Chart Westcott Announces Scholarship For Entrepreneurial Minded Students

Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Ikarian Capital, Chart Westcott, creates $1,000 scholarship opportunity for young entrepreneurs.

Dallas, TX, United States – February 28, 2018 /MarketersMedia/ —

The Chart Westcott Scholarship, founded in 2018, was created to support a college student or high school senior in their journey to make a positive impact in society through entrepreneurship. One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding scholar and aspiring entrepreneur who submits a 500-word essay through the Chart Westcott Scholarship website.

Scholarship founder Chart Westcott graduated from Vanderbilt University with a BA in history. Upon graduating, Chart worked as an analyst at his family office while attending Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. During his time at SMU, Chart concentrated on business and tax law, until graduating in 2011. After passing the Texas Bar, Westcott continued to work at Westcott LLC, as general counsel and managing partner. Today, Chart works full time as COO at Ikarian Capital, LLC, a long and short equity biotech focused investment adviser based in Dallas.

“I am passionate about supporting young entrepreneurs looking to make a positive impact through their business ideas. I encourage students to apply for the scholarship to help offset expenses incurred when starting a new business” said Chart.

Chart Westcott presides as Chairman of the Westcott Foundation, a private foundation that focuses on improving education and economic conditions in Dallas, TX through grants. Chart Westcott serves on the board of the Dallas County Historical Society and the Texas Real Estate Commission. Westcott was also the Founder of JFKDAY, a day of volunteerism that he organized to commemorate the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s tragic assassination in Dallas. He also led efforts to pass Alicia’s Law in Texas, serving as the Texas Chairman of Protect.org, a pro-child anti-crime advocacy group.

Eligible Students: In order to qualify, students must be a high school senior or full time college student, maintain a GPA of 3.0+, and be a current US resident.

Requirements: Applicants must submit an essay with no more than 500 words to answer the following question: “Describe your entrepreneurial idea and why you would make a great future entrepreneur or business leader.”

Deadline: The application period will close on February 28th, 2019. The winner will be selected and contacted by March 31st, 2019. The winner has two weeks to respond before a winner is selected and contacted.

Contact Info:
Name: Chart Westcott
Email: Chart@chartwestcottscholarship.com
Organization: Chart Westcott Scholarship
Address: 100 Crescent Ct. Suite 1620, Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 469-698-8013

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