Eric Wang Memorial Scholarship

Eric Wang was a member of the Fencing Institute of Texas’ and St. Mark’s Men’s Epee Teams.   Eric had an effusive smile and demeanor.   He walked through life with an air of confidence, but a humbleness that reached out to everyone he met.   His competitive spirit led him to fencing and track, and guided him through academic achievements.   Eric was a tremendous athlete and gifted student.  He embraced life and all those around him as his equal, and gave of himself effortlessly and graciously.

With so many lessons left unfinished, Eric still led a good and joyful life. He lived life without any regrets.  Although Eric physically is not with us right now, his spirit will always been in our hearts and our minds.          ~ Brian Wang (eulogy excerpt)

Fencing Institute of Texas, in cooperation with the Wang family, dedicates the DeGall Memorial Epee events to Eric’s memory.   Proceeds from this event are set aside for the scholarship fund.  FIT publicly thanks Coach David Sierra and Cutting Edge Fencing Club for their support through tournament proceeds to the Scholarship fund.

Applicants must:

• Have fencing experience.
• Be a high school senior or a college freshman, sophomore, or junior
• Be enrolled in a college or university undergraduate program in the fall of the award year.
• Complete the application in full and submit all materials by the due date.

I would like to thank you for awarding me this generous fencing scholarship.  It means a lot to me to know that someone could look at my fencing career and deem it worthy of such a prize.  I shall continue to improve myself through the sport and work my hardest to become the best fencer I can. Eric will be an inspiration as I continue to work at school and at fencing.  ~ Paul Herin, 2005 recipient

There are three scholarship awards available for 2008. The amount of each award is $500.00.  

Click here for an application in Adobe pdf format.