Apr 27, 2018 By For The Greene County Messenger 2 min read

WAYNESBURG – Trustees of the R. Wallace and Margaret Maxwell Scholarship Fund have announced that money will be available for scholarship awards for the 2018-19 academic school years.

The deadline for those applying is May 15 and applications received after this date will not be accepted. There will be an application form that can be picked up at the First Presbyterian Church of Waynesburg or can be downloaded and printed from the church’s website, www.firstpreswbg.com on April 30.

Any Greene County resident who completed high school and plans to pursue or is pursuing a bachelor of arts or science degree, a certificate of completion or a diploma from a trade school may apply. Please provide a copy of a formal acceptance letter. If already attending an institution of higher learning, the applicant should provide a copy of his or her most recent transcript.

An essay is also required. Please submit a 400 word essay on any one of the following topics:

n Describe your favorite part of living in Greene County. Be sure to include how long you’ve lived here and any activities in which you have participated in within the county.

n What three words would your family and friends use to describe you and why?

n What personal accomplishment makes you the most proud? Why are you proud of it?

The award is needs-based. Interested students must have applied for other scholarships or

grants and must provide specific figures of amounts applied for and/or amounts received to date. Applications should also include a copy of the first page of their most recent FAFSA application.

The award is made without regard to race, sex or religious affiliation and is based on the financial needs of the applicant and his or her family, taking into consideration the above information.

Completed applications with all the additional requirements can be dropped off at the First Presbyterian Church in Waynesburg (no later than 2 p.m. May 15) or can be mailed addressed to: R. Wallace & Margaret Maxwell Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 446, Waynesburg, PA 15370.

This will be an annual award under a program established by the Estate of the late R. Wallace Maxwell, a Waynesburg attorney, and his wife, Margaret Maxwell.

Serving on this scholarship committee are Jeff McCracken, Heidi Blair and Beth Calvario.