FOR APPLICANTS

Eligibility

Graduates of Laconia High School, Gilford High School or Belmont High School in New Hampshire
Legal residents of Laconia, Gilford or Belmont, New Hampshire
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.
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

Download your application
To download your application, you will need a free version of Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™ to view and print this PDF document.

You must print all three of the following:

2012 Application Form

Important Instructions

Appraisal Form

You may also obtain the Application, Instructions and Appraisal from the following sources:

Check local high school guidance offices which should have applications by the end of February

Contact the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation office at 603 527-3533

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.

CHECK BACK HERE IN 2012 FOR DETAILS REGARDING THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

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.

Deadline for submitting the competition application and artwork is Friday, March 30, 2012.

The display of artwork will be held at the Belknap Mill (25 Beacon Street East, Laconia, NH) from April 10, 2012 through April 17, 2012.

A reception and announcement of winners will be held at the Mill on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM.

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 materials must be delivered to the Belknap Mill between the hours of 9AM and 5PM on Monday, April 9, 2012.by the students. (If this date is not possible for the students, they must make arrangements in advance with Mrs. Paulette Loughlin, Annalee Thorndike Art Competition chairman.

We ask all the competitors, as well as family, teachers and friends, to attend, the reception to be held on April 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM. Publicity photos will be taken for a press release. Students are asked to take their submitted art work with them after this reception.

Annalee Thorndike Art Competition Application

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JOHN F. MULLEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

To qualify for the John F. Mullen Memorial Scholarship, the student must submit a cover sheet and an essay along with a completed Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation Application. The Cover Sheet may be downloaded below. For more information about this fund, visit www.johnmullen.org.

John F. Mullen Memorial Scholarship Cover Sheet

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. The list also includes funds that havae additional criteria.

For a list of all Donor Funds and their criteria please click HERE

Belknap County Sportsmen's Association

Belknap County residents, majoring in wildlife conservation, forestry conservation, renewable natural resources,

environmental conservation, fisheries, conservation biology, ecology, animal management, animal behavior and

conservation, environmental science, fish management, land management, earth science, environmental education,

natural history & ecology, river conservation, resource conservation, species and ecosystem conservation

Chamberlain Memorial Scholarship

Prospect Mountain High School graduating senior. Preference for needy student interested in Athletics, Art,

Medicine, Science, Music or Education.

J. Bart & Theresa Conners Memorial

Preference for students majoring in energy, or heating related fields; affiliation with the Lakes Region Petroleum Board of Trade

James R. Cooper Quality Assurance Memorial

Major in math, physics, chemistry, engineering, or business. Graduates of Lakes Region High schools, or residents

of the Lakes Region; and/or are affiliated with Cooper Product employees, or family members.

John T. Dodge Memorial

Winnisquam Regional High School (Tilton or Northfield resident) student, preference to a person pursuing a career dedicated to helping the mentally ill.

Dodge Family Scholarship

Member of St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption in Tilton

Bruce Fitzpatrick Memorial

Winnisquam Regional High School student, with strong commitment to furthering education and knowledge
Leland Gifford Memorial

Preference for agricultural-related majors and Winnisquam Regional High School graduates

Lakes Region Board of Realtors

One student from each of the following high schools is selected by school officials: Franklin High School, Gilford

High School, Kingswood Regional High School, Inter-Lakes High School, Laconia High School, Lin-Wood High School,

Moultonborough Academy, Newfound Regional High School, Plymouth Regional High School, Belmont High School,

Winnisquam Regional High School, Prospect Mountain High School.

Lochmere Community Association

Lochmere residents with one-half of award for Belmont High School student and one-half for Winnisquam Regional

High School student.
Mark Moses Memorial

Student from Winnisquam Regional High School with preference to Engineering major
John F. Mullen Memorial (See above)

Graduating senior from Laconia High School, Gilford High School or Belmont High School - or - graduating seniors who are residents of Laconia, Gilford or Belmont. To quality for this scholarship, the applicant must submit a separate application cover sheet and complete an essay. (See above)

Opechee Garden Club

Residents of the greater Lakes Region in NH majoring in horticulture, landscaping, botany, environmental conservation or agriculture.

Chester Perkins Memorial

College sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate students majoring in library science, finance or business with residency in the Laconia Savings Bank marketing area

Larry Richardson Memorial

Laconia, NH Police Department employees or their family members.– male student

Simone Richardson Memorial

Laconia, NH Police Department employees or their family members.– female student

Ruth & Willard Rollins Fund

Alton Central School (now Prospect Mt. High School) student selected by Guidance Department.

James P. Rogers Fund

Qualified students who have already completed one full year of credits toward an academic degree;

preference to be given to students who have completed one year of credits toward a degree in forestry; and

preference towards students from Laconia, Gilford, Belmont and Sanbornton.

St. James Church Award

St. James Church Member who must apply directly to them, using LRSF application and selection process. Awards

are made based on need, as well as merit.

Annalee Thorndike Art Award (See above)

“Lakes Region” graduating seniors, planning to major in Art, who must submit samples of their works to be

judged. Awards are made on merit, not need. Applicants are asked to complete an application; no financial

information is required unless the applicant wishes to be considered - and qualifies – for other awards.

Wilderness Youth Fund

Lakes Region youths pursuing an education and future career in conservation, natural resources, ecology or environmental studies

Elsie McCarthy Willey Nursing Scholarship

Graduates of high schools in Belknap County furthering their education in the nursing field of study. Secondary, the award should go to a student pursuing a major in medicine or hospital-related occupations.

Chief Louis "Bud" Wool Memorial Firefighter Award

Firefighter major attending Lakes Region Community College.

PCC Structurals (formerly Wyman-Gordon Investment Castings)

Family members are also eligible.