Who Can Apply:
- Michelle (Burris) Fishburn was a beloved daughter, sister, wife and friend who suddenly passed away in 2025 at the age of forty.
- Michelle loved to travel around the world and enjoyed helping people whenever she could. Michelle believed in travel not just as a means of self-development but also as a means of giving back. She spent time in Indonesia, teaching English to orphans and also assisting an anti-corruption project, and she had further dreams of helping underserved communities.
- This scholarship aims to honor the memory of Michelle (Burris) Fishburn by supporting students who share her passion for giving back to the global world.
- Any high school senior in Hillsborough County, Florida, with an unweighted cumulative GPA of 3.0 who has volunteering experience may apply for this scholarship opportunity if they plan to work or serve in another country, pursue their dreams of helping people in other countries and plan to study international affairs, foreign languages, history, law, public health, medicine, education/teaching or a related field.
Submission: To apply, tell us why you’re passionate about international travel, working in foreign countries, and learning languages.
Deadline: March 3, 2026
Amount: $1,000
Learn More: https://bold.org/scholarships/michelle-burris-fishburn-memorial-scholarship/
