STONINGTON — Applications are now being accepted for the Eugene Atwood Fund College Bound Interest Free Loan Program. Students must be New London County residents and attending a trade/tech school
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Published December 27. 2020 6:46PM
Stonington The Eugene Atwood Fund will begin accepting applications for its 2021-22 interest-free loan program on Jan. 1, 2021.
This will be the 105th year the Stonington-based organization has provided interest-free loans to college-bound students from New London County.
In 2020, an additional loan program was added for those attending trade school. Applicants must be New London County residents who are high school seniors and/or are currently enrolled in college or a trade program.
Applications will be accepted through Feb. 28, 2021. For more information about programming or to apply, visit www.eugeneatwoodfund.org.
The fund was established in 1916 by Eugene Atwood, the head of the Atwood Machine Company, located in Stonington. Atwood, an inventor who prized the value of education, established the fund with a mission to help deserving industrious young people who are making an honest effort to accomplish the best results in li