Walpole Scholarship Foundation
Application Information

2 COPIES OF THE APPLICATION AND ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED

  • Scholarships are awarded on a combination of financial need, academic merit and personal qualities. 
  • Applicant must be a Walpole resident enrolled in a full-time program leading up to a certificate, associate, or baccalaureate degree.  Graduate programs are not funded by the Walpole Scholarship Foundation.
  • Students may only be awarded a WSF scholarship for 4 years.  If you are in a 5 year College (post- secondary program) you may not receive funds for your 5th year if you have received them the previous 4 years.  If you have received an award for less than 4 years you may apply for support for your 5th year of a college (post-secondary program). 
  • Current College seniors who will graduate in June 2012 or December 2012 are not eligible to apply as the scholarship money is not paid until December 2012 when you are no longer in school. 
  • Students who attend United States Service Academies will not be eligible for Walpole Scholarship Foundation awards
  • Students entering a 5th year of high school, also called a post-graduate or PG year are not eligible for a WSF award.   Students currently in a 5th year of high school, entering college (post-secondary program) in the fall are eligible.  Students will be evaluated along with the rest of the high school graduates.
  • You are required to fill out an application, write an essay, submit a transcript, submit a letter of reference, submit the first page of the FAFSA SAR report and for HS students SAT/ACT scores.  All financial information will be confidential.  See application pages for details. 
  • You are required to submit 2 copies of your application and all supporting materials.  For official copies of transcripts or references the second copy may be a photocopy
  • All applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision by mail in early June 2012.   The scholarship check will be mailed in late December 2012.

    ONLY COMPLETE APPLICATIONS received in one envelope will be reviewed.

    DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:     Saturday, February 25, 2012, 1:00 PM 

    Applications postmarked or hand-delivered after this time will not be accepted.

    Completed applications, and all required materials, must be delivered in one envelope by mail or in person to:

    • Mati to:
    Walpole Scholarship Foundation
    PO Box 5
    South     Walpole, MA 02071 
     
    Drop off on February 25th Only:
    Walpole Scholarship Foundation @ Odd Fellows Building
    3 West Street, Suite 9
    Walpole, MA 02081

     
    College (post-secondary) Application

    High School –Graduate of Walpole High School Application

    High School-Graduate of Private High School Application

    Post-graduate High School year (PG, 5th yr HS) Application

    FAFSA information

    Instructions viewing/printing FAFSA SAR

     

     

Walpole Scholarship Foundation
Phone: 508-668-9282
PO Box 5, South Walpole, MA 02071
www.WalpoleScholarshipFoundation.org

The Walpole Scholarship Foundation, Inc is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt organization.