The Viglione and Sklow Scholarship Fund

The Viglow 2009 Scholarship contest has officially begun! There will be one $2,000 award going to the student that best satisfies the competition guidelines published here.

Keep in mind that the general theme for our program is to get students to realize that education is an investment.  We don’t care what you study or why, but what is critical is that you provide us with enough confidence that our investment in you will yield a healthy return.

The return we expect is that you lead a happy, healthy, productive life in which your contribution ultimately leaves society better off.

What path you take in life is your own business. There are an infinite number of ways you can make this a better world, whether it’s serving the sick as a doctor or creating productive employment for workers as a business owner. The bottom line is that you must convince us that you have an idea of what you want to do, and that you are serious and capable of following through should we part with our hard earned savings on your behalf.

Take the time to read the instructions and consider your application in detail. This program is more than the regular “cookie-cutter” scholarship. We are not giving away other peoples’ money, but our own, so we take this very seriously.

Feel free to contact us at any time with questions or comments. Good luck!

Last night Robert and I had the pleasure of attending the 2007-2008 Carle Place Scholarship / Awards Ceremony at Carle Place High School. The 4th winner of the annual Viglow (Viglione-Sklow) Scholarship for $1,000.00 was SARA EMILY VILLAVERDE. Sara showed great drive and determination in her personal statement and essay, along with an impressive resume of academic achievement to make her this year’s winner.

We want to thank all of you who entered this years competition – the decision was as difficult as ever.  We wish you the best of luck as you finish your senior year and move on to your next steps in life.

To the current Junior class of Carle Place High School – we look forward to interacting with you in the coming months as we launch the 2008-2009 Viglow Scholarship.  We will be releasing a revamped application process for the scholarship and encourage participation from all.

Once again Congratulations to Sara and all those students who participated in last nights event.

We’ve finally done it! Mike and I finally bought this site and are going to start constructing something useful soon. This is going to be our interface with prospective scholarship applicants and potential donors.