Maryann Snow Bates Scholarship
The Maryann Snow Bates Scholarship Fund provides scholarship support to residents of Brooksville, Maine, pursuing post-secondary education.
Contact: MSBE Foundation, P.O. Box 277, Brooksville, ME 04617
MSBE Foundation Common Scholarship Application: Download from the Town of Brooksville website
Gretchen Behre Music Scholarship
Established in memory of Gretchen Behre Breckwoldt in 1994, the fund provides renewable support to graduates of Mount Desert Island High School who seek to further their education in the field of music.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office
Gretchen Behre Music Scholarship renewal information
Edward Coles Memorial Scholarship
The Edward Coles Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of Edward Coles, who died in a carriage accident while summering in Bar Harbor. This fund supports a graduating senior at Mt. Desert Island High School. The recipient will be chosen by schoolmates (without regard to scholarship or athletics) based upon the following criteria: the student who is the most honorable and upright, the cleanest living, most unselfish and considerate of others.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office
Isabel Grindel Condon Scholarship
The Isabel Grindel Condon Scholarship was established in 2001 to support residents of Brooksville, Maine, pursuing post-secondary education. Preference is given to students preparing for careers in education, including adults returning to school to earn teaching degrees.
Contact: MSBE Foundation, P.O. Box 277, Brooksville, ME 04617
MSBE Foundation Common Scholarship Application: Download from the Town of Brooksville website
Faye Austin Cosentino Scholarship
Faye Austin Cosentino was a Brooksville native who pursued a career as a thoughtful and innovative nurse. She developed protocols for new mothers to avoid pulmonary embolisms and initiated a review of IV procedures with the CDC that resulted in new standards. Faye and fellow committee members traveled throughout the United States, and to China in the 1980s, to present their findings. She was a published author of many technical papers and books in her area of specialty, and she was the first nurse to have a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Faye returned to Brooksville in 1990 to retire and subsequently researched and published nine books of historical interest to the town.
This scholarship in her memory supports residents of Brooksville pursuing post-secondary education who share a similar passion for innovation. Preference is given to students enrolled in a degree program preparing for a career in nursing or studies in history.
Contact: MSBE Foundation, P.O. Box 277, Brooksville, ME 04617
MSBE Foundation Common Scholarship Application: Download from the Town of Brooksville website
Phyllis Ames Cox Scholarship
The Phyllis Ames Cox Scholarship was established in 2008 to support residents of Brooksville pursuing post-secondary education, with a preference for students preparing for careers in veterinary medicine or in international relations.
Contact: MSBE Foundation, P.O. Box 277, Brooksville, ME 04617
MSBE Foundation Common Scholarship Application: Download from the Town of Brooksville website
Cushman Scholarship
The Cushman Scholarship provides renewable assistance to Hancock County residents pursuing post-secondary education in the medical or Christian education fields.
Contact: Hancock County high school guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 1
Cushman Scholarship Application: The application deadline for this scholarship has passed. Please check back in 2013 for your next opportunity to apply.
Cushman Scholarship renewal information
Edith M. Daso and Llewellyn Barry Scholarship
Graduating students at Mt. Desert Island High School who do not reside on Mt. Desert Island are eligible to apply for these non-renewable awards. Preference is given to students ranked in the top 75% of the class. The Maine Community Foundation partners with Bar Harbor Trust Services, Trustee, in administering this scholarship.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 1
Edith M. Daso and Llewellyn Barry Scholarship Application: The application deadline for this scholarship has passed. Please check back in 2013 for your next opportunity to apply.
Carolyn Hodgdon Dolliver Memorial Trust Fund Scholarship
The Carolyn Hodgdon Dolliver Memorial Scholarship supports residents of Southwest Harbor or Tremont who have successfully completed four years at Mt. Desert Island High School. Preference is given to hard-working students pursuing post-secondary education in a trade or vocation.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office
Ruth O. Dority Scholarship
The Ruth O. Dority Scholarship supports residents of Sedgwick pursuing post-secondary education.
Contact: George Stevens Academy or Deer Isle-Stonington High School guidance offices
Application Deadline: April 1
Ruth O. Dority Fund Scholarship Application: The application deadline for this scholarship has passed. Please check back in 2013 for your next opportunity to apply.
