Manuel & Nancy L. DaCosta Education Scholarship Fund Grant

The Manuel & Nancy L. DaCosta Education Scholarship Fund, established by Manuel DaCosta, offers a one-time scholarship of at least $1,000 for qualified graduating seniors from Lehighton Area School District. This fund aims to support students pursuing higher education in nursing, the arts, or trade careers, emphasizing financial need. Managed by the Carbon County Community Foundation, this initiative reflects a commitment to enhancing educational opportunities for local youth.

Carbon County Community Foundation
The Carbon County Community Foundation connects people like you who care about Carbon County to the local causes that matter most. We work with donors to create legacies of giving, invest in nonprofit organizations with strategic grants and lead our community to a better future.
Inspiring individuals to respond to community needs through charitable givingBringing resources and ideas together to identify common community needs and goals and propose solutions
Creating funds to support the many facets of society that make a community worth living in including arts and culture, community and economic development, education and scholarships, social services and youth issues, health and wellness, environment and historic preservation.
Established by Manuel DaCosta to provide financial assistance for higher education to students graduating from Lehighton Area School District.
The Manuel & Nancy L. DaCosta Education Scholarship shall be a one-year, non-renewable scholarship of at least $1,000 awarded annually to a qualified graduating high school senior (or home-schooled student who has a state-recognized graduation certificate/diploma) residing in Lehighton, PA, who is seeking to further his or her education at a 4 or 2-year college or technical school with plans to study nursing or a related medical field, the arts, or a trade career.

Eligibility

Minimum qualifications for the scholarship include:
Intent to pursue education related to one of the following areas: nursing or a related medical field, the arts, or a trade careerDemonstrated financial need. A copy of the expected family contribution page of the FAFSA report must be submitted with the application. The Foundation reserves the right to request the full FAFSA at its discretion.