MPL Trustees Scholarship

If you are a Marlborough resident graduating from high school and have been accepted to a 2 or 4-year program, you may be eligible for a Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Scholarship!

Fill out the application (attached below) and return to the Marlborough Public Library with a copy of your essay. Questions? Reach out to Rachel at rstone@cwmars.org or (508) 624-6900

Applications for the scholarship are due March 21, 2024.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Resident of Marlborough
2. Graduating from high school or completing an equivalent program
3. Accepted at an accredited two or four year institution of higher learning
4. Must have a valid Marlborough Public Library (CWMARS) card in good standing (There is still time to apply for a library card. We will not accept your parent’s card. Call the library to make sure your card is still active if you already have one and have not used it recently)

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REQUIREMENTS:

Write an essay that addresses the following prompt:

How has access to the Marlborough Public Library affected your life?

• The essay must be your own original work, not previously submitted for classwork.  The essay must be 500 words or less, typed, double-spaced, with 1” margins.  Attach this application form to your essay.  Your name should not appear on your essay.
• No transcript or grades required.
• Applicants may use external sources and must cite them in a notation. Plagiarism will disqualify an essay from consideration and includes cutting and pasting, using direct quotes, or paraphrasing text without acknowledging the source. Notations are not counted toward the essay’s word count limit.  The Trustees reserve the right to withdraw a prize for plagiarism.
• A committee from the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees will read all the essays and choose one winner or multiple winners at their discretion and distribute up to $2000 in awards.