Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation

May 1 Deadline for Columbia County Scholarships

April 6, 2010

GREAT BARRINGTON, MA—Four scholarship funds managed by Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation are accepting applications through 5 p.m. on May 1. Eligibility criteria, application forms and a list of previous award winners are available here or by calling Berkshire Taconic at 413.528.8039.

The funds are:

Dr. Luis A. Jacomé Scholarship Fund—New in 2010, this scholarship is available to graduating seniors of Ichabod Crane High School who will be entering their first year of a two-year or four-year nationally accredited college or university with a particular interest in the field of health or science.

Cha-Nel Scholarship Fund—Available to graduating high school seniors of Chatham and New Lebanon High Schools. Students who are entering their first year of a two or four year college or university are eligible. The fund awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to one student from each high school. Award criteria include: significance of the scholarship to the student, demonstration of motivation to succeed in pursing a two or four year college degree, financial need and academic potential.

Ferris Burtis Scholarship Fund—Students eligible are graduating high school seniors who are full-time residents of the Berkshire Taconic Region and have been accepted in a conservatory or school of music for the fall term 2010 for the purpose of pursuing a career in some form of classical music.

Quailwood Scholarship Fund—This scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors who are full-time residents within the area of Red Rock during the two consecutive years prior to application and who have been accepted at a college or professional program. Scholarships are awarded based on the student’s academic achievement or potential, efforts and ambitions to meet life goals, and financial need.

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation builds stronger communities and improves the quality of life for all residents of Berkshire County, MA; Columbia County and northeast Dutchess County, NY; and northwest Litchfield County, CT. Thanks to its generous donors, in 2009 Berkshire Taconic distributed nearly $7 million in scholarships and grants for programs in the arts and education, health and human services, and environmental protection. Berkshire Taconic is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization.

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