The Donna Hogan Scholarship will be awarded to a an employee or
dependent of an employee of a Vermont Gorcers' Association member
business who is planning to begin their post-secondary education.
Applicant must be:
. A graduating high school senior planning to attend an accredited two
or
four-year post-secondary school or
. Plans to attend for the first time an accredited two or four-year
post-secondary
school and has received a high school diploma
. A Vermont resident Or affiliated with a VGA member in Vermont
. Demonstrate financial need and file a Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA)
no later than four weeks prior to the scholarship deadline listed
below;
(three of the awards will be judged on merit only) and
Meet one or more of the following conditions:
. Be the dependent of a VGA associate or retail member store/company
owner or employee
. Be an employee of a VGA retail member store/associate member company
. Employee must be employed a minimum of 15 hours per week or 750
hours per year;
and have been employed at a VGA retail member store or member company
for a minimum of one year at the time the student applies for this
scholarship.