Ruth O. Dority Scholarship renewal information
Stanya Dorr Scholarship
The Stanya Dorr Scholarship provides assistance to residents of Steuben who are graduating seniors at Sumner Memorial High School pursuing post-secondary education.
Contact: Sumner Memorial High School guidance office
Downeast Scholarship
In 2009, the Downeast Scholarship Fund made a 10-year commitment to support students who are prepared for the challenge of furthering their education beyond high school by awarding renewable scholarships that will meet a major portion of their financial need.
Eligible applicants are graduating seniors at high schools in Washington County and Sumner Memorial High School in Sullivan pursuing post-secondary education in a degree program at the University of Maine, University of Maine at Machias, Maine Maritime Academy, or Washington County Community College. Applicants must be enrolled full-time (minimum of 12 credits per semester). Recipients who successfully complete a two-year degree program at WCCC and plan to pursue an undergraduate degree at UM, UMM or Maine Maritime and meet all other requirements of the scholarship may apply for renewal consideration.
Contact: High school guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 15
Downeast Scholarship Application: Word | PDF
Downeast Scholarship renewal information
Dick and Lucky Dyer Scholarship
The Dick and Lucky Dyer Scholarship supports residents of Franklin pursuing post-secondary education, including vocational education.
Contact: Sumner Memorial High School guidance office
Margaret Harriman Dyer Scholarship
The Margaret Harriman Dyer Scholarship provides support to a Mount Desert Island High School graduate seeking to further their education in music. Preference is given to qualified students from Bar Harbor.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office
Ross Irwin Eckenroad Scholarship
The Ross Irwin Eckenroad Scholarship provides assistance to graduates of Sumner Memorial High School. Established by the friends, family, and the estate of Ross Eckenroad in 1993, this scholarship memorializes the energy and enthusiasm of a young man who was a 1986 graduate of Sumner Memorial High School.
Contact: Sumner Memorial High School guidance office
Ellen H. Emery Scholarship Fund
The Ellen H. Emery Scholarship supports a graduating senior at Mt. Desert Island High School pursuing post-secondary education at a Catholic college or university in the United States. The recipient does not need to be a member of the Catholic faith. Eligible applicants are self-aware, hard-working students with clear goals who demonstrate financial need and the academic potential to succeed in college. Their extracurricular and/or community activities should demonstrate their sincere empathy for others.
Contact: Mt. Desert Island High School guidance office
First Generation Scholarship Fund
Established in 2011, the First Generation Scholarship Fund benefits residents of Brookville, Maine who are pursuing a post-secondary education. Preference is given to students who are the first in their immediate families to pursue post-secondary education.
Contact: Maryann Snow Bates Educational Foundation, PO Box 277, Brooksville, ME 04617
MSBE Foundation Common Scholarship Application: Download from the Town of Brooksville website
Margaret B. & Mary E. Franklin Scholarship
The Franklin Scholarship was established in 1992 to support graduates of Ellsworth High School seeking a degree in education, preferably elementary education, from the University of Maine at Farmington. If there are no eligible students in any given year, the scholarship may be awarded to a graduating senior pursuing the required course of study at the University of Maine.
Contact: Ellsworth High School guidance office
Margaret B. & Mary E. Franklin Scholarship renewal information
Friends of the Ellsworth Center Scholarship
The purpose of the scholarship is to provide financial assistance to adult learners registered through the Hancock County Higher Education Center.
Contact: The student services coordinator at the Hancock County Higher Education Center, Ellsworth
Arthur George Goodrich Scholarship Trust
Established by Winifred L. Goodrich of Bar Harbor in memory of her husband, this trust awards nonrenewable scholarships to graduating students of Mt. Desert Island High School who are residents of Mt. Desert Island who would benefit from additional education and are in need of financial support. The Maine Community Foundation partners with Bar Harbor Trust Services, Trustee, in administering this scholarship. There is no application for this award. Recipients will be selected annually from the pool of eligible graduating seniors.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office or Maine Community Foundation
Stephen P. Grindle Scholarship
Stephen’s family and friends established the Stephen P. Grindle Scholarship in honor of his generosity of spirit, which extended far into the Seal Harbor community. The fund provides assistance to graduating seniors at Mt. Desert Island High School who have resided in Seal Harbor for at least one year to attend post-secondary college or technical school.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office
Clifton & Martha A. Hale Scholarship
The Hale Scholarship was established in 1986 to provide scholarship support to residents of Sorrento and Sullivan who are graduating seniors or recent graduates of Sumner Memorial High School and are enrolled in an accredited college, university, or community college.
