Amistad Scholarship
The Amistad Scholarship Fund provides support to graduates of Islesboro Central School who are pursuing post-secondary education.
Contact: Islesboro Central School guidance office
Ira Cobe Scholarship
The Ira Cobe Scholarship Fund 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. This 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: High school guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 1
Cobe College Program Scholarship application: PDF | RTF
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
Cobe Hutchinson Center Program application: PDF | RTF
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. 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 thirty 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: PDF | RTF
Ruth P. Field Scholarship
The Ruth P. Field Scholarship Fund was established in 1997 to provide scholarship support to graduates of Islesboro Central School who are either graduating seniors and residents of Islesboro requiring financial assistance to pursue full-time technical or vocational education or graduates who require financial assistance for their 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. The grants shall be 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: PDF | RTF
M. Alton French Scholarship renewal information
Carl and Gwendolyn Hammar Scholarship
The Hammar Scholarship Fund was founded in 1986 to provide scholarship support to residents of Islesboro, Maine, 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 provide scholarship support to 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 Fund 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 Fund 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 pursuing post-secondary education at a two- or four-year college or university.
Contact: Searsport High School guidance office
Julie Bea Dutch Marriner Scholarship
The Julie Bea Dutch Marriner Scholarship Fund 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 Fund 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 Jolliffe, Robbins Lumber Inc., 342-5221
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 lives and the lives of people around them. The 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 demonstrate a determination to succeed, are serious about learning, and have a plan (academic and financial) to achieve their goal. For students who have not encountered the circumstances referred to above, we wish you the best of luck, but this scholarship is not for you.
Contact: Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 15
James & Marilyn Rockefeller Scholarship application: PDF | RTF
James & Marilyn Rockefeller Scholarship renewal information
Dr. Allen M. Small and Phillips Williams Scholarship Fund
This scholarship provides support to graduates of Mount View High School for post-secondary education, with a preference for residents of Freedom, Maine.
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 in 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 State of Maine.
Contact: Waldo and Kennebec County high school guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: June 15
Waning-Faust Forestry & Agriculture Scholarship application: PDF | RTF
Lewis (Gene) E. Weaver Scholarship
Gene Weaver was a long-time businessman, owning and operating Weaver’s Bakery on Main Street in Belfast 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, the scholarship may be awarded to students attending a four-year college or university in Maine.
Contact: Belfast Area High School guidance office