The James D. Edgeworth Scholarship Fund is now in its sixth year of awarding a scholarship to student-athletes in financial need who are attending Boston College High School. Jim Edgeworth, was a founding member and first president of this local. He attended B. C. High School and Boston College, where he excelled in hockey. Jim continued to be active in sports as a professional hockey referee while a Yellow Pages Sales Rep.

In 1994 the Scholarship Committee created the CWA Local 1301 Educational Fund, to provide a $500 scholarship to the spouse or child of an active or retired member of Local 1301. Last year, Scott MacDonald son of Richard MacDonald of the Worcester Sales office received this award.

An application form is attached. Applicants must include proof of acceptance or enrollment in a full-time course of undergraduate study at a college, university, community college, or accredited institution for post-secondary vocational education. Applicants must complete and return one signed application per year. DO NOT ATTACH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS TO THIS APPLICATION. The applicant has responsibility of seeing that the application is submitted by September 15TH.

The winners will be chosen by lottery at this years CWA Local 1301 Golf Outing. At the same time an alternate will be drawn. Applications are available to all members in good standing.