Orland Township Scholarship Application Deadline Approaching

There is still time for high school seniors who reside in Orland Township to apply for scholarship funds that will be awarded by the Orland Township Scholarship Foundation, according to the office of Paul O’Grady, Orland Township Supervisor and President of the Scholarship Foundation.

The Orland Township Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors will award twenty-two scholarships totaling $16,500. Foundation members have unanimously agreed to award one $2,000 scholarship, eight $1,000 scholarships and thirteen $500 scholarships to Orland Township high school seniors.

The Orland Township Scholarship Foundation will select and award scholarship recipients based on a combination of the applicant’s leadership skills, dedication to community service, academic focus, participation in extracurricular activities, recommendations from school representatives, volunteer supervisors or employers, an assigned essay question response and any other pertinent information requested within the application. Students faced with hardships will be given strong consideration.

Applicants must be residents of Orland Township, high school seniors graduating in 2019 and will be enrolled as a full-time student at a college, university, trade or vocational school.

“Orland Township is dedicated to recognizing and supporting of all our residents,” said Paul O’Grady, Orland Township Supervisor and Scholarship Foundation President. “I look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of members of the Class of 2019 as we send them off to the next chapter in their academic careers.”

Applications for Orland Township Scholarships are available at the Township office, 14807 S. Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park, and on the Township website: orlandtownship.org. Completed applications must be postmarked or delivered to Orland Township by Friday, March 8, 2019.

Also available through Orland Township are applications for the Township Officials of Illinois Scholarship. The Township Officials of Illinois will award seven $1,500 scholarships in 2019. Completed applications must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2019. Please go to toi.org for more information on this opportunity.