Statewide Scholarships to Attend College, University,
or Community College
CMP Group Scholarships Fund
In January, 1995, the John W. Rowe Scholarship Fund was revised and renamed "The CMP Group Scholarships Fund." Applicants must be: dependents of employees or recent retirees of CMP or its subsidiaries; high school seniors graduating from a Maine secondary school; reside within Central Maine Power Company's service area; and enrolled in an accredited two or four-year undergraduate college or university. Scholarships will be granted on the basis of personal aspirations, academic achievement, financial need, and the student's contribution to school or community activities.
Contact: High school guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 1
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Churchill Family Scholarship Fund
The Churchill Family Scholarship Fund was established by members of the Musica de Filia Girlchoir in honor of Luther and Priscilla Churchill with whom they generously shared their musical talents and friendship. This Fund supports a graduating female high school senior in Maine pursuing a college degree in vocal music education or performance.
Contact: Musica de Filia
R.V. "Gadabout" Gaddis Charitable Fund Established in 1995 in memory of “Gadabout” Gaddis, a writer from Maine, this fund supports fellowships at the Institutes for Journalism and Natural Resourses with a preference for participants from Maine and Florida.
Contact: Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources, Missoula, MT
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 Maine. 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
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Ronald P. Guerrette Future Farmers of America (FFA) Scholarship Fund
The Ronald P. Guerrette FFA Scholarship Fund was created in the spring of 1998 by friends and family to honor the life and work of Ronald P. Guerrette of Caribou. The Fund will provide three post-secondary scholarships to students from Caribou High School, Aroostook County, and Maine. Applicants must be FFA members, and high school seniors or in their freshman, sophomore or junior year in college. Preference is for those applicants pursuing post-graduate studies in farming or agriculture.
Contact: Local FFA advisors or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: March 1
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Ella R. Ifill Fund
Mrs. Ifill was a teacher for 33 years. Education was very important to her, and her dream was to establish a scholarship fund to benefit Rainbow Girls in Maine. Mrs. Ifill began her service in Rainbow as a Mother Advisor of South Portland and Hampden Rainbow Assemblies. She then served the Grant Assembly of Maine, International Order of the Rainbow for Girls as State Dean of the Grand Cross of Color for 19 years. At her retirement, she was given the title of State Dean Emeritus. The Ella R. Ifill Fund provides scholarship support to eligible members of the International Order of the Rainbow Girls in Maine to pursue post-secondary education.
Contact: International Order of Rainbow Girls in Maine
Island Institute Scholarship Fund
The Island Institute Scholarship Fund offers renewable scholarship support to students from Maine's fourteen year-round unbridged island communities who are attending post-secondary education at a two- or four-year institution.
Contact: High school guidance offices, Island Institute or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: April 1
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Cooper E. King Memorial AFS Scholarship
The Cooper E. King Memorial AFS Scholarship was established with the support of family and friends in 2006 to commemorate Cooper's life by helping a high school student gain an understanding of life and people in other countries through the AFS program. Cooper was a young man, gifted musically and artistically, who spent the second half of his high school senior year in Belgium as an AFS student. Cooper was able to thrive immersed in Belgian culture, language, education and family life. He made friends based on respect and mutual appreciation, not ethnicity or nationality, and returned home confident and inspired by his achievement.
This Fund supports eligible high students enrolled in an AFS School Program. Preference will be given to students for whom the experience promises to be life changing, those students who have not traveled widely or experienced life beyond their community. Geographic priority in order of preference is: Ellsworth High School students, Sumner High School students, residents of Hancock County, and, lastly, residents of Maine. There is not an application for this scholarship. The recipient will be chosen annually from the pool of Maine high school students who have been accepted into an AFS School Program.
Contact: Maine Community Foundation
Joseph W. Mayo ALS Scholarship Fund
In 2000, while serving as Clerk of the House, Mr. Mayo was stricken with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Friends of Joe Mayo have established this scholarship to recognize his contributions as a father, friend and public servant. This scholarship was established to assist men and women who are children, step-children, grandchildren, spouses, domestic partners or the primary care givers of ALS patients.
The Joseph W. Mayo ALS Scholarship is awarded annually to a student (or students) who are attending a post-secondary educational institution, including both 4-year colleges and 2-year associate programs. The student recipient must be a graduate of a Maine high school or GED program
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Contact: Maine Bankers Association or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 1
Maine Vietnam Veterans Scholarship Fund
The Maine Vietnam Veterans Scholarship Fund, founded in 1985, provides scholarship support to Maine veterans of the United States Armed Services who served in the Vietnam Theater and their descendants. As a second priority, the scholarship may be awarded to children of veterans of the United States Armed Services
Contact: High school guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 1
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Gary Merrill Memorial Fund
The Gary Merrill Memorial Fund was established in 1990 by Gary's family and friends to commemorate his life. Gary was a distinguished stage and screen actor who appeared in many roles in the 1950's - 70's. More important to Gary than his acting career was the pursuit of social justice to which he was passionately committed. Gary attended Bowdoin College and lived most of his life in Maine, loving the sea that gave him energy. This scholarship was created in his memory and is intended for those who share Gary's ideals and commitments. The Fund supports Bowdoin undergraduates demonstrating financial need with preference given to Government majors who have distinguished themselves in their studies.
Contact: Department of Government and Legal Studies at Bowdoin College
Ruth Milan-Altrusa Scholarship Fund
This scholarship was established in 1993 in memory of Ruth Milan to provide scholarship support to students who are pursuing a B.S. in nursing and enrolled in the EMMC/Husson College Nursing Program.
Contact : Husson College financial aid office
Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Fund
The Mitchell Scholarships were established in 1994 by U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell. One of Senator Mitchell's highest priorities is to expand and improve opportunities for the education of young people in Maine. The Mitchell Institute awards a scholarship to a graduating senior from every public high school in Maine.
Contact: Mitchell Institute at 207-773-7700
Web-site: www.mitchellinstitute.org
Jerome Peters Family Fund
The Jerome Peters Family Fund provides a scholarship in the memory of Michael K. Peters to a Maine resident who is a second, third or fourth year student at Bentley College. Preference is given to residents of Aroostook County.
Contact: Bentley College office of financial aid
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram Scholarship Fund
This fund was established by Blethen Maine Newspapers to provide renewable support to graduating high school seniors who are Maine residents and students of color enrolled in a degree program at the University of Southern Maine. The term “student of color” shall mean a resident of Maine from a racial or ethnic minority, including but not limited to African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, etc.
Contact: High school guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 1
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Rice Scholarship Fund
The Rice Scholarship Fund was established in 1996 to provide scholarship support for students who have resided a substantial part of their formative years (K-8) on an off-shore island of Maine in the area from Seguin to Eastport who are attending accredited, degree-granting colleges or vocational training schools. While there is a preference for residents of off-shore islands, eligible residents of bridged islands of Maine are also invited to submit an application. Recipients will be selected based on financial need and their ongoing, demonstrated commitment to community service. Applicants must have graduated from a non-sectarian high school
Contact :High school guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: May 1
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Lawrence and Louise Robbins Scholarship Fund
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 Jollisse, Robbins Lumber Inc. at 342-5221, ext. 224
Application Deadline: April 15