Exchange Club of Wolcott, Connecticut
2025-2026 Scholarship Award Program
Purpose
To provide financial assistance in the form of scholarship awards to high school students residing in Wolcott who meet the criteria established for such purposes regardless of which high school they attend.
Selection Criteria
The applicant must be:
A Wolcott resident.
A graduating senior of an accredited high school of the current year.
A student who is pursuing a degree in an accredited institution of higher learning.
A student who has consistently demonstrated exemplary citizenship and has shown community and/or school involvement.
Eligibility
The scholarship awards established by the membership of The Exchange Club of Wolcott are open to any applicant who fulfills the selection application process. Scholarships are based on academics, school involvement, and need.
Application form
Application forms will be distributed in paper form, via the Exchange Club of Wolcott’s website: (https://exchangeclubofwolcott.com/), the Wolcott Community News, the Wolcott Public Library, and to the Wolcott High School Counseling Dept. on or before February 16, 2026. All information the applicant wishes to be considered must be entered on the application form, printed, signed and returned along with a copy of his/her high school transcript and a total of four (4) letters of recommendation, - two (2) from your faculty and two (2) from other community members. Completed application forms printed and signed by the applicant and all other pertinent data relative to the application must be mailed to The Exchange Club of Wolcott, P.O. Box 6072, Wolcott, CT 06716, and postmarked on or before March 13, 2026. Incomplete applications and/or applications postmarked after that date will not be considered for selection.
The Committee awarding these scholarships will consider only the information contained in the application.
Scholarship Award Notification
Scholarship award recipients will be formally notified of their selection and will be fully apprised of all particulars relative to their award.,
Scholarship Awards
Four (4) $1,500.00 scholarships will be awarded; three of the four are in the name of past members of the Exchange Club - Mr. William Lyga, Mr. Joseph Petruzzi, and Mr. Denis Desaulniers. The fourth scholarship is from The Exchange Club of Wolcott.
Each scholarship award will be presented to the selected applicant as a tuition reimbursement.
Each scholarship recipient will receive their scholarship award money upon receipt of their first semester college transcript. This transcript must be received by the scholarship chairperson no later than January 15th, 2027.
No applicant will be awarded more than one scholarship.
Confidentiality
Scholarship award winners will be determined by The Exchange Club of Wolcott, CT Scholarship Committee based on the information provided in the scholarship applications. All information provided from scholarship applicants will be held in strict and complete confidence.
Scholarship Committee Decisions
The number of and awarding of any and all scholarships shall be at the discretion of The Exchange Club of Wolcott, CT Scholarship Committee.
Exchange Club of Wolcott, Connecticut
2025-2026 Scholarship Application Form
Name: ____________________________________________ Telephone #:________________________
Last First Middle
Address: _____________________________________________________________________
No. & Street Town State Zip
Date of Birth: ____________________ High School currently attending: ____________________
College(s)/University(ies) accepted to: _______________________________________________________
Intended field of study ____________________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian (male):_____________________________________ Living: _____ Deceased:_____
Employer: ________________________________________________ Occupation: _______________
Parent/Guardian (female):___________________________________ Living: _____ Deceased:_____
Employer: ________________________________________________ Occupation: _______________
Name Age School or employment
Brothers: _________________________________ ______ _________________________________
____________________________ _____ _____________________________
Sisters: _________________________________ ______ __________________________________
____________________________ _____ _____________________________
List any Academic Achievements (honors, awards, outstanding achievements):
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
List any offices held in high school:
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List any school activities, organizations and/or club participation while in high school:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
List any community, church, volunteer or other activities that you have participated in:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Exchange Club of Wolcott, Connecticut
2025-2026 Scholarship Application Form
Provide a narrative statement expressing your reason for seeking this scholarship. Include your future hopes and aspirations, and your goals and plans to seek these goals. Include any additional information you feel will be beneficial to your application.
If sponsored by an Exchange Club of Wolcott, CT member, please list the member’s name:
______________________________________________________________________
Attach this application form to your high school transcript and a total of four (4) letters of recommendation - two (2) from your school faculty, and two (2) from other community members.
I certify that all statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Applicant’s signature :____________________________________________Date:____________
2026 Exchange Club Scholarship Application (docx)
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