WATERBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eight graduating seniors with an interest in the life sciences or chemistry from four different Waterbury, Connecticut Public High Schools have each been awarded a 2011 Alexion Scholarship. The 2011 Alexion Scholars were selected by their high school principals, based on factors that include their academic achievement and career plans. Each 2011 Alexion Scholar will receive $4,000, paid over the four years of his/her undergraduate studies. In total, the Alexion Scholarship Fund, at the Connecticut Community Foundation, is now supporting the educational goals of 16 Alexion Scholars.
