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Program Overview The Jefferies Family Scholarship has been providing educational financial assistance to children of the employees of Jefferies Group, Inc. for 30 years. Through substantial scholarships, as well as Jefferies Awards of Merit, the program recognizes outstanding achievement—in and out of the classroom—and supports the efforts of serious and committed students. Each year, Jefferies Family Scholarship gives awards to a group of carefully selected individuals that best meet the criteria of the program and embody the spirit and principles of its founders. Awards are based on a number of factors including financial need, academic merit, extracurricular activities and other considerations. The program grants both monetary-based and recognition-based awards. Scholarships are awarded for one year only. Monetary-based awards of $10,000 were granted to 2011-2012 scholarship recipients. |
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My son and daughter were both beneficiaries of the Jefferies Family Scholarship throughout private high schools and universities. They both received an excellent education and have found jobs they love. The gift of higher education from the universities of their choosing would not have been a possibility without the assistance of the program. As a single working mother, my children and I will be forever grateful.
Parent of JFS Alumni
| The average total cost for just one year at a private four-year college exceeds $33,000, according to CollegeBoard.com. | |
| For the last two years, forty percent of JFS recipients' parents reported total family incomes under $100,000 and many of our scholarship winners are being raised by single parents. | |
| Nineteen percent of Jefferies' employees make less than $75,000 per year. |