Area Agency on Aging 2023 Scholarship Program announced

ONTARIO, Ohio – The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging Inc. has announced its 2023 Scholarship Program.

The Area Agency on Aging Board of Trustees elected to provide three scholarship awards this year to individuals for higher education or certification programs benefiting the field of aging network.

Scholarship award amounts for the 2023-2024 academic year are as follows:

• One $2,000 award for a student attending a four-year university.
• One $1000 award for a student attending a two-year college or technical school or education center, or who is pursuing a certification.
• One $1000 award for a student attending any type of higher institute of learning or certification and is a child, grandchild or stepchild of an actively employed (full- or part-time) Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging staff member.

Applicants must be a high school graduate (who graduated in 2022 or earlier or earned a GED) and reside in one of the following nine counties: Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca or Wyandot.

Details about the scholarship program, eligibility requirements and the application can be found on the Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging Inc. website at aaa5ohio.org/education/scholarship-program. The deadline for applications is March 17.

For more information, contact Susie Danuloff at the Area Agency on Aging at 567-247-7105 or sdanuloff@aaa5ohio.org.

The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging Inc., located at 2131 Park Ave. W in Ontario, provides leadership, collaboration, coordination and services to older adults, people with disabilities, their caregivers and resource networks that support individual choice, independence and dignity.