Applications for the Fales, Leach, and/or Rogers Scholarships and Dorothea and William Kunde Scholarships must be completed by the student and returned to the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, Town Hall, 135 School Street, Walpole, MA 02081 by 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2019. To be eligible for these scholarships, the student must be a graduate of Walpole High School.
The application can be submitted via this form BUT the original signature page must be signed by the applicant and the parent and mailed to the address above.
Your most recent grades from the College as well as the College Financial Aid Office report for the entire school year must be forwarded to the Superintendent’s Office in order to complete the application process.
Note: Absolute preference shall be given to candidates attending either Boston University or Framingham State University for the Dorothea and William Kunde Scholarship.
Awards shall be to undergraduates at four year accredited colleges. They will be eligible for scholarships each of their four years.
The primary criteria for awarding scholarships shall be scholastic ability, need and character of the applicant. Character may include participation in extra-curricular activities at Walpole High School or in outside activities such as Boy/Girl Scouts, charitable and religious organizations, politics and other public service and such other criteria as the Scholarship Committee deems to be character.
The student must also be sure to have transcripts sent directly from the college to the Superintendent of Schools. It is usually not possible to include marks for the current year, therefore, request the college not to delay sending transcripts in an effort to include current year marks.
If the applicant is a first-year student in college, with no previous college record, request the college to complete the form for the Superintendent of Schools indicating that the applicant is enrolled in the Freshman year and is in good standing.
All applicants will be responsible for having both the College/Registrar and the Financial Aid Office complete and return the required original college form to the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, Town Hall, 135 School Street, Walpole, MA 02081 no later then 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2019.
The forms to be signed by student and parent and the College Financial Aid Office can be found on the Walpole District webpage at:
www.walpole.k12.ma.us.