ELLSWORTH — Advisors to the Daniel Cardillo Charitable Fund, administered by the Maine Community Foundation, recently announced scholarship grants.

The following local students were recipients of the Cardillo
Scholarship: Alison DiGravio of Farmington and Melina Plummer of Lewiston.

The committee awarded almost $16,000 to 10 Maine students who are pursuing their artistic, academic, athletic and vocational or life’s passion outside of the traditional school environment.

The next deadline for the Cardillo Scholarship Fund is May 1, 2010. Applications will be available at the Maine Community Foundation website, www.mainecf.org.