Applicants | Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation

The application deadline of April 1, 2025 for the

2025 - 2026 Academic Year has passed.

Applicants will be notified of scholarship awards either at your High School Awards Night Ceremony (for graduating High School Seniors), or by mail in mid-June.

SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY

Graduates of Laconia High School, Gilford High School, and Belmont High School in New Hampshire, as well as Winnisquam Regional High School, Prospect Mountain High School and Interlakes High School, along with home schooled and private school students, who reside in Belknap County.
Legal residents of Laconia, Gilford, and Belmont, New Hampshire
Students in surrounding towns and schools may qualify for specific donor preference or requirement. Some local clubs and civic organizations offer awards to members regardless of high school or residency requirements.
Only one application is necessary to apply for most of the scholarship funds administered by the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation. There are a few exceptions. These can be found below under "Additional Scholarship Competition Opportunities".

GETTING STARTED!

If you have not completed your FAFSA, click here to get started.

Instructions
5 Tips to keep in mind
2025 Application including School/Community/Work History pages
Essay Prompts
Essay Rubric

The following must be included in order for your LRSF application to be considered complete:

Checklist Items:

Completed LRSF Application (ALL 6 pages MUST BE completed)
ALL pages of your FAFSA Submission Summary
Transcript of Grades
- Your Transcript MUST include:
  - your Grade Point Average (GPA)
  - name of the school
  - your name
Essay (see essay note below)

Unless all checklist items are received, your application will not be considered a completed application packet. All Materials must be submitted by the deadline date. Late submissions WILL NOT be accepted under any circumstances. You are responsible for the timely submission/receipt of all documents.

Completed application packets MUST BE EMAILED to LRSF in a pdf. format.

Essay Note!

Before submitting your essay, make sure it meets the following:

You have chosen the correct essay prompt.
Your essay is approximately 400 - 450 words typewritten.
Your essay should contain content that responds to the writing prompt.
Your essay should show evidence that time and thought went into the response.
Your essay should be grammatically sound with no spelling errors.

HOW THE PROCESS WORKS

Screening Process:

Each application is screened on the basis of financial need, extra-curricular activities, scholastic rating, the student's plans for college and career goals. 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 recipients receive a College Certification and Request for Disbursement Form, which must be completed by their college. Upon receipt of the completed form, LRSF forwards payment to the college, to be applied to the student's account and disbursed as half for each semester.

ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION OPPORTUNITIES

ANNALEE THORNDIKE ART COMPETITION

(l to r) Karen Thorndike, Joan Frates, LRSF President, Kailyn Kimball, winner of 2023 Annalee Thorndike Art Competition, Chris Guilmett, LRSF Assistant Director and Chuck Thorndike

(l to r) Kailyn Kimball, 1st place, Aurora Kennedy, tied for 3rd place, Madilyn Neathery, tied for 3rd place, Victoria Weismann, 2nd place.

In the spring of each year, LRSF sponsors an art competition to determine the winners of the Annalee Thorndike Art Award. Students wishing to participate should submit the Art Competition entry form, and a LRSF application if they wish to qualify for other funds administered by the Foundation, by email to: scholarship@lrscholarship.org. Click Here for the Annalee Thorndike Art Competition Application.

The Annalee Thorndike scholarships are awarded based on the merit of the student's art work. Winners are determined by a three-person panel of judges.

THE RUTH A. AND LEONARD A. STOCKWELL SCHOLARSHIP

The Ruth A. and Leonard A. Stockwell Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors, who are residents of Gilmanton.

To qualify for this scholarship, students must submit a cover sheet, essay and LRSF application by April 1st.

In a one-page typed composition, describe what it means to you to be an American and to live in the United States.

For The Ruth A. and Leonard A. Stockwell Scholarship criteria and application Click Here.

LAKES REGION BUILDERS AND REMODELERS ASSOCIATION

Lakes Region Builders and Remodelers Association offers scholarship awards for students considering a future in one of the following careers, with plans to further his/her education beyond high school: Carpentry, Construction Management, Interior Design, Electrical, Construction Excavation, Plumbing, Architecture, Structural Management, HVAC, Drafting, Landscape Architecture and Landscaping. Separately, they also offer a Golden Hammer Award for tools of the trade. Click Here for the LRBRA Application.

KLAUS BIEMANN SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP

Klaus Biemann Science Scholarship is open to students who live in Alton or Barnstead and attend Prospect Mountain High School. Students applying for this scholarship must intend to major in one of the following in a four-year college: chemistry, biology, biochemistry, physics or a related major (for example, marine biology or biophysics).

To qualify, students must submit cover sheet, special essay, letter of recommendation from school.

Click here for the Klaus Biemann Science Scholarship cover sheet.