Jan 16, 2017 2 min read

The Community Foundation of Greene County earlier this month announced a new scholarship has been established.

The Victor and Anna Mae Wancheck Beghini Scholarship has been established to benefit students graduating from Mapletown High School.

Eligible students must be planning to attend a four-year college or university with a major in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) field.

Beginning this spring, two students will be awarded a $3,000 scholarship to be used for the students’ second year of college after high school graduation, based on verification of a declared major in a STEM field, and successful completion of the first year of college. Additionally, the recipients of the scholarship may re-apply for the scholarship at the end of their second and third years of schooling.

Victor and Anna Mae Beghini, former residents of Greene County and graduates of Mapletown High School, have spent many years working and traveling in many areas of the county and world.

“A scholarship helps a student with their college expenses and, having worked in the science and engineering fields my whole life, I hope to encourage these students to pursue their career dreams as well,” Victor Beghini said.

The first scholarships will be awarded this May, CFGC Executive Director Bettie Stammerjohn said.

The application for the scholarship is included as part of CFGC’s single scholarship application form. The form allows students to apply for multiple scholarships available through CFGC, providing one set of required documentation along with any essays, letters of recommendations and other information needed for the different scholarships.

The 2017 scholarship application will be available by early February with most applications due by April 3. Mapletown seniors interested in applying for this or other scholarships, can check out the eligibility criteria and application requirements for each scholarship at the website www.cfgcpa.org to begin to prepare their application.

In addition to the application form, high school transcript and FAFSA Student Aid Report, the Victor and Anna Mae Beghini Scholarship will require a short personal statement or essay describing the student’s passion and interest for STEM in terms of their past and current experience and future goals for a STEM career.

For more information about the Victor and Anna Mae Wancheck Beghini or other CFGC scholarships, go to www.cfgcpa.org or call 724-627-2010.