Massachusetts Maple Producers Association

MMPA Scholarship

The association will be awarding two scholarships each year, in the amount of $250. The scholarships will be awarded to current high school seniors or college students who are the children of current association members or members themselves.

Application Process

Any high school senior or college student who is the child of a current association member or a member themselves, may apply for the scholarship. Applications may be submitted from November 1 through December 15. Applicants must be college bound and must carry at least a B- grade point average. Application must include:

Student Name
Address
Telephone
Email
Association Member Name
Current Grade Point Average
College selected/Colleges applied to/College attending

The student must write a paper focused on how maple, the maple industry, living on a maple farm, or agriculture in general has affected their lives. The paper must be between 500 and 1,000 words (between 2 and 4 pages double spaced). Attention will be paid to use of vocabulary, syntax, grammar, and creative thinking.

Applications must be emailed to: info@massmaple.org

Application Selection

Board members of the association will review all applications during the two weeks following the application deadline. Any board member with a relationship to an applicant will excuse themselves from the selection process. Two applicants will be selected and announced by January 1 and presented at the MMPA annual meeting on January 23. Checks will be written to the student, with the expectation that such funds will be used for college expenses. This will be done on the honor system.

The awards will be announced to the association in the next newsletter following the award. The awardees may be asked to pose for a picture with some or all of the board members, to be used in an announcement. All applicants agree that any information they submit can be used in any way the association deems fit.