The New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation (NCSF) represents a broad-based community effort to provide financial aid to deserving NCHS graduates who are pursuing higher education at the undergraduate level. The Foundation provides funding annually to students who are enrolled in two-year and four-year colleges, and technical or vocational programs. The bulk of the Foundation’s funding is provided by gifts from local individuals, service clubs, businesses, corporations and memorial contributions.

Students are eligible to receive aid for a maximum of four undergraduate years.
A student must apply for each year that he/she is seeking aid. He/she must file a simple loan application form and provide financial information as compiled by the College Scholarship Service. In addition, each applicant must seek aid from his/her college before he/she can be considered locally. Of great significance is the fact that each applicant’s financial status is assessed by the College Scholarship Service. The basis for the Foundation’s decisions is the information reported on the Financial Aid Form and analyzed by the Service. Thus, the Foundation is using the same data, which colleges employ in making their awards
Another significant feature of the process is that the decisions are based on need alone, and all applicants’ files are treated with total anonymity. The Foundation examines each case after colleges and any other groups have made their decisions about the applicant. In that fashion, local funds help local students and do not preclude that individual from receiving aid from other sources. Considering such variables as college costs, individual family situations, and other grants received, awards currently range to a maximum of $10,000 per year

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