Contact: Sumner Memorial High School guidance office.
Doris K. Harding Scholarship
The Doris K. Harding Scholarship supports graduating high school seniors at Mt. Desert Island High School who are pursuing studies in health professions, with a strong preference for nursing.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office
Allen C. & Leurene F. Hodgkins Scholarship
The Allen C. & Leurene F. Hodgkins Scholarship provides renewable support to pursue post-secondary education to residents of Lamoine who are graduating high school seniors or who have graduated from high school within five years of the date of application. Recipients will be chosen based on evidence of academic achievement and financial need.
Contact: Contact: Lamoine Town Office
Application Deadline: June 1
Allen C. and Leurene F. Hodgkins Scholarship Application: Word | PDF
Allen C. & Leurene F. Hodgkins Scholarship renewal information
Iveney Scholarship
The Iveney Scholarship supports graduating seniors at Mount Desert Island High School seeking post-secondary or technical education. Preference is given to applicants who are residents of the Town of Mount Desert.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office
Clifford “Kip” Leach Scholarship
The Clifford “Kip” Leach Scholarship supports graduates of George Stevens Academy who are current residents of Brooksville or Cape Rosier, or who had been residents at the time of their graduation, and who are attending an accredited post-secondary educational institution. Awards are made based on need, academic achievement and leadership potential. Preference is given to graduating seniors at George Stevens Academy.
Contact: George Stevens Academy
Clifford “Kip” Leach Scholarship renewal information
Ralph & Edith Leland Scholarship
The Ralph and Edith Leland Scholarship supports graduating seniors at Mt. Desert Island High School who are residents of Trenton planning to attend a two-year community college or four-year college or university. Preference will be given to applicants with the greatest financial need who contribute to their school or community through their volunteer work or school leadership and who have demonstrated a diligent and industrious approach to school.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office
Hattie A. and Fred C. Lynam Scholarship
In 1943, Fred C. Lynam, Bar Harbor Banking and Trust’s first vice president, and later its treasurer and president, established a trust under his will “they may consider particularly beneficial to and advantageous for the people of Mount Desert Island.” In 1949 at the discretion of the Board of Directors, they decided to use these charitable funds to award scholarships. These renewable awards are restricted to graduates of Mount Desert Island High School who are residents of Mount Desert Island. Recipients must reapply each year. The Maine Community Foundation partners with Bar Harbor Trust Services in administering this scholarship.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 1
Hattie A. and Fred C. Lynam Scholarship Application: The application deadline for this scholarship has passed. Please check back in 2013 for your next opportunity to apply.
Hattie A. and Fred C. Lynam Scholarship renewal information
L.E. Menard Scholarship
The L.E. Menard Scholarship supports graduating seniors at Mt. Desert Island High School who are pursuing post-secondary education in the Maine Community College System. Preference is given to students planning a career in a field that helps people, including but not limited to healthcare, teaching, social work, and law enforcement.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office
Corey C. Nuss Memorial Scholarship
Corey’s family and friends established the Corey C. Nuss Scholarship in January 1998 in memory of Corey, a senior at Ellsworth High School who died in a tragic automobile accident. The scholarship provides assistance to graduating seniors of Ellsworth High School who are pursuing degrees at accredited colleges or universities.
Contact: Ellsworth High School guidance office
Lee Patterson Scholarship for Classical Voice Training
Lee Patterson established this scholarship in 2001 for classical voice training (opera, operettas, and art song literature composed between 1600 and 1920). Recipients will agree to sing with the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Maine during the term of their scholarship. Minimum age to apply is 14. Preference is given to residents of Hancock and Washington Counties.
Contact: Lee Patterson, Box 200, Mount Desert, ME 04660
Application Deadline: The application deadline for this scholarship has passed. Please check back in 2013 for your next opportunity to apply.
Harry F. Pinkham Scholarship
The Harry F. Pinkham scholarship provides assistance to a graduating senior from Narraguagus High School and Sumner High School (who is a resident of Steuben) to enroll in a technical or trade program at a post-secondary college.
