Our Memories. Our Scholarship.

Do you know someone that’s changed your life? Someone you’ll never forget? Our family has many, and Sharen and Mila Kohute are at the top of the list. Even though they are no longer with us, their impact on us remains. We want their names to remain as well. So we started this scholarship. In their name. In their honor.

Meet Mila & Sharen:

Yeah, that Smile…

That smile is precisely how Mila made us feel. She was our first child, and she changed everything. With Mila, we began seeing life like never before. We did everything to capture that smile.

We lost Mila when she was 7 months old. That phone call you never want to receive. That sequence of events. And every day that followed. There are no words. Just heartbreak.

And “Penn State Grammy”.

Sharen (aka “Penn State Grammy”) never had it easy. Ever. She grew up in rural poverty. Her adult years were spent as a single mom working multiple jobs daily for minimum wage. She never gave up when hard times came (and they often did). She always kept grinding. She always found a way.

Sharen taught us that work is hard. And to always work hard.

Scholarship Overview:

Amount: $1000

Awarded: Twice a Year

Gender: Female

States: OH, PA, WV, VA

Education: H.S. Senior

Legacy: First Generation

Criteria: Written Essay

Previous Winners: 7

Potential +
Hard Work =
Unlimited Impact

We think the combination of potential + hard work is a formula that can change someone’s life. This scholarship will fuel the potential that creates impact.

Mila represents that potential. An untapped potential that we want to help unlock for new college students. Sharen represents hard work. She personified it.

Interested in applying for our scholarship?

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Applicant deadline is March 23rd, 2026.
Winners will be announced on April 24th, 2026.

Funding Overview:

Total Raised: $13,515

Our family will contribute $1000 each year to ensure that at least one scholarship is awarded every year. But we’re hopeful that we can do more than that—more recipients, more funding per recipient. To do more, we need help from others, we need to jump out of our comfort zone, and we need to fundraise.

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All donations are 100% tax-deductible.