With the cost of college tuition in general continuing to skyrocket, incoming students face stiff challenges in scaring up funds through various resources to at least defray their bills. One organization in particular is doing its part to lend a financial hand to future and current collegians who are pursuing a future in printing and graphics-related programs. The Graphic Communications Scholarship Foundation (GCSF), with its all-volunteer board of officers and trustees, has been assisting Metro New York and New Jersey students since 2002, doling out between $40,000 and (in recent years) $60,000 annually in scholarships to needs-based candidates who have scored highest in the GCSF annual application judging, which includes evaluation of student academic grades/scores, essays, letters of recommendation and graphic portfolios.
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