The Hanover Insurance Community and AVID Scholarship Program
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. and Citizens Insurance have established a competitive scholarship program to recognize high school seniors who plan to continue their education at a college or university.
The Hanover Insurance Community and AVID Scholarship Program
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has established a competitive scholarship program to recognize the importance of education and to provide support to eligible students who plan to continue their education at a college, university, or vocational-technical school.
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Eligibility
Applicants of The Hanover Insurance Community and AVID Scholarship Program award must be:
- Applicants must be high school seniors who are attending an eligible* accredited public high school or high school seniors who are members of selected organizations in the greater Howell, Michigan, and Worcester, Massachusetts areas. The eligible schools and organizations are listed under the eligible schools and organizations section of this webpage. All applications MUST be completed in English.
- Applicants must plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four- year college or university for the entire upcoming academic year.(Graduate School and Graduate Study are ineligible! Selecting these choices will make your application ineligible.)
- Applicants who are children of Hanover Insurance employees are not eligible to apply for this program, but are eligible for the Hanover Employee Scholarship Program for Children of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
Applicants who are children of employees are NOT eligible for this program but may be eligible to apply for The Hanover Employee Scholarship Program.
*Eligible schools and organizations:
Michigan
- Brighton High School
- Central High School
- Hartland High School
- Howell High School
Non-Profits
- Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan
- Developing K.I.D.S.
Massachusetts
- Auburn High School
- Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School
- Burncoat Senior High School
- Clinton High School
- David Prouty High School
- Doherty Memorial High School
- Fitchburg High School
- Grafton High School
- Leominster High School
- Millbury Memorial Junior-Senior High School
- North High School
- Shepherd Hill Regional High School
- South High Community School
- Tantasqua Regional High School
- University Park Campus School
- Worcester Technical High School
Non-Profits
- Boys and Girls Club of Worcester
- YMCA of Central MA
- Girls Inc. of Worcester
- YWCA of Central MA – 1 Salem Street
The student is the applicant. Application information, including contact information, should be that of the student unless otherwise noted.
Awards
Awards are one-time only. Awards are $1,750.
The selection process will not be influenced or affected by the actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, gender, or sexual orientation of any applicant.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Notification
Notification of recipients is sent via email in April. Nonrecipients are notified by email. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation.
Payments are made in one installment in mid-July.
Scholarships are paid directly to the educational institutions electronically when available and, when electronic payments are unavailable, will be paid by check mailed to the recipient’s home address and made payable to the educational institution.
Requirements
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
- Student name
- School name
- Grades
- Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
Your application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically.
