Walpole School Committee Announces Scholarship

WALPOLE - Every year the School Committee is entrusted with awarding the Fales, Leach, Rogers, and Kunde Scholarships. Applications are due back by November 1st. If you or someone you know is a graduate of Walpole High School and an undergraduate at a four-year accredited college or university please pass on the link to the application.

To be eligible for the Fales, Leach, Kunde and Rogers scholarships, applicant must be a graduate of Walpole High School. Awards shall be to undergraduates at four year accredited colleges. They will be eligible for scholarships each of their four years. The primary criteria for awarding scholarships shall be scholastic ability, need and character of the applicant. Character may include participation in extra-curricular activities at Walpole High School or in outside activities such as Boy/Girl Scouts, charitable and religious organizations, politics and other public service and such other criteria as the Scholarship Committee deems to be character.

The student must also be sure to have transcripts of marks sent directly from the college to the Superintendent of Schools. It is usually not possible to include marks for the current year; therefore, request the college not to delay sending transcripts in an effort to include current year marks. If the applicant is a first-year student in college, with no previous college record, request the college to complete the form for the Superintendent of Schools indicating that the applicant is enrolled in the Freshman year and is in good standing.

All applicants will be responsible for having both the College/Registrar and the Financial Aid Office complete and return the required original college form to the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, Town Hall, 135 School Street, Walpole, MA 02081 no later than 4 p.m. on Monday, November 1, 2021.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL PARTS OF THE APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED. ONLY ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Your most recent grades from the college as well as the College Financial Aid Office report for the entire school year must be forwarded to the Superintendent’s Office in order to complete the application process.