Alzheimer’s Foundation
offering scholarships
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering scholarships to college-bound high school seniors affected by Alzheimer’s disease of up to $5,000 as part of its annual Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship Essay Contest. Entries can be submitted at www.alzfdn.org/scholarship and must be received by Feb. 15.
AFA’s scholarship essay contest invites high school seniors to write a 1,200- to 1,500-word essay that describes how Alzheimer’s disease impacted themselves, their families or their communities, and what they have learned from their experiences. Caring for a loved one living with Alzheimer’s, volunteering or working at a care setting, raising Alzheimer’s awareness or conducting research about Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related illnesses are all experiences that teens are invited to share.
The grand prize winner will receive a $5,000 college scholarship. Prizes will also be awarded for first-runner-up ($2,500), second-runner-up ($1,500), and honorable mentions (between $1,000 and $400). Since the program’s inception, nearly $300,000 in college scholarships have been awarded.
Additional information about the contest is available at www.alzfdn.org/scholarship.
Kiwanis announces scholarship
The Kiwanis Club of Kailua-Kona has established a $1,000 scholarship to an eligible Hawaii Technology Academy senior.
Applicants must be a graduating senior at Hawaii Technology Academy with a GPA minimum of 2.5 and a member of good standing in the HTA Key Club.
Applications are available from the HTA Key Club Advisor Corrine Convery. Applications must be received by March 1. Questions should be directed to Convery.
