Each December, at its Holiday Party, LIRA awards several scholarships to full-time junior and senior students who attend UMass Lowell. The scholarships are awarded to outstanding students who are involved in community service activities. They are funded from donations made by LIRA members.

UMass Lowell Learning in Retirement Association Student Scholarship

This year, the Learning in Retirement Association (LIRA) will award five $2,000 scholarships to outstanding UMass Lowell juniors and seniors.

Deadline: Monday, October 28, 2024 at 5 p.m.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this award, the applicant must:

  • Be a full-time junior or senior student.
  • Have a grade point average of 3.00 or higher.
  • Participate in community service and/or extracurricular activities.
  • Provide a reference from a UMass Lowell faculty/staff member or a community service supervisor.

Please note: the LIRA scholarship awards will be applied to the Spring 2025 semester.

We encourage all qualified students to watch for the announcement each fall and submit an application. LIRA awards scholarships in early December at the annual LIRA holiday party.

The 2017 Learning in Retirement Association Community Engagement Scholarship recipients and the scholarship committee. Front row left to right: Dotty (Dorothy) Morris, Clinton Strong (student), Dylan Lambert (student), Anna Barbeau (student), Alexandra Adler (student), Barbara Murch and Simone Allard. Back row left to right: Dee (Deanne) Sferrino, John Mamalis, Alan McKersie, Alan Kent and Janet Redman.

The 2017 Learning in Retirement Association Community Engagement Scholarship recipients and the scholarship committee.
Front row left to right: Dotty (Dorothy) Morris, Clinton Strong (student), Dylan Lambert (student), Anna Barbeau (student), Alexandra Adler (student), Barbara Murch and Simone Allard.
Back row left to right: Dee (Deanne) Sferrino, John Mamalis, Alan McKersie, Alan Kent and Janet Redman.