Winfield L. Foote Award for Academic Excellence

Stratham Historical Society

 

Awards for Rising College Juniors and Seniors

 

Purpose: It is the purpose of the Stratham Historical Society, Inc., a non-profit organization, to establish a program of educational awards with monies received from the investment of the Winfield L. Foote Endowment Fund.  These scholarships shall be known as “The Stratham Historical Society Winfield L. Foote Award for Academic Excellence.”  The criteria for awarding these monies shall be in keeping with the stated mission of the Society: “to promote the study of the prehistoric and historic past of Stratham, New Hampshire, and of communities and cultures related to that history.”

 

Award Criteria: The Society will make one or more awards to rising college juniors and seniors.  Each award will be a minimum of $2500.  Awards will be made to applicants majoring in one of the following areas of study:

·          Agriculture

·          Anthropology

·          Archaeology

·          Civil engineering

·          Community planning/town planning

·          Environmental law

·          Environmental science

·          Genealogy

·          History

·          Museum studies

·          Sociology

 

Awardees will be selected based on academic excellence. Legal residents of Stratham, Brentwood, East Kingston, Exeter, Kensington, and Newfields attending an accredited college or university may apply.  Awards will be made based on the match between the student’s professional goals, the mission of the Stratham Historical Society, and demonstrated academic excellence and leadership.  In case of a tie, Stratham residents will have priority.

 

Application Process: The due date for applications shall be February 15.  The application includes the following:

·          Official college transcript including first semester of the current academic year.

·          Curriculum Vitae

·          Essay (500 words or less) discussing the applicant’s professional goals.

·          Two recommendations from college/university faculty members in the student’s major field of study.

 

Award:  The amount and number of awards will be based on the payout from the Winfield L. Foote Endowment and the number of qualified applicants.  The award will be made to the awardee’s account at his or her college/university.  The Scholarship Committee decision is final.

 

 

Jan. 2010