Niles Chamber of Commerce Scholarships Offer $1,000 Per Year To College Students

NILES, IL — The Niles Chamber of Commerce is awarding two $4,000 college scholarships (four years of $1,000 per year) for graduating high school seniors who begin college in the fall of 2017. It's a program of the Chamber's nonprofit foundation called "Dollars for Scholars," whose members donate their time to raise money for local students in need of financial aid for secondary and post-secondary education, according to the Chamber. Since 2002, the program has awarded over $135,000 in scholarships to area students, according to the group.

Applications for 2017 scholarships are open until Feb. 28. Applicants must be a senior in high school as well as a Niles resident or an employee or child of an employee at a business that is currently a member of the Niles Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Students wishing to apply must also complete an essay question asking what political, social or environmental issue has the greatest impact on them and how they would solve it.

Find out more or apply at the Niles Chamber of Commerce website.