PRESQUE ISLE — This year, the Aroostook Aspirations Initiative will accept 23 college students across The County to the Gauvin Scholar program.
The initiative is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the education, inspiration and leadership of the future generations of Aroostook County youth, especially students who are at risk for completing a college education.
The Gauvin Scholarship provides a $1,000 scholarship, renewable for a second year, to at least one student from each of the high schools in Aroostook County to help pay for college expenses. Although preference is given to first-generation college students, AAI encourages all students who plan to attend college in Aroostook County to apply.
Kristen Wells, AAI executive director, explained, “Every student graduating from a high school in Aroostook County who plans to attend college in Aroostook County should apply for the Gauvin Scholarship. We not only provide them with financial support over their first two years of college, we support their success in education and their desire to live and work in Aroostook County.
“When our students succeed, we all succeed,” Wells said.
The Gauvin Scholar program includes annual weekends designed to help first-year scholars with their transition from high school to college and second-year students attain professional skills to enter the workforce.
The application period is closed for this year. A volunteer committee of educators, professionals and members of the business community will score the applications.
For more information about AAI and the Gauvin Scholar program, visit the website at gauvinfund.org or call 760-0558.
