Vermont Business Magazine Berkshire Bank, with locations in Vermont and throughout New England, New York and the Mid-Atlantic, today announced its Foundation is now accepting applications for its annual NeXt Gen Scholars Program. High school seniors, college students and adults who live in or attend a school in select communities served by Berkshire Bank in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, and are pursuing an undergraduate degree from an accredited non-profit college or technical school in the fall of 2021 are eligible to apply.
A total of $100,000 in scholarships will be awarded to 40 individuals.
Applications will be evaluated based on the individual’s record of volunteer service, academic success, and financial need. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and a household income under $100,000 (or individual income of $50,000) to be eligible to apply. Recipients will embody academic excellence, share in Berkshire’s Be FIRST values of Belonging, Focusing, Inclusion, Respect, Service and Teamwork, and at their core possess an unsurpassed passion to improve the lives of those around them through volunteerism.
Each NeXt Gen Scholar will receive $2,500 in funding to support their education efforts.
“Berkshire Bank Foundation is pleased to support a new class of scholarship recipients in 2021,” said Lori Kiely, Director of Berkshire Bank Foundation.
“We have offered this scholarship for the past 11 years as part of our ongoing commitment to help students in the communities in which we operate access further education and give back to their local areas. We look forward to seeing the future accomplishments of our Scholars.”
A team of more than 100 Bank employee volunteers will review the applications and select this year's recipients. To be considered, all applications must be submitted online by 11:59pm EST on January 31, 2021. To learn more about the program or apply online, please visit www.berkshirebank.com/scholarships.
About Berkshire Bank
Berkshire Bank is transforming into a 21st-century community bank with $12.6 billion in assets. We are pursuing purpose driven performance based on our Be FIRST corporate responsibility culture.
Berkshire Bank provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, wealth management, investment and insurance services through 130 branch offices in New York, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, including Commerce Bank, a division of Berkshire Bank. Berkshire Bank was awarded the Top Corporate Steward Citizens award by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation in 2019 for the small-middle market business category. Headquartered in Boston, Berkshire Hills Bancorp (NYSE: BHLB) is the parent of Berkshire Bank. To learn more, call 800- 773-5601 or follow us on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Source: BOSTON (November 17, 2020) – Berkshire Bank