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3/18/2015 - Boys and Girls Club accepting scholarship applications

The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Waterbury is now accepting applications for scholarship awards to be presented at its 34th Annual Awards & Scholarship Dinner on April 30, 2015. The deadline is April 6. The Boys & Girls Club seeks to acknowledge the academic achievement and citizenship of students who reside in the Greater Waterbury area, including Waterbury, Middlebury, Southbury, Watertown, Wolcott, Prospect, Cheshire and Beacon Falls.

Scholarship Award eligibility is as follows:

1. High School Seniors – Students must be graduating high school in Spring 2015 and planning to attend a post-secondary institution, full-time, for the 2015-16 school year.

a) Students must submit a complete application that includes family demographics, extracurricular activities, scholastic achievements and personal statement.

b) Students must provide verification of acceptance to the post-secondary institution they plan to attend.

c) Students must submit one (1) letter of recommendation. (The recommendation may not come from a relative.)

d) Students may be asked to participate in a personal interview.

 

2. Eighth (8th) Grade Students planning on attending Holy Cross High School in Waterbury for the 2015-16 school year or a rising tenth (10th), eleventh (11th) or twelfth (12th) grade student at Holy Cross High School in Waterbury for the 2015-16 school year. (The Peggy Goldberg Youth Leadership Scholarship Award)

a) Students must submit a complete application that includes family demographics, extracurricular activities, scholastic achievements and personal statement.

b) Students must provide verification of acceptance or enrollment at Holy Cross High School.

c) Students must submit one (1) letter of recommendation. (The recommendation may not come from a relative.)

d) Students may be asked to participate in a personal interview.

 

Applications must be received by 5:00 pm on April 6, 2015. Applications may be hand-delivered or mailed to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Waterbury at 1037 East Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06705 or submitted via email to mmorales-davis@bgcgwater.org (note “scholarship application” in the subject line). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

To download a scholarship application, please visit http://www.bgcgwater.org/news-events/scholarship-awards-2015.aspx. For more information, contact Maybeth Morales-Davis at 203.756.8104 or mmorales-davis@bgcgwater.org.