East Tennessee Foundation Offers New Scholarship

Thursday December 31, 2009
Scholarship Opportunity for Students in Nine East Tennessee Counties

East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) announces the availability of the Harold W. Canfield Memorial Scholarship. Students from Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Roane, Sevier, and Union Counties are eligible to apply.

The Harold W. Canfield Memorial Scholarship Fund was established at East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) in 2009 to memorialize the life of Hal Canfield, the founding member of the Knoxville Track Club.

In the fall of 2010 the fund will offer one $500 per year scholarship. Graduating high school seniors from any of the nine counties listed above who are pursuing an undergraduate degree are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to applicants who have been involved with the Youth Athletic Program (YAP) of the Knoxville Track Club. The deadline for applications for the Harold W. Canfield Memorial Scholarship is Friday, March 19, 2010.

ETF scholarship program requirements range from financial need to scholastic achievement. Several scholarships are targeted toward specific schools or counties, students involved in certain extracurricular activities, or those who may not display the highest scholastic rankings yet still possess great potential and motivation. Others are geared toward students pursuing a specific field.

In fall 2009, over $156,000 was disbursed in scholarship monies to 101 students attending 30 different colleges and universities. Scholarships provided through ETF help fulfill the dreams of those students wishing to obtain a secondary education, whether they are graduating high school seniors or returning adult students.

Scholarships administered by ETF allow individuals and groups to honor loved ones while helping change the lives of those pursuing higher education. Many of the scholarships have been established to honor the memory of a lost parent, spouse or child. Some have been founded to honor teachers, coaches or prominent community leaders.

For more information about ETF scholarships, please contact Beth Heller, ETF Scholarship and Program Associate, at (865) 524-1223, toll free at 1-877-524-1223 or by e-mail at bheller@etf.org. Scholarship information is also available on the ETF website, www.easttennesseefoundation.org.

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