The Kenneth & Margaret Deane Scholarship was established to support the local manufacturing industries that are vital to Crawford County's economic welfare. Applicants must either be a graduating senior, or have graduated high school or equivalence and are currently unemployed, underemployed, or an incumbent worker residing in NWPA.
Preference is given to applicants who plan to pursue a certificate or degree in a field that is essential to the tool, die and manufacturing industry such mechanical, electrical technical and/or precision engineering, machining and CNC programming, mechatronics, robotics or other related field. In addition to completing the application, applicants must also submit a transcript, at least one letter of recommendation, and a short essay explaining why they are interested in pursuing a career within the manufacturing industry.