The John Joseph Moakley Charitable Foundation announced the availability of scholarships for residents of Massachusetts. This is the ninth year of awarding these scholarships to students.
This spring more than $110,000 will be awarded through scholarships of up to $5,000 each for those pursuing undergraduate or graduate higher education or for vocational education.
The John Joseph Moakley Charitable Foundation will award scholarships on a competitive basis each spring to successful applicants who demonstrate the following: financial need; acceptance to a post high school vocational education program or to an institution of higher education for undergraduate or graduate study; and, a desire to contribute to one’s community through public or charitable service as a vocation or as an avocation.
In selecting scholarship recipients, the Foundation may also consider the academic achievement of applicants; however, this factor is not singularly determinative and should not dissuade applicants of average academic standing from seeking a John Joseph Moakley Charitable Foundation Scholarship. Furthermore, the Foundation will consider residency in Massachusetts with special consideration given to residents of the Ninth Congressional District (especially Boston, Braintree, Brockton, Canton, Dedham, Easton, Medfield, Milton, Needham, Norwood, Randolph, Stoughton, Taunton, Walpole, and Westwood).
The John Joseph Moakley Charitable Foundation was established to continue the extraordinary public service legacy of Congressman Joe Moakley to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and to the Ninth Congressional District. Congressman Moakley, whose career as a public servant spanned nearly fifty years, had long championed improving educational opportunities for all people. The John Joseph Moakley Charitable Foundation is committed to continuing his work by providing scholarships to men and women pursuing undergraduate, graduate and vocational education. To date the Moakley Foundation has awarded over 1.3 million dollars in scholarships and grants since its creation in 2001.
Applications may be downloaded from our Web site, www.moakleyfoundation.com, requested by writing to the Foundation located at 141 Tremont Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, or by calling 617-556-0244. Application deadline is April 1.
