Scholarships Available

The Newtown High School Career Center publicizes all scholarships of which it is notified.

A few of the scholarships, typically national ones, request that money be enclosed with the application. The Career Center believes that students should not have to pay to apply for scholarships. If a student chooses to apply for a scholarship that charges a fee, however, the Career Center strongly advises parents and students to check its authenticity through the FTC Consumer Response Center, www.ftc.gov or 877-FTC-HELP; the National Fraud Information Center, www.fraud.org or 800-876-7060; or the Better Business Bureau, www.bbb.org or 703-276-0100.

Full details on all scholarships are available at the high school Career Center.

Connecticut Water Pollution Abatement Assn. Scholarship — This scholarship is open to Connecticut high school students who plan to graduate in May/June 2009 and plan to pursue an environmental curriculum at a college or university in the fall of 2009. Students must have a minimum of 3.0 (out of 4.0) GPA and submit a resume outlining their academic and extracurricular accomplishments. Applicants must also include the reasons for applying for this scholarship and an explanation of their inspiration for studying in the field of environmental science. The award will be paid directly to the recipient. Applications are available from www.cwpaa.org/CWPAA2009SCHOLARSHIP.pdf The submission deadline is May 22.