The MBNA Foundation is accepting applications for the 2003-2004 MBNA Maine College Scholarship Program.

The program is open to all Maine high school seniors who plan to enroll as full-time freshmen at four-year accredited colleges or universities within the United States. Students are required to live with their parents or guardians as legal residents in one of the following areas: Knox or Waldo Counties; Chebeague, Cliff Island, Long Island, Peaks Island, Frenchboro, Islesford, Cranberry Isle, Swans Island or Monhegan. (The program is also available in certain northern and western Maine communities.)

The MBNA Maine College Scholarship Program is a four-year comprehensive development program that provides renewable academic scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $7,500 annually, academic guidance and counseling, an advisor program, and full-time summer internship opportunities at MBNA.

The application deadline is Dec. 9, 2002. Application materials are available from high school guidance counselors or from the MBNA Foundation at 1-800-386-6262 ext. 65878 or 236-5878.