Scholarships are still available to start or continue college in Belfast

Belfast. The University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast is pleased to announce the availability of various scholarships for the Spring 2008 semester, which begins the week of January 14, 2008. If you would like to begin or continue college, but feel that your financial situation just won’t allow you to do so, stop by to talk to an advisor and pick up the application form that best fit your needs. Free advising, career planning and assistance with financial aid forms are available and there is still time to register for Spring classes. So, what are you waiting for? Call the Center at 338-8000, toll-free 800-753-9044 or stop in the Center at 80 Belmont Avenue, Route 3, Belfast.

Some examples of scholarships available to Hutchinson Center students include:

• The Shirley and Ron Jarvella scholarship, a five hundred dollar award given to eligible students who are a single head of household and also a part time University of Maine student taking classes at The Hutchinson Center
• The Andrew E. Kuby Jr. Memorial Scholarship, a five hundred dollar scholarship for eligible students who are pursuing a higher education but do not have regular financial assistance or employee reimbursement to do so
• The Fred Hutchinson Scholarship, a five hundred and fifty dollar award for eligible first time or part time but non-degree students
• The Harris J. and Ann B. Bixler Scholarship, which awards eligible non-degree students five hundred and fifty dollars towards a Hutchinson Center undergraduate course and eight hundred dollars for a graduate level course
• The Annual Fund Scholarship, which awards eligible non-degree students five hundred and fifty dollars towards a Hutchinson Center undergraduate course and eight hundred dollars for a graduate level course

To get an application for any of the above scholarships or get more information about other offers and available courses please contact The Hutchinson Center at 338-8000.