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Community Foundation Offers $5,000 in Scholarships to Township Students
The Macomb Township Community Foundation will award 10 $500 scholarships to area students this winter to fund higher education during the 2012-13 academic year.
This winter, 10 Macomb Township students will have the chance at $5,000 worth of scholarships through the .
The foundation will award 10 $500 scholarships to area students to be used toward higher education during the 2012-13 academic year.
"We are very excited about offering some of our finest Macomb Township students the opportunity to help further their education," said Mark Hurst, MTCF president, in a prepared statement. "Along with our recently announced creation of a Macomb Township Youth Ambassador program, we hope this scholarship effort will be a successful MTCF event once again to help us meet our mission of enhancing the educational, recreational, and cultural activities in Macomb Township."
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MTCF Scholarship Committee Chair Gary E. Cynowa said nine scholarships will
be awarded to students attending a community college or a four-year college or university, and at least one other scholarship will be given to a student attending a post-high school vocational, technical, or creative arts institution.
Students may apply for the scholarships from Jan. 10-Feb. 23. Applications are available at local high schools, or by contacting Cynowa by mail at 45451 Fielding St., Macomb Twp., MI 48042, phone at (586) 949-3969, or e-mail at Gcynowa@comcast.net. Applications will soon be available on the MTCF website as well.
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To be eligible for the scholarship, students must meet the following requirements:
- Be a Macomb Township resident
- Be a current current graduating senior in high school or already a student at an accredited post-high school institution
- Have a cumulative 3.0 or higher GPA
- Return a completed application with two letters of recommendation and a personal essay.
A five-person evaluation committee will review each application and name the scholarship recipients in April. The recipients will be recognized at a reception May 17.
The MTCF is a non-profit charitable organization led by Macomb Township citizens and community civic and business leaders.
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