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Elevating Summit Students scholarship 2023
The Summit Foundation has selected two Summit High School (SHS) seniors for its Elevating Summit Students (ESS) scholarship. ESS provides four years of renewable funding to narrow the gap between tuition fees and financial aid.
Yenni Gonzalez-Chacon and Melina Garcia each will receive more than $24,000 over four years in college. This fall, Yenni will attend Drew University in Madison, NJ, and Melina will attend the Michael Graves College School of Public Architecture at Kean University in Union, NJ.
ESS scholarships support motivated college bound student(s) with financial need whose parents/guardians are not familiar with the current college process. Students have a strong academic record (3.2+ GPA) and character, are involved in school activities, and plan on attending 4 years of college or university.
“By providing more than $6,000 of aid for each of a student’s four years in college, the ESS scholarships are designed to bring a four-year degree within reach for talented students with financial need,” said Dana Turk, president of The Summit Foundation.
ESS scholarship recipients are notified of their selection prior to national college decision day on May 1 so that they can incorporate the award amounts into their college decision process.
The Summit Foundation will award more than $100,000 to 43 students this year. For more information about the Elevating Summit Students scholarship, email scholarships@summitforever.org or visit summitforever.org.
The Summit Foundation serves the community by growing and granting philanthropic resources to address local needs. In the past 10 years, it has invested $9.6 million through grants, scholarships, community-supported funds, and donor-advised distributions.
