Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation

May 1 Deadline for Berkshire County Scholarships

April 6, 2010

GREAT BARRINGTON, MA—Twelve 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:

Myrtle and Raymond Mercier Scholarship Award—New for 2010, this scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors who are residents of the Town of Stockbridge, MA.

Charles and Elinore Agar Scholarship—Students eligible for this $500 scholarship are graduating seniors of Monument Mountain Regional High School who are entering their first year of a two or four year college or university with a particular interest in science, engineering, history or creative writing.

Caligari Family Scholarship—The scholarship is available to graduating seniors from Monument Mountain Regional High School who are entering their first year of a two or four year college or university with a goal of pursuing a career in an art or design-related field.

Honorable James P. Dohoney Scholarship Fund—Graduating seniors from Monument Mountain Regional High School, Mount Everett Regional High School, Lenox Memorial High School or Lee High School, who are enrolled in a two or four year college program, are eligible for this $1,000 scholarship. Criteria are 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.

Housatonic School Scholarship Fund—The scholarship is available to graduates of the Housatonic School who are enrolled in a two or four year college or university, vocational school, trade school or apprenticeship.

Guido Masiero Scholarship Fund—Available to graduating seniors at Monument Mountain Regional High School or Manchester Essex Regional High School (Manchester, MA) who are entering their first year of a two or four year college or university to pursue studies in physical education, health and wellness, or business studies.

McLaughlin-Wilson Scholarship Fund—Students who have lived in Monterey for the last two years of high school are eligible for $2,000 to $7,500 grants, which may include awards over multiple years. Criteria include student’s academic achievement, efforts and ambitions to achieve their academic and life goals, financial need and community service.

William J. Newton Scholarship Fund—Available to residents of Berkshire County who are enrolled or planning to enroll in a two year program at a community college or a technology curriculum in a community college, technical, vocational, or trade school.

Quality Printing Scholarship—Provides annual scholarships to children of employees of the Quality Printing Company.

Esther Samuels and Mabel Cornman Educational Scholarship Fund–Provides annual scholarships to graduating seniors of Lenox Memorial High School.

West Stockbridge Grange Scholarship—Provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors from Great Barrington, Richmond, West Stockbridge or Stockbridge, MA, who intend to pursue careers that will benefit their communities.

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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