves as a mentor for children and youth in North Fulton and the Metropolitan Atlanta area as well as in her church. Kathy devotes time to her family and lovingly established the Aricka Amos Burrell Scholarship in memory of her niece who died of colon cancer in 2009. Aricka was a role model in her community and loved working with young people as well.

Applicants: We are now accepting scholarship applications for 2012. If you are interested in applying, please click on the following link to download the application. The deadline for applications is March 23, 2012. We are excited about your interest in applying.

 2012 Aricka Amos Burrell Memorial Scholarship

For Additional Scholarship Opportunities, please visit the Phi Phi Omega Scholarship Page