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NEW BEDFORD - The SouthCoast Community Foundation, one of the largest aggregators of scholarships in the Southeastern Massachusetts region, opened its 2021 application process and will be accepting applications until March 1. Approximately 60 scholarship funds will collectively award more than $500,000 to eligible high school seniors and current college students. This disbursement represents more than a 35% increase over the past two years and includes four inaugural, endowed funds:
• George E. Keeler Scholarship Fund – Honors the founder of Tech-Etch Inc. and is for Plymouth and Bristol County seniors to pursue an undergraduate engineering degree and career in manufacturing.
• John A. Conway MD Scholarship Fund – STEM-focused for Wareham and Old Rochester High School seniors.