Director of Career Services and Professional Life Development Larry Bliss announced during February break that the deadline for USM’s General Awards and Scholarships program has been extended.
Students now have until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 9, to submit an application for the program. The former deadline was Feb. 27.
Bliss outlined the reasons for the extension, including marketing strategies that did not coordinate as projected. He also said the number of applications received so far is about half the amount usually received this time of year.
The General Scholarship program offers USM students a chance to earn scholarships that are not academic-based or awarded through faculty recommendation. “They tend not to be based in academic specializations,” said Bliss. “(General scholarships) come from money from benefactors or donors who are interested in giving a scholarship to someone who in some way represents something that the donor wants to award.”
Applications are available online at USM’s Financial Aid Office web site, at most deans’ offices and the Career Centers. Applications are also available in Gorham at the athletics department, the library in Bailey Hall, and Glickman Family Library in Portland. Students must submit five copies of the completed document to the Career Center in 100 Payson Smith in Portland by the March 9 deadline to be considered for an award.
“There are a large number of scholarships available,” said Bliss in a written release, “with awards between $250 and $2,500.”