The Dwight and Doris Hitchcock Memorial Scholarship
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Award: $2000 – $2000
Deadline: February 12.
To honor the memory of Dwight and Doris Hitchcock for their lifelong love of family and friends, and service to the town of Athens, Vermont. Qualifications: Applicants must be seek an associate or bachelor's degree; enroll at least one-quarter time; demonstrate financial need; reside in the town of Athens, Grafton, or Bellows Falls VT (preference given first to students living in Athens, next to students living in Grafton, and third to students living in Bellows Falls); demonstrate academic achievement (minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale); attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding (Pell grants, federal Direct Loans); students must be attending (or planning to attend) a college, university or training program within the United States or Canada who are: United States citizens. Selection criteria: Selection is based on financial need, academic achievement, recommendation letters, and essay. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form; scholarships listed on pages 6-46 require the Unified Scholarship Application (USA); each scholarship usually requires at least one additional required document; submit required documents online through MyVSAC account; required documents: Unified Scholarship application, FAFSA, two recommendation letters #1 (non-relative, preferably from teachers/school counselors), essay #1 (general essay), and official transcript. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.