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Scholarship Resources

New England Residents:

Epilson Sigma Alpha Scholarships

Stephen Phillips Memoral Scholarship

Requirements: academic excellence, seriousness of purpose, good citizenship and character, a strong work ethic and financial-need requirements.
May deadline, many recepients, renewable

Connecticut:

Big Y Scholarships

Awards over 300 scholarships each year totaling $250,000. February deadline.
Selection is based on achievements, awards, community involvement, leadership positions and class rank.

Connecticut Scholarships

Hartford County Residents

Maine:

Fame Maine Scholarship Search

Foundation for Seacoast Health

Maine Community Foundation

Maine Scholarships

State of Maine Grant Program

Massachusetts:

http://www.bigy.com/Community/Scholarships

Awards over 300 scholarships each year totaling $250,000. February deadline.

Selection is based on achievements, awards, community involvement, leadership positions and class rank.

BNY Mellon John L. Bates Scholarship Fund

http://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-major/education-scholarships/bny-mellon-john-l-bates-scholarship-fund/

- Must be an education major, April deadline

Contact: June Kfoury McNeil, Vice President
BNY Mellon
One Boston Place, 024-0084
Boston, MA 02108
(617)722-3891

Boston Mensa Scholarship

Permanent resident in Boston area, 3 scholarships given, essay contest

Edward Bangs Kelley and Elza Kelley Foundation Inc.

Contact: P.O. Drawer M, Hyannis, MA 02601-1412

General Federation of Women’s Clubs of Massachusetts

http://www.gfwcma.org/scholarships.html

Mass Scholarships

Mass Scholarship Government Search

Western Massachusetts Resident

Massachusetts Hospital Research and Educational Association (MHREA)

C/o Massachusetts Hospital Association

5 New England Executive Park

Burlington, MA 01803-5096

Attn: Patricia Noga

Senior Director, Clinical Affairs

See the Financial Aid office for more details/ application

New Hampshire:

Altrusa International of Laconia, NH

For female students continuing their education in a health program, business degree program, or education degree program in New Hampshire
Must show leadership through school and community activities
Attain high academic achievement, must demonstrate financial need

Altrusa International of Meredith, NH

This scholarship is geared to the “non-traditional” student 23 years of age or older. Scholarships are intended for any of the following:

Individuals upgrading their job skills or acquiring skills for job entry. (For example, but not limited to - LNA programs, recertification programs, cosmetology programs.)
Candidates enrolled for a minimum of three college credits at any accredited facility.
Graduate students
Applicants living or working in one of the following New Hampshire towns: Meredith, Moultonborough, Center Harbor, New Hampton or Sandwich.

Claire Martin Memorial Scholarship Fund - Nursing

College Equals Opportunity (CEO) Scholarship

Foundation for Seacoast Health

Hollis Women's Club Alternative Scholarship
Requirements: NH resident, woman, over 21, financial need, academic achievement. April deadline.

Meredith Rotary Club Non-traditional Scholarship

Contact: The Rotary Club of Meredith
                PO Box 1210
              Meredith, NH 03253
                603-279-7600

Michael L. Briggs Memorial Scholarship- $2,000

Created to honor Officer Michael L. Briggs, this Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a student who is pursuing a career in law enforcement.

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

Largest private scholarship source for NH students. Distributes about 3 million dollars every year.

New Hampshire Mayflower Society Scholarship Program

If you are a college senior, junior, sophomore, freshman or high school senior accepted to a two or four year college, or are accepted/enrolled in an advanced degree program, you may be eligible for a New Hampshire Mayflower Society Memorial Scholarship.
Two or more five hundred dollar ($500) awards are made annually.

New Hampshire Rehabilitation Association

NH Scholarships

NH 93 Scholarship Search

https://www.nhheaf.org/index.asp?page=events_nh93_application
Great resource, allows you to search for scholarships in NH by specific criteria.

New Hampshire Teachers of Mathematics Scholarship
Roberta Kieronski, President-Elect
NHTM
15 Redwing Rd
Concord, NH 03301

Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Scholars Program

Application in Financial Aid Office

Take It To the Bank Scholarship

Minimal information needed, no essay, three awards of $1,000 given monthly. Drawn at random.

Wilbur L. Jenkins Memorial Scholarship - 1 scholarship worth $1000

The recipient of this award must be pursing an education in the field of business management, marketing, accounting, finance, computer science or human resources.

