Dunkin’ and its greater Philadelphia-area franchisees, in partnership with Scholarship America, announced July 13 the recipients of its 14th annual Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program.

The 2023 Dunkin’ Regional Scholarship recipient for Lehigh County is Forum Patel, a 2023 Parkland High School graduate.

The program helps high school seniors and college students in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Kent and New Castle counties in Delaware pursue a part-time or full-time undergraduate degree at the institution of their choice.

From over 1,730 applicants, Dunkin’ and Scholarship America selected 20 students to receive a $5,000 academic scholarship to an accredited two or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school of their choice for fall 2023.

Dunkin’s Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program was open to current part-time and full-time undergraduate students and high school seniors.

Dunkin’ awarded a total of $100,000 to the 20 recipients who were selected based on their academic records, demonstrated leadership skills, and overall commitment to their schools and local communities.

To date, the Dunkin’ Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program has awarded $700,000 in scholarships to 340 outstanding high school seniors and college students.

The program was founded in 2009 by Dunkin’s Philadelphia-area franchisees to ease the financial burden of college for students throughout the region.

“On behalf of my fellow Philadelphia franchisees, we are honored to award these 20 exceptional students with the 2023 Dunkin’ Philadelphia Regional Scholarships,” Perry Shah, local Dunkin’ franchisee and Philadelphia regional advertising committee chairman said. “We are proud to continue the tradition of furthering students’ educational goals in our community and help lead them to a bright future.”

The 2023 Dunkin’ Regional Scholarship recipients were honored at an awards ceremony Aug. 5 at Cherry Street Pier, Philadelphia.