Press release
BATAVIA — It’s time for high school seniors to get a jump-start on applying for scholarships.
Arc GLOW is accepting applications for the Mary Anne Graney Memorial Scholarship for eligible high school students in Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming counties.
To qualify for consideration, applicants must be planning to attend college in the fall to pursue a degree in human services, special education or other disability related field, including: psychology, social work, nursing, therapeutic recreation and physical, speech and occupational therapies.
Applications have been mailed to 28 GLOW area high schools and it’s also available on the Arc GLOW website at www.arcglow.org/news/arc-glow-scholarship. The due date for completed applications is April 23, and must include two letters of recommendation, a resume or personal biography and a copy of high school transcripts. Recipients will be asked to provide a college acceptance letter.
Now in its 19th year, the scholarships are presented in memory of Mary Anne Graney, a special education teacher and disability advocate who died in 2004. A total of four $1,000 awards will be presented to recipients at their spring school scholarship ceremonies.
This program began in 2006 with the presentation of the first scholarship recipient. To date, $59,000 in scholarships have been awarded to area high school students.
For questions or more information, please contact scholarship coordinator Sandy Konfederath at (585) 343-1123 ext. 1715.