2025-26 MHS

Local Scholarships

Local Scholarships are sponsored by local and regional businesses, organizations and families for the express purpose of recognizing the accomplishments of and providing financial assistance to the graduates of Milford High School. The Milford High School community owes these sponsors great thanks and gratitude for the many efforts that go into fundraising for the benefit of our students.

The Student Services office assists with the coordination and processing of scholarship applications. All completed applications will be forwarded to the scholarship sponsors. Questions about the scholarship process should be directed to School Counselors in the Student Services office.

The Local Scholarship process utilizes one common application for most of the scholarships offered. Students are asked to complete this scholarship application via google form. Any scholarship that requires an additional short statement will have an additional google form for submission of the statement. Any scholarships that do not use the common scholarship application will require that students complete a separate google form for each.

The Student Services office combines the following items from you to make up a completed application packet:

Completed application (common app for most, some use their own application - found below)
Transcript
Letters of recommendation
Short Statement from you (for some scholarships only)

Completed scholarship packets are sent to each scholarship sponsor you select within the "Scholarship Selection Form"

The steps for completing the Local Scholarship process are as follows:

Note: You must be logged into your MHS google account for these forms to work properly.

1. Provide the parent statement prompt to your parents ASAP

The scholarship applications require that your parents write a brief statement about why they feel you are a good candidate to receive a scholarship. This statement must be included in your application before you can submit it (it may be typed into your application or copied & pasted from another source).

Please note that scholarships that require their own application (not the common application) may have a different parent statement requirement (see below).

2. Complete the Common Application for Local Scholarships by 8am Monday, March 23

You will need to include your parent's statement into this form before you can submit it. You may only submit this form once.

You may use this preview of the form to prepare your responses.

3. Complete the Scholarship Selection Form by 8am Monday, March 23 (Preview)

This form tells us which scholarships you want to apply to. We will forward a copy of your Common Application to the scholarship sponsors of the scholarships you select.

There are some scholarships (listed lower in the document) that require an additional statement from you. Review the statement prompts to see if you'd like to apply to any scholarships requiring an additional short statement.

4. The scholarships listed below require an additional short statement. You can access the short statement forms from within the scholarship selection form (step 3), or click on the links below. These forms are also due by 8am Monday, March 23.

(It is only necessary to complete these forms if you have selected these particular scholarships in the "Scholarship Selection Form" in step 3.)

- Ashley S. Curtis & Richard D. Greeley Scholarship

- Dan Murray Memorial Scholarship

- Greater Merrimack Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce Trade Scholarship

- Greater Merrimack Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce Traditional Scholarship

- John E. McGrory Memorial Scholarship

- John P. Foss Memorial Scholarship

- Joseph & Susie Grasso Scholarship

- Maryjane Jorgensen Memorial Education Scholarship

- MHS - ATC Best Buddies Scholarship

- Milford Elementary School PTO Scholarship

- Milford First Responders Scholarship

- MHS Football and Cheer Boosters Scholarship

- Richard & Jeanne Marie O'Keefe Scholarship

- Souhegan Lions Club - Mason Students

- The Donovan Krauss Mental Health Scholarship

- VFW Military Connection Scholarship

5. NON-COMMON APP. SCHOLARSHIPS: Review applications & criteria for these scholarships and apply by 8am Monday, March 23 if you feel you qualify.

- Amherst Lions Club: 2 @ $2,000

Amherst Lions Club is a community service organization. The three main selection criteria for this scholarship are your history of community service, financial need and demonstrated personal growth.

- Corey F. Stoller Memorial Scholarship: 1 @ $2,500

This scholarship sponsor is looking for an applicant who is motivated to make a positive impact on society and its many challenges. Please give careful thought to your essay for this scholarship; only apply if you can provide a very thoughtful essay.

- Jeanne E. Jalbert Memorial Nursing Scholarship : 1 @ $1,500

The Jeanne E. Jalbert Memorial Nursing Scholarship is granted on factors of scholastic and community accomplishments, goals in life and financial need.

- Milford Rotary Scholarship: multiple @ $2,000

Applicants must be a graduating senior, have an unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher, and plan to continue their education at a 2 or 4 year post-secondary program. Note: This PDF application needs to be downloaded & typed into. You must email your completed Rotary Scholarship application to the email addresses provided within the application & notify us that you have applied so that we can send your transcript. Do not reply to questions with "see attached"; you must complete each section of the application.

- Nicholas Jennings Memorial Scholarship: 1 @ $1,500

The scholarship will not necessarily be awarded to the student in the top percentile of their class but to one who exemplifies Nick’s athletic involvement, artistic abilities and his overall personality. This student should have a desire to better themselves academically and to further their learning through continued education.

6. Attend the "Local Scholarship Awards Night" - June 1 (students report @ 6:30pm in GYM)

Other Scholarship Reminders:

Dollars for Scholars - Deadline March 31

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation - Deadline April 10 @ 5pm (still accepting for some scholarships)

Xello - check regularly for new scholarships - login using "Clever" within your school-issued gmail account

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