Contact: Narraguagus and Sumner Memorial High School guidance offices
Point Harbor Scholarship
The Point Harbor Scholarship was established in 1985 by Dr. Leslie and Mary Hotson who spent many summer holidays in Sorrento (originally known as Point Harbor). Dr. Hotson received a scholarship to attend Harvard College, an experience which greatly helped him to become one of the world’s best-known Shakespearean scholars. Remembering that lifelong advantage and in appreciation of their warm friendships in Maine, Dr. and Mrs. Hotson established the Point Harbor Scholarship Fund to support outstanding graduates of Sumner Memorial High School attending private liberal arts colleges/universities of national stature.
Contact: Sumner Memorial High School guidance office
Point Harbor Scholarship renewal information
Prospect Harbor Woman's Club Scholarship
The Prospect Harbor Woman’s Club disbanded in 2007. Using their remaining assets, they established this fund to permanently endow the scholarship the club had offered in the past. The Prospect Harbor Woman’s Club Scholarship provides assistance to residents of Gouldsboro pursuing post-secondary education at a two- or four-year college or university.
Contact: Sumner Memorial High School guidance office
Robert F. Rich Scholarship
The Robert F. Rich Scholarship supports graduating seniors of Mount Desert Island High School who wish to pursue advancement in the maritime or shipbuilding trades. If there are no eligible applicants, the purpose may be broadened to include students attending technical programs at a post-secondary institution.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office
Jack and Louise Saum Scholarship
Jack and Louise Saum were unable to go to college because their families didn’t have the resources to send them, and their wages were needed at home. They always regretted this and made sure their own children had that opportunity. This award is made to honor their belief in the importance of education. This fund supports graduating seniors at Bucksport High School who are pursuing post-secondary education in a two or four-year program within the University of Maine System.
Contact: Bucksport High School guidance office
Henry L.P. Schmelzer College Transitions Scholarship Fund
Henry L.P. Schmelzer College Transitions Scholarship Throughout his tenure as President and CEO of the Maine Community Foundation, Hank Schmelzer was a consistent advocate for the importance of higher education in Maine and helped to launch the Maine Compact for Higher Education in 2003. At his retirement in December 2008, generous donors recognized Hank’s leadership by establishing the Henry L.P. Schmelzer College Transitions Scholarship Fund to support the post-secondary aspirations of Maine adults returning to school.
This fund supports adult learners who have successfully completed the Onward program and have matriculated into the University of Maine, Orono. Consideration may also be given to students who have successfully completed at least one year of the Onward Program but who have yet to matriculate into the University of Maine, Orono. Preference is given to residents of (in priority order) Hancock County, Washington County, and statewide.
Contact: College Success Programs, University of Maine
Blaisdell Schulz Scholarship
The Blaisdell Schulz Scholarship provides assistance to Sumner Memorial High School graduates who are residents of Franklin in their pursuit of post-secondary education.
Contact: Sumner Memorial High School guidance office
Percy D. and Jean Young Smith Health Care Scholarship
The Percy D. and Jean Young Smith Health Care Scholarship was established in 2008 to provide assistance to a graduating senior at Bucksport High School who is pursuing post-secondary education in the health care field, with a preference for nursing.
Contact: Bucksport High School guidance office
Spurling Scholarship
The Spurling Scholarship was established in 1984 to provide renewable support to residents of the Cranberry Isles; Frenchboro, Long Island; Swans Island; and Mt. Desert Island pursuing post-secondary education at a college, community college, or vocational training program. Preference is given to applicants from unbridged islands with the greatest financial need.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 15
Spurling Scholarship application: Word | PDF
Spurling Scholarship renewal information
Emily Trussell Stupak Scholarship
The Stupak Scholarship provides scholarships to graduating seniors from high schools in the Penobscot Valley Conference who are furthering their education at an accredited college or university. Scholarship awards will be based on a demonstrated, passionate dedication to and excellence in a chosen athletic pursuit that the student plans to continue at the college level.
Contact: High school guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 1
Emily Trussell Stupak Scholarship Application: The application deadline for this scholarship has passed. Please check back in 2013 for your next opportunity to apply.
