Scholarship
Newcomers and Neighbors of Seymour and Oxford offer two scholarships,
the John T. De Barber Memorial Scholarship and the Continuing Education
Scholarship Award. See details for both on this webpage including
links to download the applications.
John T. De Barber Memorial Scholarship Award
John T. Barber was the first Seymour serviceman killed
in Vietnam. The Newcomers and Neighbors of Seymour and Oxford established
the scholarship in his memory to be awarded to qualifying high school
senior(s) residing in the towns of Seymour or Oxford.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
1. The applicant must be a deserving high school
senior residing in the towns of Oxford or Seymour.
2. The applicant must demonstrate achievement, imitative, and financial
need pursuing his/her chosen career choice.
3. The applicant must be accepted for enrollment in a degree or
certificate program in an accredited college, university, academic or
vocational school of higher education.
4. A completed application form must be submitted to your high school
guidance office (to be forwarded to the NNSO Scholarship Committee) no
later than May 1, 2006.
Applications will be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee. They will be
judged individually by grade point average, financial need, community
service and motivation or work experience in a chosen career, and the
student essay. In fairness to all, the names of the applicants will be
withheld until after the recipients have been selected.
The completed
application* should be returned to:
Newcomers and Neighbors of Seymour and Oxford
Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 102
Seymour, CT 06483
If you need more information, please contact Suzanne Garman or Charlene
Yacovelli:
suzannegarman@sbcglobal.net
yacovelli8@aol.com
Continuing Education Scholarship
Award
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
1. The applicant must be a nontraditional-aged female student residing
in Seymour or Oxford.
2. The applicant must be accepted for the enrollment in a degree or
certificate program at an accredited college, university, academic or
vocational school of higher education. Please include a copy of your
acceptance letter for fall 2005.
3. The applicant must demonstrate scholastic achievement, imitative and
a clear career goal.
4. A completed application form must be received by our scholarship
committee no later then May 1, 2006.
Please return completed
application* to:
Newcomers and Neighbors of Seymour and Oxford
Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 102
Seymour, CT 06483
Applications will be reviewed by our scholarship committee and will be
judged on the above eligibility requirements and an essay completed by
the student. In fairness to all, applicant names will be withheld from
the judges until recipient has been selected.
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