The Daniel B. & Florence E. Green Foundation (The Green Family Foundation) and Firstrust Bank are accepting submissions for the 54th annual Samuel A. Green Scholarship Program, which will award college-bound high school seniors with two-year academic scholarships totaling $360,000.
Students attending a four-year college or university are eligible to receive two-year awards ranging from $10,000 to $25,000 toward their first two years of college. Those attending a community college are eligible to receive awards ranging from $5,000 to $10,000.
Those eligible to apply for the Samuel A. Green Scholarship are high school graduating seniors from a public, private, parochial or charter school, or a home-schooled student or technical school graduate and GED recipient, who plans to be a full-time student at a community or four-year, nonprofit accredited college or university. The Samuel A. Green Scholarship is available only to legal United States residents or citizens living or attending school within the Greater Philadelphia or Lehigh Valley areas.
Applicants already attending college or who are at least 30 years old as of March 1 will not be considered.
Students must submit an essay of 300 words or less that answers the question: “How will you use your college education to assist you in making a substantial impact in your community?”
Based on the submitted essays, the top 100 applicants will be selected as semifinalists. Semi-finalists will then need a letter of reference to attest to their demonstrated leadership, along with a copy of their high school transcript.
Students must apply online at www.GreenFamilyFoundation.org/Samuel-A-Green-Scholarship. Essays must be submitted on or before March 1. Only one essay per student may be submitted. Semifinalists will be notified in late March, and winners will be notified in early May.
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