Sumner Memorial High School Scholarship
The Sumner Memorial High School Scholarship was founded in 1989 to provide scholarship support to graduating seniors and/or alumni of Sumner Memorial High School who are enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution.
Contact: Sumner Memorial High School guidance office
Swans Island Education Achievement Trust
The Swans Island Education Achievement Trust provides scholarship assistance to residents of Swans Island pursuing further education at a post-secondary institution. Awards will be based upon scholarship, achievement, service to the community, and financial need, and may be renewable for a maximum of four years based upon the continued performance and need of the student.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 1
Swans Island Education Achievement Trust Scholarship Application: The application deadline for this scholarship has passed. Please check back in 2013 for your next opportunity to apply.
Swans Island Education Achievement Trust scholarship renewal information
Theresa Grindel Tehan Scholarship
The Theresa Grindel Tehan Scholarship supports a graduating senior at Deer Isle-Stonington High School who demonstrates interest in and the ability to succeed in post-secondary education at a college or university.
Contact: Deer Isle-Stonington High School guidance office
Oscar Thurston Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship honors the memory of Oscar Thurston, who believed strongly in the value of education and its ability to give young men practical skills to support themselves. The Oscar Thurston Memorial Scholarship provides assistance to young men who are graduates of Mount Desert Island High School who seek post-secondary vocational or technical education. Preference is given to residents of Tremont.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office
Adam Vickerson Scholarship
Adam Vickerson was an avid fan of the Maine Black Bears hockey team and the Boston Red Sox. He loved history and collected stamps. His proudest accomplishment was achieving the rank of Eagle Scout in 1990, an especially challenging goal for Adam as he was afflicted with Cystic Fibrosis. This scholarship celebrates Adam’s zest for life and his determination to always do his best. It supports graduating seniors at Deer Isle-Stonington High School who are pursuing post-secondary education.
Contact: Deer-Isle Stonington High School guidance office
Visual Arts Scholarship
The Visual Arts Scholarship supports graduates of Ellsworth High School pursuing post-secondary education in visual arts and/or art education. This includes fine arts (drawing, painting, and sculpture), architecture, printmaking, filmmaking, and video. For the purpose of this scholarship, it does not include photography, cartooning, graphic design, interior design, industrial design, landscape design/architecture, or culinary arts.
Contact: Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 1
Visual Arts Scholarship Application: The application deadline for this scholarship has passed. Please check back in 2013 for your next opportunity to apply.
Herbert Wardle, Jr. Scholarship
This renewable scholarship supports graduates of Mount Desert Island High School pursuing post-secondary education in horticulture, landscape horticulture, botany, plant science & horticulture, landscape design, forestry, agriculture, or a related field. Mr. Wardle was an orchid enthusiast, and the committee would be delighted to receive an application from a student who shares this passion.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office
Application Deadline: May 1
Herbert Wardle, Jr., Scholarship Application: The application deadline for this scholarship has passed. Please check back in 2013 for your next opportunity to apply.
Herbert Wardle, Jr. Scholarship renewal information
Herb Watson Scholarship
The many friends and students of Herb Watson, who served as gym teacher, coach and athletic director at Mount Desert Elementary School from 1968 to 2001, established this fund in the spring of 2001. The fund supports participation in winter sports activities by Mount Desert Elementary School students and awards summer camp scholarships, particularly athletic camp scholarships, to deserving boys and girls residing in the Town of Mount Desert.
Contact: Mount Desert Elementary School
Women's Club of Northeast Harbor Scholarship
The Women’s Club of Northeast Harbor Scholarship provides scholarship support to a graduating senior from Mount Desert Island High School who is a resident of the Town of Mt. Desert.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office
Shayne Worcester Memorial Scholarship
This fund was established in 2001 by the family and friends of Shayne Conley Worcester, a compassionate and gifted writer, filmmaker, poet, musician, and athlete. The fund supports a graduating senior at Mount Desert Island High school pursuing post-secondary education who has demonstrated the most improvement in track and field and who has inspired others by his/her dedication and achievement.
Contact: Mount Desert Island High School guidance office
Alice Blum Yoakum Scholarship
The Alice Blum Yoakum Scholarship Fund was established in 1996 to support undergraduate students at College of the Atlantic who plan to actively work for biodiversity, and especially for the preservation of underwater species in various parts of the world.
Contact: College of the Atlantic financial aid office