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NAHRO SUMMARY OF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
OFFERED BY NAHRO REGIONS AND CHAPTERS
(For summary information link to the underlined
regions.)
- New England Regional Council (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
- Middle Atlantic Regional
Council (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- North Central Regional
Council (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, NE, OH, WI)
- Southeastern Regional
Council (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Southwest Regional Council
(AR, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, TX)
- Pacific Southwest Regional
Council (AZ, CA, HI, NV)
- Pacific Northwest Regional
Council (AK, ID, OR, WA)
- Mountain Plains Regional
Council (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)
NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL NAHRO
ALLAN R. ANDREWS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The scholarship fund offers financial assistance to attend an accredited
institution of higher learning for public housing residents, Section
8 residents, and staff members, commissioners, or immediate family
members of staff or commissioners.
Contact Person: William M. Boland, Chairman, Allan R. Andrews Scholarship
Fund, c/o North Adams Housing Authority, PO Box 511, North Adams,
MA 01247
CT - CONNECTICUT NAHRO SCHOLARSHIP
1 - $1500 Scholarship to graduating high school senior living in any
PHA that is a good standing member of Connecticut NAHRO.
- Minimum 2.5 GPA
- PHA recommendation
- Transcripts, including SAT scores
- 3 letters of recommendation
- 250 - 500 word essay- "How would I benefit from this scholarship" - "How
my education can benefit my community"
- List of awards, extra-curricular activities, employment, etc.
Contact Person: Cynthia Newton, Committee Secretary, Stamford Housing
Authority, 22 Clinton Avenue, PO Box 1376, Stamford, CT 06904; Phone:
203/977-1400.
CT - HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE TOWN OF GREENWICH
4 - $500 Scholarships
- Eligible applicants: graduating seniors who are residents of Greenwich
Housing Authority developments.
- Scholarships are awarded based on 40% grade point average and 60%
need, with eligible applicants in the upper 50% of their class, in
order to make scholarships available to a wider range of students
residing in Greenwich Housing Authority developments.
Contact Person: Marie J. Hertzig, President, Greenwich Scholarship
Association, PO Box 397, Greenwich, CT 06836; Phone 203/869-1138
(Greenwich Housing Authority)
MA - MASSACHUSETTS NAHRO
Total of $7,000-$12,000 in Scholarships awarded annually.
- Applicants must be staff members, residents, or commissioners (or
immediate family of said individuals) of an agency that is a member
in good standing of Massachusetts NAHRO
- Must submit one-page essay on applicant's choice of topic
- Must submit transcript from high school/college presently attending
Contact Person: Donna Crabtree
Chairman of MassNAHRO Scholarship Committee
c/o Amherst (MA) Housing Authority
33 Kellogg Avenue
Amherst, MA 01002
(413)256-0206
ME - PORTLAND PUBLIC HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Awards vary by applicant needs, number of responses, and financial
resources available. Currently, the committee has awards fifteen (15)
one-year scholarships of $500.
- Acceptance for admission to an accredited vocational school, college,
or university
- Resident of a Portland Housing Authority Public Housing Project
- Financial need
- Completed application for financial aid
- Parents' confidential statement form
- Recommendation from the principal or guidance counselor of school
now attending
- Transcript, including SAT Scores and class standing
- Personal interview of final candidates
Contact: Portland Housing Authority, 14 Baxter Blvd., Portland,
ME 04101-1822
NH - NASHUA HOUSING AUTHORITY’S NETWORK DISTANCE EDUCATION
PROGRAM
Residents and non-residents must have a GED or high school diploma
as a prerequisite to the program. If they do not have one, there is
help available to them that would enable them to obtain a GED; the
housing authority offers funds to public housing residents who qualify.
The program provides students from primarily low-income environments
a realistic opportunity to access education through an electronic computer
network system. The housing authority acts as a "network" site to both
Castle College and Learning Networks Foundation. Students are on-line
3 to 5 times per week at two-hour intervals. Financial aid is supplied
through federal Pell grants, which will pay tuition. Books have been
purchased by the housing authority. Students can also apply for network
scholarships offered through Castle College.
Contact Person: Lynn M. Lombardi, Program Coordinator, Nashua Housing
Authority, Joseph A. Abrams Administrative Center, 101 Major Drive,
Nashua, NH 03060-4783; Phone: 603/883-5661
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