AAUW offers summer camp scholarships

VW independent/submitted information

The Van Wert Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), in collaboration with the Van Wert County Foundation, announces the availability of Summer 2016 educational camp scholarship opportunities for Van Wert city-county young women currently in sixth and seventh grade.

Two camp scholarships will be awarded to Be Wise Camp, a math and science experience to be held June 12-17 on the campus of Denison University in Granville. The value of each Be Wise Camp scholarship is $500.

In addition, two camp scholarships will be awarded for attendance to Camp GEMS, an engineering, math, and science camp which will be held July 10-13 on the Ohio Northern University campus in Ada. The value of each Camp GEMS scholarship is $310.

Camp scholarship applications are now available in all Van Wert County school offices, or area residents can request a camp scholarship application form by contacting Deb Kleinhenz at 419.238.9519. Completed applications for the camp scholarship opportunities must be mailed or delivered as directed on the application form. The postmark deadline/delivery for receiving camp scholarship applications is Monday, March 14.

For more information about these camp experiences or the camp scholarship opportunities, please contact Kleinhenz at the above number.