CONCORD – Five local students recently received scholarships from Granite Edvance, a nonprofit organization helping students plan and pay for tuition at two-year colleges and trade schools eligible for Title IV.

Those students include Michelle Mendoza of Amherst, Shawna Gile of Merrimack, Samantha Heinrich of Londonderry as well as Jaime Dohaney and Rosaines Guerrero of Hudson.

The scholarships ranged from $1,000 to $1,500.

“We’re honored to support our community college and trade-school students as they reach their goals,” said Granite Edvance President and CEO Christiana Thornton. “In conversations with our partners around the state, we’ve learned that these scholarships can make a difference in helping a student take that first step toward furthering their education or staying enrolled. The scholarships also show our students that we believe in them and their future contributions to their communities and our workforce.”

Scholarships for two-year and trade school students are now being offered three times a year, to better support students in pursuing education goals throughout the year. The four-year scholarship program will continue to be offered on an annual basis.

The next scholarship window, for two-year and trade-school students enrolling in the summer term, is now open. The fall term scholarship for both two-year and four-year students will open in mid-February. For more information, visit https://graniteedvance.org/cover-the-cost/search-for-scholarships/granite-edvance-scholarships.

Granite Edvance has provided scholarships to hundreds of New Hampshire college students since the program began in 2005. Over the last five years, the organization has awarded more than $2 million in scholarships.