Cromaine Library Offers Two Scholarship Awards to 2025 Graduating Seniors!

Cromaine Library is excited to once again offer TWO scholarship opportunities to 2025 graduating seniors! This is a unique opportunity for local students to achieve academic and personal growth. Learn more about both scholarships here, and remember that the deadline for application is Friday, March 14, 2025


Graphic with text "Hartland's Cromaine Library Jeanne Smith Teen Library Volunteer Scholarship"

The Jeanne Smith Teen Library Volunteer Scholarship honors Jeanne Smith, a dedicated librarian, manager, and interim director at Hartland's Cromaine District Library for over 15 years. Jeanne's commitment to serving youth through librarianship and the community through volunteerism is celebrated through this award.

Eligibility & Criteria

  • Graduating senior in the 2024-25 academic year at Hartland Consolidated Schools or equivalent high school.
  • Volunteered at Cromaine for at least three sessions with an average of 10 hours per session.
  • Complete an essay (500 words or less) detailing how volunteering at Cromaine has changed your life and impacted the Cromaine community.
  • Please remember that grammar and writing skills are not as important as content.
    Essay Guidelines:
  • The essay must be entirely written by the student, incorporating quotations if necessary.
  • Address how library volunteering has changed your life.
  • Address how your time volunteering at the Library has impacted the Cromaine community.
    Deadline:
  • All applications and essays must be submitted by March 14, 2025, at 5:00 pm via a Google Form. Essays must be submitted as Google Doc in viewable form only. 
    Award:
  • The winner will receive a $500 check and a certificate at either the Hartland High School Awards Ceremony or a Cromaine Library Board of Trustees meeting.

    All decisions on the 2025 scholarship recipient are final and not subject to change.

Graphic with text "Hartland's Cromaine Library Post-secondary Education Support Scholarship"

The Post-Secondary Education Scholarship, also with a $500 award, is funded by the generous support of anonymous donors. Hartland's Cromaine District Library actively promotes lifelong education, considering the cultivation of a culture of continuing education beyond high school as essential. This commitment aligns with the legacy established by the Library's founders, J. Robert Crouse and Henry Tremaine.

Eligibility & Criteria:

  • Graduating senior in the 2024-25 academic year at Hartland Consolidated Schools.
  • Must have a Cromaine District Library card in good standing.
  • Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher as of the date of application.
  • Complete an essay (500 words or less) outlining post-secondary education plans and goals.
    Essay Guidelines:
  • The essay must be entirely written by the student, incorporating quotations if necessary.
  • Address why post-secondary education is important to the applicant.
  • Address the applicant's post-secondary education plans and goals.
    Deadline:
  • All applications and essays must be submitted by March 14, 2025, at 5:00 pm via a Google Form. Essays must be submitted as a Google Doc in viewable form only.
    Award:
  • The winner will receive a $500 check and a certificate at the Hartland High School Awards Ceremony.

    All decisions on the 2025 scholarship recipients are final and not subject to change.


    For more information about both scholarships, please contact Liz Welch, Community Engagement Manager, at (810) 632-5200 x 118 or by email at lizwelch@cromaine.org. Good luck! 

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