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2009 winners
Congratulations to the 2009 scholarship recipients:
Peter Micichowski (McQuaid) - Stasia Skalny Scholarship *** Irena Szablowski (Pittsford Mendon) - Broki Memorial Scholarship. *** Gloria Szablowski (Pittsford Mendon) - Gabriela Jaskot Scholarship. *** Eric Przybylowicz (Webster Thomas), Maxwell Bileschi (Webster Thomas), Mark Rykojc (Webster Thomas), Adam Gzegorek (Wayne Central), Alyssa Smith (Aquinas Institute) - Joseph Skalny Scholarship. *** Tomasz Sokolowski (Odyssey Academy) - Florian Sobolewski Scholarship. *** Nataliak Wojdak (Spencerport) - Mitchell Rakus Memorial Scholarship

2008 winners
Congratulations to the 2008 scholarship recipients:
Geoffrey Bilinski (Aquinas Institute) - Stasia Skalny Scholarship *** Adam Budz (Fairport), Katarina Gelke (Our Lady of Mercy), Charles Hura (Spencerport), Jacob Kwiatkowski (Spencerport), Keegan Sugnet () - Polish Heritage Society Scholarship. *** Patryk Grzebien (Webster Schroeder) - Broki Memorial Scholarship. *** Dyzio Guzierowicz (McQuaid) - Gabriela Jaskot Scholarship. *** Grzegorz Kaczowka (Webster Thomas), Dariusz Kaczowka (Webster Thomas), Maria Lawrynowicz (Our Lady of Mercy), Marcin Owczarczyk (Webster Schroeder) - Joseph Skalny Scholarship. *** Katherine Manfred (Fairport) - Christine Krasz Memorial Scholarship. *** Tomasz Wolek (Webster Schroeder) - Stanley Bartles Memorial Scholarship. *** Dariusz Wolek (Webster Schroeder) - Florian Sobolewski Scholarship.

2007 winners
Congratulations to the 2007 scholarship recipients:
Lucy Consler (Nazareth), Lara Ericson (Fairport HS), Alan Herdzik (Eastridge), Meghan McNamara (Spencerport HS), Joseph Michaloski (Hilton HS), Adam Mscichowski (Spencerport HS), Ryle Przybylowicz  (Webster Thomas), Michelle Rykojc (Webster Thomas), Christopher Wojdak  (Wilson HS, Spencerport), Daniel Zabek (Aquinas Institute)

Read essays by former winners:
Michelle Rykojc
Christopher Wojdak
Kristen Jurkowski p1, Kristen Jurkowski p2
Lucy Consler
Natalia Wojdak
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Study in Poland this Summer!
The PHSR will sponsor student trips to Poland in 2010, at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland. See the program details. Note that we have been informed that the sightseeing trip to Malbork has been changed to a trip to Gniezno and Poznan.

Click here for information on a $1000 scholarship for this program from the PHSR, for Rochester area students.

Polish Heritage Society of Rochester Scholarships
We are very pleased to announce that our $1,000 scholarship will be available for up to ten qualifying high school students for the year 2010. To be eligible for our scholarship a student must be a senior who is of Polish descent (at least one parent) and lives in Monroe County or one of the surrounding six counties. Click to see the details for HS seniors and details for HS counselors.

*** Click here for the 2010 scholarship application web page

*** Click here for the 2010 PDF application or the 2010 Microsoft Word application.

*** Applications are due February 1, 2010.

Applications (all pages) must be printed and mailed via US Mail. Please do not email your application. Attach typed pages to the printed application as needed. Use either the web page version or the PDF or the MS Word version. The address is on the application. School counselors are encouraged to print the application or refer students to this web page.

If you have questions about the application process, or if you'd like to receive a paper application by US Mail, contact:
KLizak
585-576-9354

If you're having trouble with the web site, contact the webmasters. Make sure that all the text you enter in the boxes shows up on the printed copy. Print a copy for yourself.

We look forward to receiving your application.