Application Information

Who is eligible to apply?
Any Manchester resident of at least six months duration immediately prior to Friday, April 6, 2012, deadline for this application, and who will be or is a graduate of Manchester High School, East Catholic High School, Howell Cheney Technical School, or other secondary school and is planning to enter an accredited four-year college, university, or other accredited post-secondary school as a full-time student in the fall of 2012. Awards are for the 2012-2013 school year. Scholarships are offered only to students graduating from a secondary school in January or June of 2012 except for the Arthur Goodman Strong Memorial Scholarship as explained in Part C.

What are the scholarship criteria?
The criteria include the following:

  • Scholastic achievement
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • School and community activities

How are scholarships awarded?
The amount of each scholarship awarded will vary and depends upon available funds. Financial need is determined using a modified version of the U.S. Department of Education's formula for calculating financial aid need. Financial statements are mailed directly to a professional college financial aid consultant for evaluation and are held in strict confidence. The local selection committee does not see any financial statements. 

Scholarships are for one year and are non-renewable. The money will be paid on a semester basis directly to the school the applicant will attend.

Applicants must notify the Manchester Scholarship Foundation of any change of school.

Awards will be presented to recipients at the Awards Ceremony to be held in June 2012.  The ceremony will be held in the SBM Charitable Foundation Auditorium at Manchester Community College.

The Manchester Scholarship Foundation, Inc. does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or source of income. MSF preserves and protects the confidentiality of all information received on this application and will release it only on a need to know basis.