Seymour, Oxford high school seniors can apply for McKane scholarship

SEYMOUR - Each year the McKane Scholarship award of $1,000 or more is given to a graduating high school student from Seymour or Oxford who has been accepted and plans to attend a college, university or other institute of higher learning. 
The McKane Scholarship is in memory of Peter Hall McKane who died tragically at the age of 18 in an automobile accident and his brother, Paul Archer McKane, who died in 2003 from cancer.

The scholarship fund was endowed by the McKane family, friends and members of the Great Hill United Methodist Church, and is overseen by the church’s trustees.

Selection criteria for the scholarship include financial need, personal effort, including community service, individual goals reflecting a degree of determination, and academic achievement.

Deadline for applications is May 2, 2016.