Corinne Jeannine Schillings Foundation

Like the evergreen... she is always awake and watching over us!

The Corinne Jeannine Schillings Foundation is dedicated to preserving the memory of Corinne Schillings by providing a living legacy through education.

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Background: The  Foundation is dedicated to preserving the memory of Corinne Jeannine Schillings, who lost her life in the Baltimore Water Taxi accident on March 6, 2004. Corinne believed strongly in higher education for women and in learning about various cultures through the study of languages.

Purpose:  The Corinne Jeannine Schillings Foundation supports undergraduate college women in the study of languages and learning about other cultures.

Mission:  To provide financial assistance to young women who are pursuing undergraduate college degrees in the study of languages, or who are studying in a foreign country as enrichment for their undergraduate college program.

Goal:  To award, annually and on an on-going basis, Scholarships to Study a Foreign Language and Scholarships to Study Abroad.

Not-for-Profit:  The Corinne Jeannine Schillings Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation for educational and charitable purposes as outlined in the Internal Revenue Code, Section 501(c)(3), and chartered as a not-for-profit corporation in Cook County, State of Illinois.

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Foundation Facts   2010 -2011 Total number of applicants            846 Total States/Territories represented                   49 Total college/universities (unique)             214 Total scholarships awarded    127 Total Travel Abroad countries visited      25 Total number of majors (unique)           231 Languages studied by applicants:  Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Vietnamese