Cecelia Kauth’s father encouraged her to seize any opportunity that came along, and that lesson seemed more important than ever after he died in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11.
“After what happened to my dad, I wanted to make a change,” said the upstate New York native. “I’m from a small town and it’s really homogenous, so I wanted something that would open my eyes.”
Following the attack, Kauth learned about a scholarship fund for the children of 9/11 victims. She used the money to pay tuition at the University of San Francisco.
The Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund, set up a week after 9/11, is still seeking eligible children of people who died or were disabled in the attack.
$62.9M Scholarship money distributed to date
1,697 Students who have received money
$17,550 Average scholarship amount last year
Source: Families of Freedom