$500 Scholarship Available For Students From Newtown Township

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — Newtown Township residents who are high school, college, or graduate school students can apply for a scholarship named after an eminent figure from the township's recent history.

The Madaleen Ellis Academic Scholarship offers $500 to eligible residents to be used for studies at an accrediting institution of higher education.

The scholarship program is run by the Newtown Township Historical Society and honors the legacy of Madaleen Ellis.

Applicants must be high school, college, or graduate students who are residents of Newtown Township.

There is no specific school requirement to apply.

Non-residents who have significantly contributed to the mission of the historical society will be eligible to apply.

Applicants will be judged on a combination of academic performance, extracurricular activities, community service, and non-profit work.

Preference will be given to applicants who have been involved in historical society activities and those historical society members.

Applicants can become members at the time of application.

A scholarship selection committee will review submissions and recommend winners to the Historical Society Board for the May board meeting.

Scholarship awardees will be announced by no later than after the May board meeting, and they will be notified by mail if they win.

Applications can be submitted in letter format by email to info@nshistory.org by April 20.

Below is information on Madaleen Ellis, courtesy of the Newtown Square Historical Society:

Madaleen Ellis (1927- 2007) lived in Newtown Square for more than 40 years. She was a founder, long-time volunteer director, and chairperson of the board of the Newtown Public Library. She was also an active member of the Society, the Newtown Square Presbyterian Church, the Fire Auxiliary, the Echo Valley Community Association, Villagers, and the Women’s Club of Newtown Square. She served as President of the Society in the 1990s. The scholarship is initially being funded through a bequest from the Madaleen Ellis estate to the Society. She remembered and honored us, and so we remember and honor her for all she did for the Society and the community.