The following scholarships have been forwarded to the University of ...

standing of the APWU for at least one year immediately preceding application or must have been a member for
one year immediately preceding death.
Scholarship amount: Award is $375 per year for a maximum of $1,500 over four years.
How are the scholarships awarded? Applicants eligible for the scholarship are reviewed and selected by the
executive board of the American Postal Workers Union of Maine (APWU).
Application process: Applicants must complete an application and write an essay on "Labor Unions in Maine."
Applications are available from high school guidance offices and by writing: American Postal Workers Union
of Maine, State Scholarship Program, P.O. Box 1964, Portland, Maine 04104
• AORN of the State of Maine
The Association of Operating Room Nurses of Maine offers a scholarship to a deserving nursing student.
Applicants must be Maine residents and must indicate a need for financial need.
For further information and application materials contact Martha Denison, R.N. Scholarship Committee,
AORN of Maine, 125 Dawes Hill Road, Harrison, ME 04040
• Aroostook County Medical Society
This scholarship program is for medical students from Aroostook County. Awards are made annually to
students from the County who apply and successfully compete with other candidates. Students must either be
born in Aroostook County, or have graduated from high school in Aroostook County or currently declare
Aroostook County as their home. Application deadline is April 1 st .
For further information and/or application materials contact: Guy G. Raymond, MD, Chairman, Scholarship
Committee, ACMS, 105 St. Thomas Street, Madawaska, ME 04756
• Barking Foundation (updated 10/06)
www.barkingfoundation.org
Only Maine residents, undergraduate students only, with financial need pursuing accredited degree programs in
post-secondary educational institutions are eligible. In general, the Foundation defines Maine residency as
residence in Maine four consecutive years immediately prior to the application. Grants are made for one
academic year and paid to the institution.
Deadline – Applications must be post marked before February 15, 2007. The Foundation begins notifying
applicants of the award results after April 15 th .
For further information and application materials refer to above website or e-mail info@barkingfoundation.org
or call (207) 990-2910.
• Billy Cheverie Memorial Scholarship Fund – Maine & New Hampshire students
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The Billy Cheverie Memorial Scholarship provides scholarship assistance to graduating seniors of Portsmouth,
York, and Winnacunnet high schools, and Traip Academy.
Students from these communities who attend St. Thomas High School, Philips Exeter Academy, or Berwick
Academy are also eligible to apply.
Awards are made to students who demonstrate a commitment to leadership, community service and academic
effort. Fund advisors also have an interest in students who have participated in athletics.