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Maine high school students accepted into an AFS School Program are automatically considered for this scholarship. A volunteer advisory committee selects one recipient each year from that pool. Geographic priority, in order, is Ellsworth High School students, Sumner High School students, Hancock County residents, then other Maine residents. Preference goes to students for whom the experience is likely to be life-changing and who have not traveled widely.
Award amounts vary.
No separate application is required beyond AFS acceptance.
Established in 2006 by Linda and Dennis King and others at the Maine Community Foundation in memory of their son, Cooper E. King, who traveled to Belgium as an AFS student from Ellsworth High School.
The Cooper E. King Memorial AFS Scholarship awards Amount varies.
Key requirements include: United States; High school; Maine. Check the full eligibility section above, or create a free Award Scholar profile to have every requirement checked against your profile automatically.
No essay is listed for this scholarship, but check the submission requirements above for other materials.
Entry is automatic when you meet the criteria; there is no separate application to submit.
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