The Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce Scholarship will recognize students whose educational and career goals are committed to those principles. The academic Scholarship will be awarded to a graduating high school senior, who wishes to pursue a career in business administration or related fields and who is planning to attend a two or four year college.

CRITERIA:
1. Applicants must live or attend school in one of the nine towns of which the Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce serves. (Ayer, Shirley, Townsend, Pepperell, Littleton, Westford, Harvard, Devens or Groton)

2. Applicants must be a High School Senior planning to attend a two or four year institution of higher education.

3. Preference given to students seeking a degree in Business Administration or related field.

4. Participation in extra-curricular or community service will be considered.

5. Awards will be for direct educational expenses such as tuition, fees, and books.

6. Applicants will submit an essay (no more than 300 words) addressing the following topic: "How do you feel you, as a future business leader, could improve the quality of life in the community." The essay must be neatly hand written or typed. The essay will be evaluated for content, grammar, spelling, and presentation.

PROCEDURES FOR STUDENT APPLICANTS:
1. Obtain application form, including cover sheet, from the Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce, beginning January 1, 2010.

2. Complete application, including scholarship essay(s), and return to Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce by April 1, 2010.

3. Awards will be determined in May 2010 by the Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Committee.