East Tennessee Foundation Offers New Scholarship

Thursday October 29, 2009
Opportunity for Students in Knox and Laurel Counties, Kentucky

East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) announces the availability of the Stepping-Stone Scholarship. Students from Knox and Laurel Counties in Kentucky are eligible to apply.
The Stepping-Stone Scholarship Fund was established at East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) in 2008 to assist promising young people from Knox and Laurel Counties in Kentucky to pursue higher education.

In the fall of 2010 the fund will offer one $4,000 per year scholarship renewable for up to 4 years. Graduating seniors, adult students and GED recipients are eligible to apply.
The deadline for applications for the Stepping-Stone Scholarship is Friday, March 12, 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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