Scholarship Available

WETHERSFIELD — Fairfield County high school seniors considering a future in one of the “helping professions” are invited to apply for college scholarship funds now from the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA). For the second year in a row, CFDA will present eight $500 college scholarships – one to a student in each of the state’s eight counties.

CFDA’s academic scholarship awards program was designed to support graduating high school seniors who are pursuing careers in a profession that provides emotional or medical support for families. This includes such fields as counseling, social services, psychology, psychiatry, nursing, medicine, social work, gerontology, and funeral service.

Other requirements include: a student must be a high school senior who will graduate in June 2001, live in Connecticut, and have maintained a B grade point average in the 10th, 11th and 12th grades.

The deadline for applications is Thursday, April 19. _To receive an application, call the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association at 860/721-0234 or 800/919-2332, or go to the association’s Web site at www.ctfda.org.