Believe and Achieve Scholarship Program to help 130 high school seniors with college costs.

Cumberland Farms is reminding high school seniors across its eight-state service area that time is running out to apply for the company’s popular Believe and Achieve Scholarship Program.

With the December 15, 2016 application deadline only two weeks away, the convenience store retailer is once again excited to make the dreams of 130 bright and ambitious students come true. Cumberland Farms urges seniors in the class of 2017 to apply immediately.

Through this program, Cumberland Farms has provided over $1 million in scholarships to students across the company’s eight-state territory. The program is open to students entering a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited college, university or vocational-technical school in the fall of 2017 who live within 30 miles of any Cumberland Farms location. The application period runs from now until Dec. 15, 2016.

“We want to make sure that a college education is accessible for motivated students in the communities we serve,” said Ari Haseotes, CEO of Cumberland Farms. “Cumberland Farms recognizes the importance of giving back to our communities, and helping to build the future for these deserving students is important to us.”

Cumberland Farms will also designate one special Believe and Achieve Scholarship winner as the “Haseotes Scholar.” Named for the founders of the company, the Haseotes Scholar Award is presented to the student who best exemplifies Cumberland Farms’ values of hard work, achievement and commitment to community.

Thanks to the help provided by these scholarships, last year’s Believe and Achieve winners have been able to attend a wide range of institutions, including Columbia University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Boston College, Tufts University, Skidmore College, the University of Maine, and more.

Since formalizing its “Doing Good” Corporate Giving Program 10 years ago, Cumberland Farms has donated cash and products to causes that directly benefit thousands of young people through scholarships, direct-to-school programs, youth sports, local fundraising and more. Information about the Believe and Achieve Scholarship Program, including entry criteria, is available online at www.scholarsapply.org/cumberlandfarms.