Applications are being accepted for 2013 Mainely Character Scholarships to be awarded this spring.
Scholarships will be awarded to Maine high school seniors who will pursue posthigh school education and who demonstrate key attributes of character, responsibility, courage, integrity and concern for others.
Scholastic achievement, athletic achievement or financial need are not considered.
The three 2012 scholarship winners demonstrated attributes of character by assisting a troubled student through his high school years, by overcoming daunting obstacles to staying in school, and by organizing a peace program between high school students in the United States and the Middle East.
Three scholarships are available in 2013: one $5,000 scholarship, sponsored by R. M Davis Inc. of Portland; and two $2,500 scholarships, sponsored by Northeast Bank of Lewiston and Market Decisions of Portland.
For more information, visit www.mainelycharacter.org. The deadline is March 15.
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