The Linda Alapi Juras Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established in 2014 in memory of Linda Juras with a gift from the estate of her surviving husband Michael, directed to Eastern through their daughter, Lisa Girard, and her husband James P. Girard ’97. Mrs. Juras received both her bachelor’s (’71) and master’s (’76) degrees in Early Childhood Education at Eastern and taught first grade for more than 35 years at Lyme Consolidated School, where she was named a Connecticut Teacher of the Year. Each recipient must be an Early Education or Elementary Education major or minor, enrolled full-time, and in good academic standing, with unmet financial need. Recipient(s) must intend to pursue a career teaching at the pre-school or elementary level (second grade or lower) to receive the minimum of $750.

Students are encouraged to file the FAFSA by March 1