2026 Ron Cote Memorial Scholarship

2026 Ron Cote Memorial Scholarship
General Guidelines: This scholarship is awarded annually to a child or grandchild of a VA Maine Healthcare System Employee (Active or Retired), who is a graduating high school senior and has been accepted to a two or four year degree program, either academic or technical.

This scholarship is established to honor and preserve Ron Cote's spirit of giving of himself to his workplace and his community. The student who receives the award should have demonstrated this spirit through volunteerism, community and school involvement, and a general attitude of helpfulness.
Application Deadline - April 1st

Please read through the full application. Multiple required documents need to be uploaded for submission!

Applications that are incomplete, incorrect, or contain illegible documents will not be processed. If your application is rejected, you will receive an email detailing the specific reason. You are welcome to resubmit a corrected application, provided it is received before the deadline
First Name*
Last Name*
Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number
Personal email address (one you will be using after graduation)*
example@example.com
Date of Birth*

MonthDayYear
Date
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Are you the first in your family (mother, father, siblings) to attend college?*

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Academic Information
School in which you are currently enrolled*
GPA*
Date Expected to Graduate*

MonthDayYear
Date
Planned College Attending

If there are multiple and you are undecided, please list your first choice.
Name of School*
Major/Minor (undecided is acceptable)*
Required Documents

The required document type for uploading is pdf (portable document file).

(There are phone apps that will allow you to take a picture of a document and convert it to a pdf, if necessary.)

Please be sure all documents are readable!

Please note: You will need to upload a copy of your FAFSA Submission Summary (FSS) as part of the application. For details on how to access this document click here.
Current FAFSA Submission Summary ( Free Application for Federal Student Aid). *

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Copy of high school transcript, (include class standing, if available)*

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Letter of Reference - Please be sure the person's name and contact information (email/phone number) are on the letter and readable.*

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If the person writing the letter of reference wants/needs to provide it directly to the Foundation, they can email it to Scholarship@CalumetEducationFoundation.org. The applicant should then upload a placeholder document here that lists who will be providing the reference. Cancelof
List of Awards and/or other recognition*

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College Award Letter*

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In your own words, a detailed essay describing how you demonstrate this spirit, and what it means to you; include volunteer, community, schools, church involvement, and/or other activities which demonstrate helpfulness to others.*

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Document listing the Togus Employee/Sponsor's name, their telephone number/ext., the relationship to applicant, Service/Division, and the Sponsor's signature.*

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I affirm that all statements I have indicated herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Any misrepresentation I make can be cause for the invalidation of my application and shall bar me from re-applying for the same.

- Sign using your mouse or your finger (if you are using a touch-screen).
Applicant's Signature*

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Date Signed by Applicant*

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Date
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2026 Ron Cote Memorial Scholarship

Academic Information

Planned College Attending