July 1 Deadline for GHS Educational Trust Monies

Glasgow High School graduates who are attending college or vocational/technical school are reminded that the deadline for financial assistance from the Glasgow High School Educational Trust for both semesters of the 2015-16 school year is July 1. The deadline for assistance for the Spring 2016 semester only is October 15.

All GHS graduates who are pursuing higher education at an accredited school full time (12 credits minimum) and who are in good academic standing may be eligible for a financial gift if they have completed one year of college or one semester of vocational school. This includes non-traditional students who are enrolled full time in online or other correspondence courses. The application and an explanation of the other requirements are available on the trust’s website at http://www.ghsedutrust.org. All applications must be complete and submitted on time to be considered.

The Glasgow High School Educational Trust was established by the GHS Class of 1938 in 1964 to help GHS graduates finance their educational dreams. Interest on the trust’s corpus, which now totals over $4.2 million dollars, is used to make student gifts through a semi-annual application process administered by the trustees. To date, 2030 grants valued at $1.7 million dollars have been awarded to hundreds of different GHS alumni. Students may reapply and may be awarded gifts for succeeding terms after an initial award, and 89 percent of recipients have done so.

With educational costs rising significantly each year, every eligible GHS alumni is encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to minimize student debt and promote access to a brighter future through higher education.