Deadline: February 2, 2027
Status: Currently Closed
Award Amount: $2,000 - $3,000
Number of Awards: 1-3
Selection Criteria:
- Reside in or attend high school in the 29-town Greater Hartford region, with a preference for students who reside in Hartford
- Graduating high school seniors, post-high school adult learners, currently enrolled community college or vocational/technical/trade school students
- Attending or planning to attend an accredited 2-year community college, or an accredited non-profit vocational, trade, or technical school
- Pursuing a license or certificate or associate’s degree
- Involved with volunteer, community service, and/or extracurricular activities, and/or paid work, especially in their trade/field of choice
- Demonstrated financial need
Jonathan Clark made his career as a self-taught handyman. After earning a degree from Lafayette College and finding himself unhappy in the corporate world, he decided that helping others stay in their homes by keeping things running was his true passion. Mr. Clark was able to start with what his father had taught him around the family house in New Britain, then learned on the job while working on West End and West Hartford homes, serving as a janitor at WHCN radio station, and renovating his own house.
Mr. Clark established this scholarship to help students interested in the trades.