Scholarships offered

• The Lorain Rotary Club is offering post-secondary scholarships for fulltime students whose permanent residence is in the city of Lorain or graduates from a high school in the city of Lorain (Lorain, Clearview, Amherst, Vermilion, Sheffield/Sheffield Lake).

College students at the sophomore, junior, or senior level are eligible to apply. In addition to financial need, awards are based upon student initiative as evidenced by the student’s personal contribution toward college expenses, volunteerism, and extracurricular activities. Academic achievement is of secondary importance

An application may be obtained by emailing lorainrotary@gmail.com

Completed application, postmarked by the third Friday of May this year, should be returned to: Lorain Rotary Memorial Scholarship Fund P.O Box 581 Lorain, OH 44052

You can also download the application at: www.lorainrotary.org (click on “Memorial Scholarship”)

• Payne, Nickles & Company, CPAs, through the Huron County Community Foundation, has announced it is again offering up to two $2,000 scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year.

The scholarship is open to second-, third-, fourth-, and fifth-year students with accounting majors, and is intended to assist the student in meeting the 150hour requirement to take the CPA exam.

Eligibility Criteria: Erie/Huron, or contiguous counties, Ohio resident

Minimum 2.8 grade point average Completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

This scholarship is based on field of study, merit, financial need and community involvement. The decision is final and will be announced after Huron County Community Foundation Board approval in July. The scholarship will be paid to the institution (not to an individual or bookstore) in one installment.

Scholarship applications can be printed from the Payne, Nickles & Company website at www.pncpa.biz or the Huron County Community Foundation website at www.huronccf.org.

The application must be postmarked no later than June 1.

Completed applications should be mailed to:

Huron County Community Foundation

12 Benedict Ave.

Norwalk, OH 44857