The Community Foundation of Greene County (CFGC) recently announced a new scholarship has been established at the foundation.
The Victor and Anna Mae Wancheck Beghini Scholarship has been established by Mr. and Mrs. Victor Beghini to benefit students graduating from Mapletown High School. Eligible students must be planning to attend a four-year college or university with a major in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) field.
Beginning this spring, two students will be awarded a $3,000 scholarship to be used for the students’ second year of college after high school graduation, based on verification of a declared major in a STEM field, and successful completion of the first year of college. Additionally, the recipients of the scholarship may re-apply for the scholarship at the end of their second and third years of schooling.
Victor and Anna Mae Beghini, former residents of Greene County and graduates of Mapletown High School, have spent many years working and traveling in many areas of the county and world.
“Anna Mae and I wanted to help students of the Mapletown area where we grew up,” said Mr. Beghini. “A scholarship helps a student with their college expenses and, having worked in the science and engineering fields my whole life, I hope to encourage these students to pursue their career dreams as well.”
According to CFGC Executive Director, Bettie Stammerjohn, the first scholarships will be awarded this May.
The application for the scholarship is included as part of CFGC’s single scholarship application form. The form allows students to apply for multiple scholarships available through CFGC, providing one set of required documentation along with any essays, letters of recommendations and other information needed for the different scholarships.
The 2017 scholarship application will be available by early February with most applications due by April 3rd (since April 1 is on a weekend.) Senior students interested in applying for this or other scholarships, can check out the eligibility criteria and application requirements for each scholarship at the website www.cfgcpa.org so they can begin to prepare their application.
In addition to the application form, high school transcript and FAFSA Student Aid Report, the Victor and Anna Mae Beghini Scholarship will require a short personal statement or essay describing the student’s passion and interest for STEM in terms of their past and current experience and future goals for a STEM career.
CFGC scholarships are awarded based on the stated qualifications for the award regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status.
For more information about the Victor and Anna Mae Wancheck Beghini or other CFGC scholarships, please visit our website www.cfgcpa.org, or call us at 724-627-2010.
The Community Foundation of Greene County (CFGC) is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2000 whose purpose is to serve the needs and philanthropic aims of donors who wish to better their community, both now and in the future. CFGC currently manages $4 million in assets through more than 65 different funds. For more information about the Community Foundation contact Bettie Stammerjohn by phone at 724-627-2010, email cfgc@gmail.com, or visit www.cfgcpa.org.