Waldorf, MD— The Charles County Scholarship Fund is offering more than 45 scholarships to Charles County high school students. Applications for scholarships are available at all county high schools. Interested students must submit completed applications by Wednesday, March 1 to their college and career advisor. Award notification will be announced at high school senior awards ceremonies this spring. Students need only to submit one application.
Applications also are available on the school system website, www.ccboe.com, under the students/parents section. Click on the Scholarship Information link from the menu. Each scholarship has specific eligibility criteria; information regarding eligibility is listed in the application.
Additional application requirements include a resume, personal statement that details academic and career goals, two letters of recommendation, a high school transcript and copy of the first semester senior year report card. Students who have received SAT/ACT scores can also include them with their application.
Students who apply for any scholarship that lists demonstrated financial need as criteria should include a student aid report (SAR) form for the 2017-18 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The form is available at www.fafsa.gov. The deadline to complete the FAFSA for Maryland students is March 1. Students in need of assistance with the form or completing the FAFSA should contact their college and career advisor.
The following scholarships are available:
· Ashley Jayne Younger Memorial Scholarship, $500 (for Westlake High School students);
· Charles County Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, $500;
· Charles County Health Department and School Nurses’ Scholarship, $250;
· Charles County Retired School Personnel Association Scholarship, $1,000 (one for each Charles County public high school);
· Charles County Teacher Education Assistance Grant, $1,000 (renewable);
· Darren A. Bowie Scholarship, $1,000 (for Henry E. Lackey High School students);
· Edward Rorer Memorial Scholarship, $500;
· Eric Sawchak Memorial Scholarship, $1,000;
· Harding Memorial Future Educator Scholarship, $1,000;
· Jeremiah and Elijah Borgnis Memorial Scholarship, $500;
· John H. Cox Memorial Scholarship, $1,000;
· John Howie Memorial Scholarship, $500 (two awards);
· Katherine D. Racey Memorial Scholarship, $1,500 (for Lackey or Maurice J. McDonough High School students);
· Ken Stump Memorial Scholarship, $500;
· Kenneth Bernard Proctor Sr. Scholarship, $500;
· Kiwanis Club of Charles County Ronald G. Cunningham Scholarship, $500;
· La Plata Garden Club Scholarship, $1,000 (two awards);
· Lisa Michele Duckett Achievement Award, $1,000;
· Lizbeth Frazer-Fatig Helping Hand Scholarship, $4,000 (for North Point High School students);
· Mary Matula Scholarship, $500 (for La Plata High School students);
· Michael J. Anderson Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 (for La Plata students);
· Michael S. Tayman Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 (for McDonough students);
· Michael S. Tayman Memorial Music Scholarship, $1,000 (for McDonough students);
· Michael S. Tayman Memorial Nursing Scholarship, $1,000 (for McDonough students);
· Mildred Rice O’Callaghan Scholarship, $500 (two awards, for Lackey students);
· Nicole Pitonyak Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 (for North Point students);
· Patricia Sugg Weiers Memorial Scholarship, $250;
· Professor V. Phillips Weaver Scholarship, $1,000;
· Rachel Myers Trade School Scholarship, $500;
· Richard J. Abela Scholarship, $2,000 (for North Point students);
· Robert Dean Stethem National Memorial Scholarship, $1,000;
· Robert Dean Stethem Thomas Stone Scholarship, $1,000 (for Thomas Stone High School students);
· Ronald G. Cunningham Scholarship, $2,500 (one for each Charles County public high school);
· Ronald G. Cunningham Nursing Scholarship, $500;
· Starkey Memorial Scholarship, $500;
· Stephen E. Mitchell Educational Scholarship, $500;
· Thomas B.R. Mudd Nurse Scholarship, College of Southern Maryland, full two years;
· Thomas B.R. Mudd Teacher Scholarship, College of Southern Maryland, full two years;
· Thomas Kurtz Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 (for Lackey students);
· Timothy Minor Criminal Justice Memorial Scholarship, $500;
· Timothy Minor Memorial Scholarship, $500 (for McDonough students);
· Tiny Hopes Scholarship, $1,000 (three awards);
· Unnae Pak-Borgnis Memorial Scholarship, $500;
· William and Vivian King Scholarship, $1,000 (one for each Charles County public high school); and
· Zonta of Charles County Scholarship, $1,000 (two awards).
The Charles County Scholarship Fund is a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships to Charles County students. The Charles County Commissioners, Charles County Public Schools, the College of Southern Maryland and the Chamber of Commerce are always represented on the Scholarship Fund Board. All other community members are selected from the community at large.
