ELLSWORTH – Applications are being accepted for the Hugh and Elizabeth Montgomery Scholarship at the Maine Community Foundation.

The renewable scholarship supports residents of Franklin County who are non-traditional students (beyond high school age) returning to school to continue their education at college or technical school. The foundation partners with 2008 Noyce Award for Nonprofit Excellence winner Franklin County Community College Network to make the scholarship available to eligible students.

Preference will be given to students for whom a scholarship would make a significant difference in their ability to attend school.

The deadline for applications is Jan. 2.

For more information about the scholarship, visit www.mainecf.org or contact Betty Gensel at FCCCN, 800-517-2859.

A statewide organization with offices in Ellsworth, Augusta and Portland, the Maine Community Foundation has been partnering with donors and educators for 25 years to provide Maine students with access to educational opportunities.

MaineCF manages more than 200 scholarships for college, trade or technical school, graduate school and youth enrichment and non-traditional student programs. For more information, visit www.mainecf.org or call 1-877-700-6800.