Scholarship Information

The Eric W. Herzberg Memorial Scholarship – Maryland is a $5,000 award which is presented each year to deserving Severna Park high school seniors who are well rounded in the areas of academics, athletics and community service. This scholarship is continuing to be awarded annually.

The Eric W. Herzberg Memorial Scholarship – Florida is an $8,200 award which is presented each year to deserving 8th or 9th grade students who are well rounded in the areas of academics, athletics and community service. This scholarship was presented from 2007 through 2013 and is no longer offered.

The Eric W. Herzberg/Travis Manion Service Scholarship is a $1,500 award. There were three scholarships presented in the spring of 2013 and three more in the spring of 2014. These scholarships were made available through a generous grant provided by the Travis Manion Foundation but are no longer offered.

Each scholarship was awarded in remembrance of Marine Lance Corporal Eric W. Herzberg, who gave his life in service to the United States on October 21, 2006 in Al Anbar province in Iraq.

The Eric W. Herzberg Memorial Scholarship – Maryland recipients will be selected annually by the Eric W. Herzberg scholarship committee. Click on the link “Scholarship Recipients” to see pictures and learn a little more about previous scholarship recipients.

Please Consider Donating to the Eric W. Herzberg Memorial Scholarship Fund

All contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

We, the privileged few.
We the privileged few knew Eric W. Herzberg.

We are poorer because Eric is no longer with us.
We are richer because he was here even briefly.

He exemplified integrity.
His integrity led to commitment.
His commitment led to fulfilling his expected duty.
His duty led to sacrifice.

Teddy Roosevelt once said: "The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred with dust and sweat and blood, who knows the great devotions and sends himself in a worthy cause; who at best, if he wins, knows the thrills of high achievement and, if he fails, at least fails daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat."

Eric was in the arena: football, soccer, wrestling, rugby, Marines. He knew the thrills of high achievement, tested himself against the very best and was not found wanting. He knew victory, he knew defeat, but he always dared greatly.

Senator Alan Simpson once said: "If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters."

Eric had integrity. Nothing else matters.

Thoughts from Fred Herzberg, Eric's grandfather - Veterans Day, 2006.
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