A Guide to Available Local Scholarships - Hanover Public Schools

67. Rockland Trust
Company Charitable
Foundation Scholarship
Five $2,500
scholarships awarded in
2010
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Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be residents of Plymouth County,
Norfolk County, Barnstable County or Bristol County. Rockland Trust employees
and their relatives are not eligible. Applicants must be entering college for the first
time, enrolled as full-time students (as defined by the accredited educational
institution at which the applicants have enrolled) and in an undergraduate course of
study that offers courses beyond the high school level. Enrollment at only accredited
colleges, universities and community colleges will be considered. The scholarship is
available only in the first semester of study. Applicant must fall in the top 50% of the
graduating class. It is the responsibility of the applicant to notify Rockland Trust of
other financial aid that has been awarded to the applicant. The Rockland Trust
scholarship award plus any financial aid received by the student must not exceed the
total of tuition, books, fees and room and board. Should the recipient withdraw from
the educational institution, any refund due should be returned to Rockland Trust.
Official transcripts of grades from the high school the applicant has attended must be
included with the guidance counselor’s portion of the application and must include
the two most recent semesters’ grade point average (GPA). A copy of the applicant’s
highest ACT or SAT scores must be included in the guidance counselor’s portion of
the application. If you are chosen as one of the five award recipients of the 2011
Rockland Trust scholarship, you will be required to supply a letter from the college to
which you have been accepted for the fall semester of 2011 to verify enrollment. If
you are chosen and fail to supply this letter, you will forfeit your scholarship award.
Students should apply by using the Rockland Trust Scholarship application, available
at all branch locations. Visit www.rocklandtrust.com for more information.
Contact:
Deadline: Postmarked by
Jeanne Traverse March 18, 2011
C/O Rockland Trust Company
288 Union Street HHS Transcript Deadline:
Rockland, MA 02370 March 16, 2010
68. Major Richard
Schneider Scholarship
Amount varied for 2010
Eligibility Requirements: A Hanover High School student going into the field of
engineering. Mail a letter of intent to Brian Schneider, Chairperson.
Chairperson: Deadline: April 11, 2010
Brian Schneider
58 Nason St.
St. Albans, VT 05478
HHS Transcript Deadline:
1-802-752-9983 April 8, 2011
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