$40,000 in Scholarships Available for Local High School Seniors

$40,000 in Scholarships Available for Local High School Seniors through Ronald McDonald House Charities U. S. Scholarship Program

Chattanooga, Tennessee --- Ronald McDonald House Charities offers college scholarships to all high school seniors who demonstrate academic achievement, community involvement, financial need and plan on attending a two or four year college during the next academic year. High school seniors may visit Chattanooga Ronald McDonald House Charities website at www.rmhchattanooga.com to download a scholarship application for the 2010-2011 academic school year.

Students of all backgrounds are eligible to apply for the Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarships. Ronald McDonald House Charities will award $1,000 scholarships to 40 local high school seniors this year as part of four programs: the RMHC Scholars program; the RMHC/Future Achievers(R) program for African American high school seniors; the RMHC/ASIA program for Asian high school seniors and the RMHC/HACER(R) program for Latino high school seniors.

To apply, students must be high school seniors; be eligible to attend a two- or four-year college or university with a full course of study, reside in a participating local Chapter's geographic area; and submit a completed application and all required documentation by January 28, 2011. For more information, about the RMHC U.S. Scholarship Program, visit: www.rmhchattanooga.com.

Scholarships are jointly funded by grants from the global Ronald McDonald House Charities and the fundraising efforts of local McDonald's owner/operators and corporate staff. Since the program began in 2002, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga has awarded over $300,000 in scholarship funds to high school students who reside in the Tennessee Valley and surrounding areas.