The Donald F and Edna G Bishop Scholarship Applications Open

STAMFORD – Applications for the Donald F. and Edna G. Bishop Scholarship are available for Stamford Central School seniors and graduates in the Stamford Central school guidance office.  This scholarship was established in 1989 for students who shall be studying at a four-year college or medical school in the field of nursing, biology, chemistry, physics, or pre-medicine up to $24,000 for college or $40,000 for medical school.  Students shall be selected based upon general ability, including scholarship (an average of at least 85% in high school for students going directly to a four-year college), character and extra-curricular activities and not on the basis of financial need.  Also, applicants attending a two-year college who have been accepted into a medical career transfer program with a four-year college or university which will permit the applicant to receive a bachelor’s degree from that four-year college or university will also be eligible for consideration for a scholarship or fellowship.

 The applications must be submitted to the guidance office by April 1, 2025