Three scholarships available to area students

The Somerset County Chamber of Commerce is once again offering three $500 scholarships to area students.

To be eligible for the 2017 Chamber Scholarship, applicants must be a member of the chamber or a student of a chamber-member school, university or college, an employee of a chamber member, a child of a chamber member or the child of an employee of a chamber member.

Applicants must also be planning to attend one of the following chamber-member institutions: Allegany College of Maryland; Geneva College Department of Professional and Online Studies; International College of Bible Theology; Mount Aloysius College; Penn State — Fayette; Pennsylvania Highlands Community College; Saint Francis University; Somerset County Technology Center; or the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.

Chamber employees, board members or their immediate family members are not eligible for consideration. Applicants will not be awarded a scholarship more than twice.

To enter, applicants must submit a typed, one-page essay describing how winning the scholarship will help in achieving his or her educational pursuits. Candidates must also verify they have completed at least 20 hours of volunteer work between May 1, 2016, and April 7, 2017. See the scholarship application for additional criteria and rules.

Applications may be obtained at the chamber office at 601 N. Center Ave., Somerset, or downloaded from the chamber website, www.somersetcountychamber.com. Applications are also available from school guidance counselors.

The deadline to register is April 7.

Applicants who fail to meet the necessary criteria or who do not follow the instructions on the application will be disqualified.

Winners will be notified on or before April 28.

For more information on the 2017 Chamber Scholarship, contact the Somerset County Chamber of Commerce at 814-445-6431 or info@somersetcountychamber.com.

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