Naperville Fort Payne DAR Chapter announces 3 scholarship opportunities
Naperville's Fort Payne Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is offering three scholarships to graduating high school seniors this year.
The first scholarship opportunity is the $1,000 Fort Payne Education Scholarship, awarded to a graduating senior who will be pursuing a profession in education. Deadline is March 1.
The second scholarship is the Webster Scholarship offered to a graduating senior with a career direction utilizing math, science or technology. Deadline is March 13.
Fort Payne will be awarding two $1,000 Webster scholarships to deserving seniors.
Students may apply for both scholarships but will only be selected to receive one or the other.
These scholarships are being offered to seniors graduating from the six Naperville area high schools (Benet Academy, Waubonsie, Neuqua, Metea, Naperville North, and Naperville Central).
Applications and information can be found through the schools' guidance offices or on the Naperville DAR Facebook page at www.facebook.com/NapervilleDAR.
Students also may submit their applications and documentation to fortpayne@gmail.com. Applicants should take care to follow the exact instructions and due dates for the respective scholarships as shown on the individual applications.
In addition to Fort Payne's scholarships, there are also scholarships at the NSDAR State and District levels and more than 25 scholarships administered through the NSDAR each year.
For more information regarding the scholarships administered at the national level, applicants may visit the NSDAR's public website, www.dar.org/national-society/scholarships, or dar.academicworks.com.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 189,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world's largest and most active service organizations.
DAR members are committed to volunteer service having served more than 12.5 million hours in communities throughout the world during the past three years. To learn more about the work of today's DAR, visit www.DAR.org or connect with DAR on social media at facebook.com/TodaysDAR, twitter.com/TodaysDAR and youtube.com/TodaysDAR.