To apply for scholarships, please contact the specified organization or guidance office. Some scholarships are managed by the Maine Community Foundation. Applications for these scholarships are available below.
Anchorage Scholarship for Visual and Performing Arts
The Anchorage Scholarship for Visual and Performing Arts supports graduates of SAD 52 high schools, currently Leavitt Area High School, who are pursuing a degree in visual or performing arts at an accredited college or university. Preference is given to residents of Leeds, Maine.
Contact: Leavitt Area High School guidance office
Annette M. Brown Scholarship
Annette M. Brown was a teacher in the Lewiston-Auburn area in the early 1900s. In her 1916 will, she left $16,000 to establish a scholarship fund for needy students. Since then, the fund has given thousands of dollars to Androscoggin County students pursuing higher education. Today, the selection process is handled by a subcommittee of the Maine Community Foundation’s Androscoggin County Committee.
The Annette M. Brown Scholarship Fund provides support to residents of Androscoggin County pursuing a post-secondary degree at a two- or four-year college. Eligible applicants must demonstrate a level of academic achievement suitable for predicting success in college, strong character and family values, and financial need as shown by a Federal Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $5,000 or less. Preference will be given to applicants who will be in the first generation of their family to attend college in the United States. Preference is also given to students attending accredited colleges in Androscoggin county, with secondary preference to those attending schools elsewhere in Maine. Applications from students attending school outside of Maine will be given the lowest priority.
Contact: Androscoggin County high school guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: June 1
Annette M. Brown Scholarship Application: Word | PDF
Annette M. Brown Scholarship renewal information
Auburn School Department Scholarships
The Maine Community Foundation partners with the Auburn School Department to make a number of scholarships available to current and recent graduates of Edward Little High School. Please contact the Edward Little High School guidance office for information concerning these opportunities.
Contact: Edward Little High School guidance office
Paul Stephen Friedler Scholarship
The Paul Stephen Friedler Scholarship Fund was established in 2005 by his family and friends in memory of Paul, a member of Lewiston High School Class of 1955. Eligible applicants are graduating seniors of Lewiston High School who have an interest in music, science and/or philosophy who are pursuing post-secondary education. Financial need and academic achievement will be taken into consideration.
Contact: Lewiston High School guidance office
Lydia R. Laurendeau Scholarship
This scholarship honors Lydia R. Laurendeau (1918 – 1986), who lived most of her life in Lewiston. Although she was very bright, Lydia was forced to drop out of school in eighth grade to care for her ill mother. When she herself became a mother, Lydia promoted and nurtured education at every turn. When her oldest son showed an aptitude for science, she bought him a book called The Boy Scientist. He treasured this gift and went on to study both science and engineering in college and graduate school, ultimately becoming a professor of engineering. He relished education and learning, as Lydia did, and nurtured it in others who studied under him.
This scholarship provides support for young women who are pursuing post-secondary education in either science or engineering at a four-year university. Eligible applicants are female graduating seniors of Lewiston High School or St. Dominic Regional High School in Auburn. Preference is given to applicants demonstrating a connection to their Franco-American heritage.
Contact: Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: June 1
Lydia R. Laurendau Scholarship Application: Word | PDF
Leeds Scholarship
The Leeds Scholarship Fund supports a graduating senior at Leavitt Area High School who resides in Leeds and is pursuing post-secondary education at a college, university, or community college.
Contact: Leavitt Area High School guidance office
Donald W. Webber Scholarship
The Donald W. Webber Scholarship Fund was established in 1997 by the partners of the law firm of Linnell, Choate and Webber and his friends and family. Justice Webber was born in Auburn, graduated from Edward Little High School in 1923 and from Bowdoin College in 1927. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1931, he returned to Maine to practice. He was named the youngest justice to the Maine Superior Court at age 41 and later became an associate justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine. Beyond his legal and judicial practice, Justice Webber was active in other aspects of the community, serving as president of the Kiwanis Club and chairman of the United Way Campaign. He was a charter member of the Community Little Theater and a deacon and teacher with the High Street Congregational Church. The Donald W. Webber Scholarship provides scholarship support for graduating seniors at Edward Little High School who are attending a four-year college. Recipients in good academic standing are invited to apply for renewal consideration for their sophomore year.
Contact: Edward Little High School guidance office
Donald W. Webber Scholarship renewal information
Donald C. and Ruth A. Webster Scholarship
Donald C. and Ruth A. Webster were members of the Class of 1935 of Edward Little High School. Their children established this scholarship fund to encourage students to pursue their academic goals. The Donald C. and Ruth A. Webster Scholarship Fund provides renewable support to a graduating senior at Edward Little High School pursuing post-secondary education at a two- or four-year college or university. Eligible applicants will demonstrate financial need, solid academic performance (minimum GPA of 3.0), the ability and determination to succeed in college, and active citizenship in school and/or community.
Contact: Edward Little High School guidance office
Donald C. and Ruth A. Webster Scholarship renewal information