2024 Sherry Barndollar Rock Scholarship Application
SHERRY BARNDOLLAR ROCK SCHOLARSHIP
Meeting the Educational Needs of Foreign Service Spouses and Partners

The family and friends of the late Sherry Barndollar Rock, a Foreign Service spouse who accompanied her husband on several foreign assignments, have established a scholarship in her memory to support the Foreign Service community and to help members of the Foreign Service family pursue their educational goals. As a member of the Foreign Service community, Sherry recognized the challenge that a Foreign Service career presents to spouses who must take a fragmented approach to fulfill their personal educational goals from locations throughout the world. For Sherry’s family, it was a logical decision to honor Sherry by establishing a scholarship at DACOR to further support these educational needs.
 
THE SCHOLARSHIP:  The Sherry Barndollar Rock Scholarship grants up to $4,000 annually to the spouses and partners of Foreign Service employees assigned abroad to pursue educational goals which may have been disrupted by the spouse’s Foreign Service career. 
 
KEY REQUIREMENTS:  Applications are due by January 31, 2024, for the 2024 – 2025 Academic Year. 
  • Those eligible must be spouses and partners of Foreign Service employees assigned abroad, between foreign assignments, or on unaccompanied tours or evacuated from post. 
  • Eligible employees include Foreign Service Officers and Specialists with the Department of State, Department of Commerce, Department of Agriculture, etc. as well as USAID direct employees and civil service employees serving abroad at U.S. missions.        
  • Recipients must be U.S. Citizens and current members of DACOR. 
  • Applicants are expected to enroll in academic coursework at an accredited U.S. educational institution. Eligible coursework includes many professional certifications.
  • The monetary award can be used only for the payment of tuition. 
 
DACOR:  DACOR is an organization of foreign affairs professionals. DACOR fosters service, learning and community among those who have dedicated their lifework to the foreign affairs of the United States through the Foreign Service and other international engagement. The DACOR Bacon House Foundation promotes a public understanding of international affairs and diplomacy through scholarships, lectures, publications, and conferences, and a museum, and preserves the historic DACOR Bacon House, an architectural treasure, as a living testament to America’s diplomatic heritage and a center for educational and cultural activities. Sherry, who served as its Executive Director, was very supportive of DACOR. Information about DACOR membership and privileges is available at dacorbacon.org/membership

For full scholarship details and eligibility requirements, please visit dacorbacon.org/sherry_barndollar_rock_scholar

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