Kingsley Brown Educational Fund
The Kingsley Brown Educational Fund was established by the friends and family of Kingsley Alcid Brown to provide scholarship support for higher education at the graduate school level for graduates of high schools in Washington County. Applicants must be accepted into an accredited graduate degree program to receive an award. Contact: Maine Community Foundation Application Deadline: April 1
Contact: Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: April 1
Kingsley Brown Educational Fund Scholarship Application: Word | PDF
CWG Scholarship Fund
This fund is currently undergoing a transition. Please check back at a later date for further information.
Downeast Feline Fund
This fund was established in 1995 to provide scholarship support for graduates of Maine high schools who are attending a veterinary school of medicine. Preference is given to students in their third or fourth year. Eligible applicants are chosen from among those who applied for the Maine Veterinary Medical Association scholarship.
Contact: Maine Community Foundation
Guy P. Gannett Scholarship Fund
The Guy P. Gannett Scholarship Fund was established in 2000 by the Guy P. Gannett Foundation to provide renewable support for students majoring in journalism or a field reasonably related, including all forms of print, broadcast or electronic media. Recipients must be graduates of Maine high schools or home-schooled in a Maine community during their last year of secondary education. Students will be chosen based on demonstrated interest in journalism, financial need, and academic achievement. The Guy P. Gannett Scholarship recognizes students who will become journalists. Their dedication to this profession is evident in their choice of coursework and extracurricular activities. Recipients are encouraged to apply for renewal consideration throughout their post-secondary and graduate education. As recipients progress through school, the selection committee expects to see a significant increase in demonstrated intent to pursue a career in journalism.
Contact: Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 1
Guy P. Gannett Scholarship Application: Word | PDF
Guy P. Gannett Scholarship renewal information
James and Marilyn Rockefeller Scholarship
The James and Marilyn Rockefeller Scholarship Fund supports residents of Knox, Waldo, or Washington Counties over the age of 18 who, by circumstance or design, are on a “road less traveled” and are seeking traditional or nontraditional educational experiences that will change their life and the lives of people around them. The selection committee is looking for applicants who have encountered circumstances that required uncommon tenacity, focus, hope and humor, and/or who are choosing to pursue a meaningful life change that requires additional education. These applicants will demonstrate a determination to succeed, are serious about learning and have a plan (academic and financial) to achieve their goal.
Contact: Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 15
James & Marilyn Rockefeller Scholarship application: Word | PDF
James & Marilyn Rockefeller Scholarship renewal information