The BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation Continuing Education Scholarship is designed to assist a student in meeting educational expenses after the first year of study has been completed.

The applicant must meet the following requirements:
• Be a woman and a Maine resident who has completed or will have completed by the end of the spring semester at least one year of college of an accredited training program requiring attendance for more than one year.
• Need financial assistance to complete educational program.
• Have a definite plan to complete the educational program.
• Be a student in good standing at the educational institution or on approval leave of absence of not more than a year.

Scholarship Amount: $2,500

Application Process:

Download requirements, instructions, and application form from the BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation website.

Deadline for completed applications is April 13th. No application will be considered complete until all supporting materials are received. Late applications will not be considered.

Please send all application materials to:

Marilyn V. Ladd, Office Manager
BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation
103 County Road
Oakland, ME  04963

The committee will select recipients around the third week of May. Applicants will be notified whether or not they have been selected.

The scholarship payment will be made directly to the school to be applied to the second academic semester. The Maine Community Foundation will send a check in December to the school/college; if the student is still enrolled, both the school/college and the student must sign the check.

Application Opening Date: After January 1

Application Deadline Date: April 13th

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