Scholarship Opportunities Available to Students in 19 Counties

Tuesday January 08, 2008
East Tennessee Foundation announces available scholarships for the 2008-2009 school year

East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) announces the availability of scholarships for students from 19 counties located in the ETF 25 county service area for the 2008-2009 school year. The 26 active scholarships established through ETF are available to residents in the following 19 counties: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union, and Washington. In addition, scholarships outside the 25 county service area include one in Shelby County, Scott County, Virginia, and the Tennessee Judicial Conference Foundation Scholarship Fund, which is for law students attending specific law schools in Tennessee.

Applications, guidelines and deadlines are now available at http://www.easttennesseefoundation.org/. They are listed by county under "Scholarships" and are linked to the county rollover map.   

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, such as business or nursing.

In fall 2007, over $153,000 was disbursed and over $812,000 was committed in scholarship monies to 101 students within ETF's 25-county service area. 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 or to request a hard copy of any application, please contact Beth Heller, ETF Scholarship and Program Associate, at (865) 524-1223, toll free at 1-877-524-1223 or by e-mail: bheller@etf.org. For additional information about the scholarships available through ETF, please visit http://www.easttennesseefoundation.org/.  

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