New Bedford’s Global Learning Charter Public School Graduating Senior Maddox Merrey Awarded Jacobs Family Scholarship

Global Learning Charter Public School (GLCPS), a tuition-free public charter school that currently serves 500 students in grades 5-12, recently announced that graduating senior Maddox Merrey has been awarded the Jacobs Family Scholarship.

The Jacobs Family Scholarship award is for $35,000 over four years and is awarded each year to five New Bedford students, including one GLCPS student, who are pursuing a STEAM education. Merrey will be attending the University of New Haven majoring in biology with a minor in marine biology. She aspires to be a veterinarian.

Merrey is the daughter of Heather and Eric Chew of New Bedford. She is Salutatorian of the class of 2023. She has been a Teacher’s Assistant for two years and is a member of the National Honor Society. Merrey is the Senior Class President and has been a Student Ambassador. She holds a red/blue belt in the martial art of Tang Soo Do and was a member of the Photography Club, the Volleyball Club and the Yearbook Committee.

“We congratulate Maddox on earning this prestigious scholarship,” said Dr. Stephen Furtado, Executive Director of GLCPS. “She has succeeded academically and given back to the community outside of the classroom. We know that she will continue to accomplish great things as she carries on with her academic journey at the University of New Haven.”

The Jacobs Scholarship was established in 2000 by New Bedford native Dr. Irwin Jacobs, founder of Qualcomm, and his wife, Joan.

GLCPS is a tuition-free public charter school serving 500 New Bedford students in Grades 5-12. Students are enrolled through a blind lottery.

For more information, please contact the school at (508) 991-4105 or visit the school’s website, www.glcps.org.