The Festival of Trees is pleased to announce its annual Scholarship Program for 2025. A successful applicant for a Festival scholarship must be a resident of the Merrimack Valley who is a high school senior. The Festival offers a minimum of two $1,000 scholarships each year.
The criteria for selection of successful candidates includes strength and quality of essay, activities and community service, grades and academic qualifications, and financial need. The Festival of Trees offers a preference to students pursuing studies in historic preservation or related disciplines and to those who have a history of volunteering at the Festival. Relatives of the Methuen Festival of Trees Board of Directors are not eligible to apply.
“Our scholarship program has become an important part of the Festival of Trees,” said Festival president Rose Maria Redman. “We are especially pleased to reward the young people who have participated in the Festival,” she added.
To be considered for the scholarship, the application must be postmarked by March 14, 2025. Please mail the application to Methuen Festival of Trees Scholarship, P.O. Box 14, Methuen, MA 01844.
Recipients of the scholarships will be notified by April 30, 2025 and will be invited to attend the annual meeting of the Methuen Festival of Trees with their parents to accept the award. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for Monday, June 16, 2025; however, that’s obviously subject to change. If you have any questions or have not received confirmation that we have received your application by April 4, 2025, please email scholarship@methuenfestivaloftrees.com.