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Eligibility
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Graduates
of Laconia High School, Gilford High School or Belmont High School in
New Hampshire
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Legal
residents of Laconia, Gilford or Belmont, New Hampshire
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Those
qualified for a specific donor preference or requirement. Some local
clubs and civic organizations also offer awards to their members
regardless of high school or residency requirements.
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Please see the Donor Exceptions listed
below
Only one application is necessary to apply for all the scholarship funds
administered by Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation.
Deadline
Completed and properly documented applications are due no later than April
15 of each year, along with a $15.00 non-refundable application fee.
Please make sure that your application is complete and that all necessary
forms are included. Incomplete applications will be disqualified.
If you have any questions, please contact the Foundation by phone or email
and we will gladly help you complete your application.
Getting an Application
NOTE: ***
Scholarships have been awarded for the 2010-2011 academic year. ***
Please check back in February for the 2011-2012 Application form.
Download your application
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To download the
Application Form, Appraisal Form Important Instructions and Checklist,
click
HERE.
(Application Form will be added by February 2011)
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Check local high school
guidance offices which should have applications by the end of February
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Contact the Lakes Region
Scholarship Foundation office at 603 527-3533
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Check your mail. Applications
are mailed to prior year's applicants by the end of February.
Screening Process
Each application is screened on the basis of financial need,
extra-curricular activities, scholastic rating and the student's career
goals and plans for colleges. We ensure a conscientious, confidential and
fair assessment of each application.
Amount of Awards
In general, award amounts are determined by the rating given by the
screening committee, based on the need of the applicant and the quality
of the application.
Notification & Disbursement of Funds
Most graduating high school students are notified at their school’s
award night or graduation ceremony. All recipients are notified by the end
of June. Scholarship winners receive a College Certification and Request
for Disbursement form which must be completed by their college. Upon
receipt of the completed form, the Foundation forwards a check to the
college, to be applied to the student’s account and disbursed as half for
each semester. Students receiving awards of $300 or less may be reimbursed
directly by sending the Foundation validation (copy of cancelled checks or
receipts) that college-related expenses have been paid.
ANNALEE
THORNDIKE ART COMPETITION
Sponsored by the Lakes Region
Scholarship Foundation
In the spring of each year,
LRSF sponsors an art competition to determine the winners of the Annalee
Thorndike Art Award.
Eligibility & Requirements
The Annalee
Thorndike scholarships are awarded based on the merit of the student’s art
work and winners are determined by a three-person panel of judges.
Current high
school graduating seniors who are Lakes Region - Belknap County -
residents and who will be attending college as art majors in the fall are
eligible to apply.
The competition is
restricted to two-dimensional art works only, because of the limited scope
of the award. Participants are asked to submit 5 (five) paintings, etc.,
along with sketchbooks, and artist’s statements or narratives. Paintings
may be framed or matted. All the material must be delivered to the exhibit
site by the students.
Art work will be
on display and open to the public
The final day of
the exhibit there will be a reception and the judges will announce their
selections for first, second, and third place winners. We ask all the
competitors to attend, as well as family, teachers and friends.
To download the Annalee
Thorndike Art Competition Application click
HERE
Application deadline and exhibit dates for 2011 will be announced here
later.
Maximizing Award Dollars
 Lakes Region
Scholarship Foundation is a Dollars for Scholars Chapter of Scholarship
America, a national, non-profit, student aid service organization. Access
to the Dollars for Scholar's Collegiate Partners Program allows the
donors' dollars to be maximized and the college grant portion of the
students' aid packages to be protected. Approximately 400 colleges,
universities and post-secondary schools in the United States that belong
to this program agree not to reduce their grant aid to a LRSF scholarship
recipient. These local scholarship funds are applied to the unmet need
remaining in the financial aid package. If no unmet need exists, up to
$1,000 of the award is used to adjust the "self-help" portion of the aid
package, with preference given to reducing loans or work-study grants.
Some colleges agree to match outside scholarships. Students whose colleges
participate in the Dollars for Scholars Matching Award Program receive a
special form to apply for this additional grant.
The Scholarship America
website is a good resource for awards that are open to
students in the general public.
http://scholarshipamerica.org/open_scholarships.php
*Specific Donor Exceptions
Listed below are the names of
funds that are not specifically restricted to residents of Laconia,
Gilford or Belmont and/or graduates of Laconia High School, Gilford High
School or Belmont High School.
For
a list of all Donor Funds and their criteria please click
HERE
Belknap County
Sportsmen's Association
Chamberlain Memorial Scholarship
J. Bart & Theresa
Conners Memorial
James R. Cooper
Quality Assurance Memorial
John T. Dodge Memorial
Dodge Family
Scholarship
Bruce Fitzpatrick
Memorial
Leland Gifford Memorial
Lakes Region Board
of Realtors
Lochmere Community
Association
Elsie McCarthy Willey Nursing Scholarship
Mark Moses Memorial
John F. Mullen Memorial
PCC Structurals
Award
Chester Perkins
Memorial
Opechee Garden Club
Larry Richardson
Memorial
Simone Richardson
Memorial
Ruth & Willard
Rollins Fund
James P. Rogers
Fund
St. James Church
Award
Wilderness Youth Fund
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