Attention Walpole Residents Young and Old!

The GEORGE L. HOOPER SCHOLARSHIP could be for you!

Are you interested in taking a course in agriculture, forestry, botany, conservation or environmental science? The Walpole Selectmen would like to invite any Walpole resident to consider applying for the George L. Hooper Scholarship to assist in funding your tuition.

This is a scholarship available to any Walpole resident, and many of our students have benefitted. Support is awarded to selected applicants enrolled in an accredited program of studies in Agriculture, Forestry, Botany or Environmental Science/Conservation and can be available throughout college and graduate school studies.  The scholarship is also available for any Walpole resident wanting to take a short course in the study areas mentioned above.  The deadline for applications is June 15^th, 2014.

The selection from applicants will be based on the following criteria:  academic readiness for college or graduate school study, financial need, integrity, responsibility, character, initiative, and effort.

Those interested in learning more about this scholarship should contact Kim Lewis (klewis@sau60.org) of the Hooper Scholarship Committee.