YOU'VE WORKED HARD TO GET GOOD GRADES. YOU'VE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL.

NOW YOU'RE READY FOR COLLEGE.

WE'RE READY TO HELP YOU GET THERE.

Introduction

We at The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. are pleased to make our community scholarship program available to public school students in Greater Worcester (Auburn, Boylston, Grafton, Holden, Leicester, Millbury, Paxton, Shrewsbury, Spencer, West Boylston, Worcester).

The application deadline for The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. Scholarship Program is November 30, 2007. We will announce award winners in January 2008.

Purpose of program

The program is intended to recognize and reward students who have excelled in academic achievement, leadership and community service.

Funding and Distribution

We will provide up to 16 non-renewable scholarships ranging in value from $1,000 - $1,500 to high school seniors attending public schools in the Greater Worcester area.

Scholarship awards will be made payable to the applicant's college or university, for the benefit of the student. The student must provide evidence of enrollment in a qualified institution prior to receiving an award payment.

Funding for the program is provided by The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation, Inc.

Eligibility requirements

Applicants must attend an accredited, diploma-granting public secondary school located in Auburn, Boylston, Grafton, Holden, Leicester, Millbury, Paxton, Shrewsbury, Spencer, West Boylston, Worcester.

Applicant must be planning to attend an accredited, degree-granting two or four year college or university no later than fall 2008.

Application process

Applicants for all scholarships must submit the following materials:

properly completed application

official copy of most recent high school transcript

class ranking, if not included on transcript

Intake of applications and selection process

Intake and selection will be managed by Scholarship Management Services, a division of the non-profit Scholarship America, which is the nation’s leading scholarship management administrator.

All application materials should be mailed to:

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. Scholarship Program
Scholarship America
One Scholarship Way, P. O. Box 297
Saint Peter, MN 56082

Deadline:

Application must be postmarked by November 30, 2007.

Recognition:

Scholarship winners will be announced in December.

For More Information

If you have questions or require more information, please contact:

SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA
Telephone:(507) 931-1682

Applications are available here