Apply by November 29, 2024!
The GSF offers scholarships to members and employees of local co-ops who seek to further the cooperative movement through education, training, and/or business development. The Fund is named in honor of our former GMs, Harry and Arthur Gerstenberger, and our first Education Director, Sally Gerstenberger, who contributed to our co-op and community in immeasurable ways.
The Co-op is seeking proposals seeking between $500 and $5,000 in aid, with exceptions for noteworthy need. Education awards for tuition purposes will be made directly to qualifying education organizations with 501(c)3 status.
Priority will be given to Co-op member-owners, employees, or groups located in the Upper Valley (as defined by Vital Communities Service Area).
The Scholarship seeks to assist those who are:
- Continuing their cooperative education as employees or board members of their local cooperatives and/or credit unions
- Pursing academic research in how cooperatives can best meet societal needs; or
- Planning or developing businesses that follow the co-op model of innovation and ownership. As such, GSF considers applicants from across the co-op sector: food, housing, agriculture, daycare and preschool, credit, medical and dental, automotive, and other co-op enterprises.
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