Scholarships

Lucile T. Valvo will be memorialized in many ways, one of which is the newly established Lucile T. Valvo Memorial Fund at the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation.  the Lucile T. Valvo Memorial Fund will assist a graduating Forestville Central School student or students majoring in a Business-related field with a “B” or better G.P.A. 

Nat Carlson, Bonnie Swanson and Birgit Hanson and their families established the Herbert I.F. and Bonnelyn “Anne” Carlson Service Scholarship at the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. The Fund was set up in April of this year to assist agraduating high school senior, who donates their time and talent to one of the following churches;  Hillcrest Baptist Church, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Zion Covenant Church or Sugar Grove Mission Covenant Church. 

It is hard to imagine that 800 Chautauqua County high school and college students have just recently submitted their application materials to the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation in order to receive scholarship assistance. While the process may be over for the students, it has only just begun for the Community Foundation. Over the next few months, staff will sort applications, committees will meet, and awards will be made. The entire process is quite amazing.

With finals, graduations, and the summer fast approaching, it is becoming more difficult to focus and remember deadlines; yet, there is one more date to keep in mind - June 1st. According to “Trends in College Pricing,” college costs rose faster than inflation this year, as they have for the last ten years, based on information from the College Board, a non-profit association of 4,500 schools...

Of the more than the 200 scholarships the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation administers each year, the Foundation’s general application is all that needs to be submitted.  However, sometimes when a memorial scholarship is being established, the family or organization setting up the fund identifies a specific or unique criterion... 

Music Scholarship applications are now being accepted by the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation.  Nine special music scholarship funds, administered by the Foundation, provide financial assistance to those seeking music instruction or a career in music. Scholarships are available for musicians in kindergarten through graduate school.  Note deadline dates vary per fund...

Did you know that the leading source of college scholarships in the area is the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation?  In 2009, the Foundation distributed over $869,000 in scholarships to 770 area students. This represents an increase of 15% of the number of students who received financial assistance compared to the previous year...