The Harness Tracks of America College Scholarship Fund is offering three, $5,000 scholarships for post-secondary education to students actively involved in the sport of harness racing or to the children of harness racing professionals (living or deceased), including licensed drivers, trainers, caretakers or management officials.
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit, financial need and active harness racing involvement. Applications are available now by contacting Harness Tracks of America via phone at 330-467-4101 ext 204 or e-mail at taldrich@northfieldpark.com. The deadline for returning all application materials is June 20, 2014.
Applications can also be completed/downloaded from the following Web site:
www.harnesstracks.com/scholarships.htm
The scholarship program, begun in 1973, has made 202 grants to 135 worthy students involved in harness racing since its inception with the scholarships totaling $762,950.