Regional Chamber's 2023 Scholarship Program Now Open

WESTBOROUGH, MA — The chamber of commerce covering Westborough, Shrewsbury, Northborough and Southborough this week opened its 2023 scholarship round. Students from the four towns have until March to apply for the $16,600 in grants available this year.

Here's more from a Corridor 9/495 Chamber of Commerce news release:

The Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its 2023 scholarship application is now available.

Applicants must be a 2023 graduating high school student, pursuing a business degree or trade certification, and resides in one of the core towns of the Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce (Westborough, Northborough, Southborough, and Shrewsbury). Scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement, leadership, work and/or internship experience, essay, financial need, and appearance of application. The Chamber will award a total of $16,600 in scholarships.

The application deadline is March 3. Applications postmarked after the deadline date or not fully completed when submitted will not be considered. Completed application must be mailed or delivered to: Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce, 30 Lyman St., Suite 6, Westborough, MA, 01581.

Since the establishment of the scholarship program in 1986, the Chamber has awarded over $407,000. Thanks to the generous support of the business community, the scholarships are made possible through proceeds from the Chamber’s Annual School/Business Partnership Golf Tournament, along with contributions from the Robert J. Lemieux Charitable Trust, individual donation from Leo Casey of B2B CFO, and Howard Grossman of Grossman Development Group of the Lakeway Commons Scholarship fund.

The scholarship application is available on the Chamber’s website at www.corridornine.org and copies are available in many of the local high school guidance departments. Please call the Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce at 508-836-4444 on any questions about the scholarship.