The Arizona Community Foundation of Yavapai County, in collaboration with the Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona, is inviting community groups to participate in the 2nd annual Cash for College Scholarship Awareness Nights.
Sponsored by Yavapai College, each of two events provides an opportunity for students, their families and local educators to learn more about scholarships available to local students for college studies. Scholarship providers that participated last year met with 200 students interested in learning about local scholarship opportunities.
Recent declines in scholarship applications across the nation can be attributed to a lack of awareness from students and parents. This year, to help increase awareness and provide an opportunity for the community to form a collective response, ACF of Yavapai County is partnering with ACF of Sedona. Two evening events, one in Prescott and one in Clarkdale, will connect the county's students directly with scholarship grantors.
The Cash for College Scholarship Awareness Nights, coordinated to accommodate students' and parents' busy schedules, will provide an opportunity for students to learn more about scholarship opportunities. Each scholarship or organization will have its own booth from which to distribute information and speak with interested and qualified students. An informational document including a brief description of all represented opportunities will be distributed during the events to give students and parents a reference guide cataloguing the available scholarships.
A variety of scholarship funds established with the Arizona Community Foundation offer support for students in Yavapai County. With one application, students are matched with more than 150 scholarships for which they qualify through the Arizona Community Foundation's online scholarship system. Students will be made aware of application requirements for local scholarships at the events.
If you provide a scholarship supporting Yavapai County students, please join us!
CASH FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP NIGHTS
PRESCOTT: Monday, Dec. 5 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Yavapai College gym, 110 E. Sheldon St., Building 2. RSVP for Prescott: acfycashcollegeprescott16.eventbrite.com
CLARKDALE: Tuesday, Dec. 6 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Yavapai College Community Room, 601 Black Hills Drive. RSVP for Clarkdale: acfcashcollegeclarkdale16.eventbrite.com
Local community groups as well as staff from ACF of Yavapai County and ACF of Sedona will be available to
answer questions and share information. The events are free and open to the public. For more information regarding the Prescott event, contact Lisa Sahady at 928-583-7815 or lsahady@azfoundation.org. For more information about the Clarkdale event, contact Tracey McConnell at 928-399-7218 or tmcconnell@azfoundation.org.
Source: Scholarship providers invited to Prescott
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