MaineCF offers scholarship workshops across the state

The MaineCF scholarships team is hitting the road! We’re visiting high schools and colleges around the state this spring to answer your questions about MaineCF’s hundreds of scholarships and offer application assistance. This list will be updated as workshops are added. MaineCF Scholarship Workshops 11:30 a.m. | Thursday, March 16 Washington Academy 66 Cutler Road, […]

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$98K will support LGBTQA+ organizations

MaineCF awarded $60,000 in grants from its Equity Fund to strengthen lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) organizations in Maine. Donors with advised funds at MaineCF made an additional five grants totaling $37,500. Grantees include: Downeast Rainbow Alliance, for its Traveling Rainbow Project, which creates affirming spaces at schools, community centers, and local events […]

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Grants available for foreign credential transfers

Maine residents who seek to transfer foreign college or professional credentials may be eligible for a grant through the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME). FAME’s Foreign Credentialing Grant Program provides grants to assist eligible Maine residents with certain costs associated with obtaining a foreign credential evaluation in order to access higher education, employment, or professional […]

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$154K will support transportation needs

Programs that assist those with limited or no access to transportation have been awarded a total $154,498 in grants from MaineCF’s Maine Charity Foundation Fund and from donors with advised funds at MaineCF. The grants will support a range of organizations and projects, including volunteer transportation programs and food delivery services across the state. Recent […]

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MaineCF scholarships assist hundreds of students

A scholarship means a lot: It’s a vote of confidence, a shot in the arm, a check that means your life just took a turn for the better. At MaineCF, we’re heartened by stories from students and graduates who stride toward the future with support from one of our hundreds of scholarship funds. Last year, […]

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