New York:

Scholarships for New York State Resident

Rhode Island:

Albert E. and Florence W. Newton Nursing Scholarship
Deadline: April

Anna Louise McInerney Fund

Providence resident

Bristol Children’s Home Scholarship

Bristol Resident

Carl W. Christiansen Scholarship

RI Resident studying accounting or something similar

Catherine T. Murray Scholarship

RI Resident with significant disability

Chopin Club Scholarship

Have to be a member of Chopin Club
Chopin Club
(401) 884-0669

Constant Memorial Scholarship

Aquidneck Island residents – Art or Music student

Edward J. and Virginia M. Routhier Nursing Scholarship

Frederick J. Benson Scholarship

Block Island resident

George P. and Anna M. Flynn Scholarship

St. Mary of the Bay Church - have to be a parishioner
(401) 245-7000

Jennie M. Kiernan Scholarship

Resident of Blackstone Valley

Mary C. Pucci Scholarship

Individuals pursuing career in healthcare with focus on direct patient care

Miss Swinburne Scholarship

Newport County resident

RDW Group, Inc. Minority Scholarship for Communications

RI Minority Student studying communications

Rhode Island Scholarship Search

RI Scholarships

United Italian American Inc. Scholarship

Urban League of RI Scholarship

Urban League—Dir. of Education and Training
(401) 351-5000

Vermont:

Alicia Shanks Memorial Scholarship

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont enrolled in their junior or senior year of a bachelor's degree in elementary education at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA required.

Amy Lowenstein Scholarship

Must reside in Addison County. Need and merit based. March deadline.

Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society Scholarship

Applicant must be a resident of one of the following Vermont towns: Andover, Ascutney, Athens, Baltimore, Bellows Falls, Bridge water, Cavendish, Chester, Grafton, Hartland, Londonderry, Ludlow, Perkinsville, Plymouth, Pomfret, Reading, Rockingham, Saxton's River, Springfield, Weathersfield, Westminster, Weston, West Windsor, Windsor, or Woodstock. Academic achievement and community involvement must be demonstrated.

Blittersdorf Family Scholarship

Applicant must be a college junior or senior residing in Orleans County

Burlington Business and Professional Women’s Organization Scholarship

Applicant must be a resident of Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, or Lamoille county, VT who is the head of a single-parent family

Chittenden Bank Scholarship

Applicant must be a Chittenden County resident who shows exceptional promise in their program of academic study.

Don and Peg Arnold Scholarship

Applicant must be a resident of one of the following towns in Vermont: Benson, Castleton, Cornwall, Hubbardton, Orwell, Shoreham, Sudbury, or Whiting. Academic achievement, financial need and community involvement must be demonstrated.

Elizabeth J. Davis Scholarship

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who will pursue a degree in licensed practical nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, registered nursing, speech language pathology, or social work at an accredited school. Financial need and intent to work in Vermont for two years must be demonstrated.

Frank M. and Olive Gilman Foundation

http://www.collegexpress.com/scholarships/frank-m-and-olive-f-gilman-foundation-scholarship/2019071/

Applicant must be a graduate from one of the following Orange County or Windsor County high schools: Black River, Blue Mountain Union, Chelsea Public, Green Mountain Union, Hartford, Mid Vermont Christian, Oxbow, Randolph Union, Rochester, Sharon, South Royalton, Springfield, Thetford, Whitcomb, Williamstown, Windsor, or Woodstock. Financial need and school/community involvement must be demonstrated.

Helen J. Switzer Nursing Scholarship
Applicant must be a resident of Windham County, VT who will enroll in a nursing program (LPN, AS, RN, BSN)

Hidegard Durfee Scholarship (Undergraduate and Graduate)
Applicant must be a resident of Winham County, VT who can demonstrate financial need and academic achievement.

Jean Andrews Nursing Scholarship

http://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-state/vermont-scholarships/jean-andrews-nursing-scholarship/
Reside in Addison County

John Hudson Savage Memorial Scholarship

Junior League of Champlain Valley Scholarship

Kittredge Coddington Memorial Scholarship

Newton H. Baker Scholarship

Norwich Women’s Club Scholarship

Patrick and Judith McHugh Scholarship

Paul Gallagher Entrepreneurial Scholarship

Phillips and Alice Angell Eastern Star Scholarship

Remo and Donna Pizzagalli Family Scholarship

Scholarships for Vermonters