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

• MES Foundation Administered Scholarships
www.mesfoundation.com
Maine Education Services (MES) Foundation takes great pride in assisting several organizations in supporting
Maine students who are pursuing post-secondary education. We are fortunate that so many Maine organizations
believe in higher education and offer financial support to deserving students. Pleased refer to the MES website
for a list of scholarships that they administer:
o Maine State Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
o Maine Legislative Memorial Scholarship Fund
o Maine Masonic Aid for Continuing Education
o TD Bank North Promise
• Maine Recreation & Park Association Scholarship (MRPA)
The Maine Recreation & Park Association is pleased to announce that two $750 Scholarships are available to
currently enrolled college sophomore-senior students majoring in a 4 year Recreation, Parks or Leisure Services
curriculum or to non-traditional students seeking to continue their education in this field.
Application deadline is April 1 st . Notification of scholarship award will be made prior to April 10 th .
For further information or application materials contact MRPA Scholarship Committee, Cindy Hazelton,
Chair, Gorham Recreation Dept., 270 Main Street, Gorham, ME 04038 or call 207-839-5034
• Maine Rural Rehabilitation Fund Scholarship
Requirements to Qualify: Student must be a Maine resident, and meet one or more of the following
qualifications: a) at least 50% of the applicant’s family gross income for the past year has been derived from
farm and/or woodswork* occupation; b) applicant is a child of a deceased or physically impaired person who
has operated a farm or has been employed in a qualifying woodswork occupation; and c) the applicant is a FFA
member in “good standing” who plans to pursue a career in agriculture or woodswork.
Applicant must be able to show that thee is an unmet financial need that must be overcome to pursue a higher
education. Applicant who is presently enrolled in a post-secondary school must have a cumulative grade point
average (GPA) of 2.7 or better or have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or better for the current semester or quarter.
Applicant will not be considered for more than four years of undergraduate study towards their first
undergraduate bachelors degree.
*Woodswork is defined as an occupation related to wood harvesting, transportation of pulp or logs, or farm
operated saw mill, but does not include work as a salaried employee of a company (other than a company
owned or controlled by the applicant’s family) engaged in the production of pulp, paper or other forest products,
or the sale of services related to land or timber management.
For an application packet and further information concerning this scholarship, please contact Maine Rural
Rehabilitation Fund Scholarship Committee, Department of Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources, 28 State
House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0028 or (207) 287-7628.
• Maine Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
THE MSCLS awards scholarships to students enrolled in their final year of a Medical Technology or Medical
Laboratory Technician program within the State of Maine. The number of awards and amounts vary yearly and
are determined by the Board of Directors of MSCLS. The scholarships are based on a combination of need,
scholastic achievement, recommendations and an essay as submitted to the Scholastic Committee. Deadline is
usually in May.