Rochester chamber scholarship program now under way

ROCHESTER - The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce announced earlier this week that it will be providing scholarships to eligible students graduating from high school this year.

Students eligible for the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce scholarship must be graduating seniors in high school who are either employed by or have a parent employed by a company that is a member of the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce.

The recipient will be selected in April and be awarded in June at their school's scholarship ceremony/graduation. The scholarships awarded will be payable to the institution they are attending in their second year of attending a full-time college, university, technical, or trade school.

Scholarship guidelines and applications are available at high schools in the region, at the Chamber office located at 18 South Main Street in Rochester or by visiting www.rochesternh.org/scholarship-program. The deadline to submit the completed scholarship application is March 27.