The BPW/ME Futurama Foundation has announced the following scholarships awarded annual to Maine women with financial need.
• The Lemieux-Lovejoy Youth Scholarship to a high school senior woman who has been accepted into an accredited college or university.
• BPW/Maine Continuing Education Scholarship to any woman matriculated at least one year in a college or other educational program.
• BPW/Maine Career Advancement Scholarship to a woman at least 30 years of age continuing in, or returning to, a program of higher education or training either full time or part time.
• Jeanne L. Hammond Memorial Scholarship to any woman in Maine who is a recent high school graduate or career person intent on continuing her education.
The amount of each scholarship will be $1,500.
The foundation was established in 1987 to provide an ongoing endowment to ensure the continue availability of scholarships. The foundation is a nonprofit organization, and all donations are tax deductible.
All applications and supporting material need to be submitted by April 13 to Marilyn Ladd, office manager, BPW/ME Futurama Foundation, 103 County Road, Oakland, ME 04963.
Scholarship applications and instructions are available online at bpwmefoundation.org.
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