Amistad Scholarship
The Amistad Scholarship provides support to graduates of Islesboro Central School who are pursuing post-secondary education.
Contact: Islesboro Central School guidance office
Ansley Bell Memorial Scholarship
Established in 2007 in memory of Ansley Bell, this scholarship fund provides support to residents of Islesboro, Maine, pursuing an education.
Contact: Islesboro Central School guidance office
Ansley Bell Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center Scholarship
Established in 2010 in memory of Ansley Bell to provide assistance to Islesboro, Maine, residents attending Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center.
Contact: Islesboro Land Trust
Ira Cobe Scholarship
The Ira Cobe Scholarship Trust was established by the estate of Chicago financier and longtime Bayside summer resident Ira M. Cobe. Mr. Cobe and his wife, a Belfast native, had a deep affection for Maine’s young people. The fund provides support in meeting certain educational expenses of residents of Waldo County under the age of 23 who meet the eligibility criteria.
The Cobe College Program is a partnership with students pursuing post-secondary education. In considering the number and size of awards, preference will be given to students in their second, third, and fourth year of post-secondary school who might not have access to high school scholarship awards available to first year students.
Contact: Waldo County high school guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 1
Cobe College Program Scholarship Application: Word | PDF
Cobe College Program Scholarship renewal information
The Cobe Hutchinson Center Program is a partnership with first-time students at the Hutchinson Center who are taking a class to explore the possibility of furthering their education.
Contact: Hutchinson Center or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: Rolling, no later than 5 days before the start of classes
Cobe Hutchinson Center Program application: Word | PDF
Cobe Connects is a partnership with eligible students to support school-sponsored, curriculum-based, educational opportunities during the academic year for which funding is not otherwise available. The maximum award is $500 and $250 for class trips, and each applicant is expected to share the cost of the opportunity. Preference is given to students who have not received a Cobe Connects award in the current academic year. Eligibility is based on the guidelines on the application. Curriculum-based educational opportunities include but are not limited to: enrollment in an early-college program; participation in class trips (maximum award $250); purchase of educational supplies; and summer school tuition. Please contact the Maine Community Foundation if you have questions concerning a specific opportunity. Proposals are reviewed once a month and awards will generally be made within 30 days of receipt of the application. Awards are not retroactive. Payment will be made to the school sponsoring the program/activity.
Contact: Waldo County schools or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: Rolling
Cobe Connects application: Word | PDF
Ruth P. Field Scholarship
The Ruth P. Field Scholarship was established in 1997 to support graduates of Islesboro Central School. Eligible applicants are either graduating seniors and residents of Islesboro requiring financial assistance to pursue full-time technical or vocational education or graduates who are residents of Islesboro and who require financial assistance for second, third, or fourth years of technical or vocational education.
Contact: Islesboro Central School guidance office
M. Alton French Scholarship
This renewable scholarship assists deserving young people who are residents of Lincolnville, Camden, Hope, Appleton, Rockport, Northport, and Islesboro (in that order of priority) in obtaining a college or university education or other post-secondary course of study that is determined to be the equivalent of a college or university education. Awards are made on the basis of financial need, record of scholarship, and promise of leadership.
Contact: High school guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: June 1
M. Alton French Scholarship application: Word | PDF
M. Alton French Scholarship renewal information
Carl and Gwendolyn Hammar Scholarship
The Hammar Scholarship was founded in 1986 to support residents of Islesboro who are graduating seniors or recent graduates of the Islesboro Central School and are enrolled in an accredited community college, or have been valedictorian of their high school graduating class and are enrolled in an accredited college, university or community college.
Contact: Islesboro Central School guidance office
Islesboro Combined Scholarship Fund
The Islesboro Combined Scholarship Fund was established to support graduates and students of Islesboro Central School. The fund is a memorial to Katherine Mitchell Gray, Joseph and Lavina Durkee, and Bobby and Barbara Pendleton.
Contact: Islesboro Central School guidance office
Islesboro Teachers' Association Scholarship
The Islesboro Teachers’ Association Scholarship was established in the 1994-95 school year. The fund supports graduates of or graduating seniors of Islesboro Central School who wish to further their education by pursuing post-secondary courses of study. Applicants must be permanent residents of Islesboro. Magnet students must have attended three consecutive years at and graduated from Islesboro Central School.
