The Lima and Allen County Medical Alliance will offer a scholarship of up to $1,000 to a deserving high school senior who will be entering college for the first year of studies.

Scholarship qualifications are as follows: Applicant must be attending high school in Allen, Auglaize or Putnam County; applicant must be enrolled in or have applied to an Ohio school of higher education; applicant must enter into a human health/human science based field of study; applicant must have maintained at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale in high school; applicant must demonstrate financial need; applicant must provide the following information: legibly completed and signed application form, letter of recommendation, official high school transcripts, standardized test scores, a typed and signed one-page personal statement from the student as described on the application form.
Applications will be evaluated on the student’s academic record, financial need, activities/involvement, written communication skills and letter of recommendation.

Applications are available at all local high school guidance offices and may be requested before Feb.20, by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to LACMA Scholarship, P.O. Box 1647 Lima OH 45802.
Completed applications must be postmarked by March 1.