Contact: Islesboro Central School guidance office
Jason Kneeland Scholarship
The Jason Kneeland Scholarship was established in 1996 to provide scholarship assistance to graduates of Searsport High School who have attended the school for at least their junior and senior years and are pursuing post-secondary education at a two- or four-year college or university.
Contact: Searsport High School guidance office
Bettie H. MacRae Scholarship
The Bettie H. MacRae Scholarship supports residents of Islesboro who are adult learners (age 23 and over) going to school to pursue career-related education. This might include certificate programs and college classes (but not at the graduate level). Preference is given to female applicants demonstrating a determination to succeed and for whom a scholarship would make a significant difference in their ability to attend the program of their choice.
Bettie was raised in Florida and California and lived for many years in Pennsylvania. Later in her life, she found her way to Islesboro and lived on the island for 35 years, initially during the summer and later as a year-round resident. Her life was characterized by a deep interest in arts and culture. She befriended and provided for many. Bettie nurtured a deep love of nature, loved living near the ocean and cultivating a lifelong knowledge and appreciation for trees, plants and flowers. This memorial scholarship fund is created by Bettie’s three children, Pamela, Charlotte, and Christopher, and is directed to the year-round community of Islesboro in appreciation for the many quiet kindnesses of friendship offered to Bettie over the years.
Contact: Islesboro Town Office or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: August 31
Bettie H. MacRae Scholarship Application: Word | PDF
Julie Bea Dutch Marriner Scholarship
The Julie Bea Dutch Marriner Scholarship supports a female athlete graduating from Belfast Area High School who is pursuing post-secondary education at an accredited college or university.
Contact: Belfast Area High School guidance office
Mount View Fund for Further Education
The Mount View Fund for Further Education provides scholarship assistance to deserving graduates of Mount View High School pursuing post-secondary educational opportunities.
Contact: Mount View High School guidance office
Dorothy Kinnicutt Parish Scholarship
The Dorothy Kinnicutt Parish Scholarship was established in 1996 to provide scholarship support to current and past graduates of Islesboro Central School seeking to pursue post-secondary education at an accredited college, university, or community college.
Contact: Islesboro Central School guidance office
Lawrence and Louise Robbins Scholarship
This scholarship is for employees or retirees of the Robbins Lumber Company of Searsmont or their children or grandchildren to pursue post-secondary education. Recipients will be selected on the basis of academic achievement, personal aspirations, and contributions to school and the community.
Contact: Catherine Robbins, Robbins Lumber Inc., 342-5221
James and Marilyn Rockefeller Scholarship
The James and Marilyn Rockefeller Scholarship 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. Applicants will demonstrate a determination to succeed, be serious about learning, and have a plan (academic and financial) to achieve their goal.
Contact: High school guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 15
James & Marilyn Rockefeller Scholarship application: Word | PDF
James & Marilyn Rockefeller Scholarship renewal information
Dr. Allen M. Small and Phillips Williams Scholarship Fund
This scholarship provides support to graduates of Mt. View High School for post-secondary education, with a preference for residents of Freedom.
Contact: Mount View High School guidance office
Ralph Waning, Albert Faust Forestry & Agriculture Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Ralph Waning (1910-1991) and Albert Faust (1920-1993) who lived their lives as stewards of our land and environment. Applicants must reside or have lived in Kennebec or Waldo Counties for a minimum of two years. This fund supports a student who has completed at least one year of college or technical school in forestry, agriculture, or natural resources in the United States.
Contact: Waldo and Kennebec County high school guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: June 15
Waning-Faust Forestry & Agriculture Scholarship application: Word | PDF
Lewis (Gene) E. Weaver Scholarship
Gene Weaver was a long-time businessman on Main Street in Belfast, owning and operating Weaver’s Bakery for more than 40 years. He was a great believer in higher education even though he never was able to go further than the 12th grade. All three of his children attended post-secondary education. Two of his children and two of his grandchildren attended community colleges. He felt strongly about the vocational college system and supporting students who want to attend Maine community colleges. This fund provides support to graduating seniors at Belfast Area High School who are pursuing post-secondary education at a community college in Maine. If there are no eligible recipients in any given year then the scholarship may be awarded to students attending a four-year college or university in Maine.
Contact: Belfast Area High School guidance office