Betty and Bill Alexander Fund
The Betty and Bill Alexander Fund was established by the estate of Dorothy Alexander to provide scholarship assistance to graduates of Sanford High School who wish to pursue post-secondary education.
Contact: Sanford High School guidance office
Howard and Constance Bennett Scholarship
Constance Bennett established this fund through a bequest in her will. Connie retired from her nursing career in 1974. She volunteered at many organizations, including the Massabesic Middle School where she was a foster great-grandparent. The Howard and Constance Bennett Scholarship Fund provides renewable scholarship support to one or more graduates of Massabesic High School who are pursuing post-secondary education to prepare for a career in the medical field.
Contact: Massabesic High School guidance office
Howard and Constance Bennett Scholarship renewal information
Esther B. Card Scholarship
The Esther B. Card Scholarship honors Mrs. Card’s lifetime commitment to education and community leadership. A woman who believed in “practicing what she preached,” Mrs. Card was an active member of many volunteer groups. Having summered in Cape Porpoise since 1912, Mrs. Card returned to live out her life in the Kennebunks, a place of so many cherished memories and a place where her descendants carry on the summer tradition. She never ceased to pursue her interests and to serve her community. It is in this spirit that the Esther Bates Card Scholarship was created.
This fund supports graduating seniors at Kennebunk High School pursuing post-secondary education. Eligible applicants will exemplify Mrs. Esther Card’s commitment to the caring support of those around her, to community service, and to the pursuit of learning. Applicants must have demonstrated outstanding leadership and volunteer spirit in their school or community.
Contact: Kennebunk High School guidance office
Agnes M. Cunningham Scholarship
The Agnes M. Cunningham Scholarship Fund supports graduating seniors at Thornton Academy pursuing post-secondary education at a four-year college or university. Eligible applicants are hard-working students with average grades and a demonstrated determination to succeed. Financial need is an important criterion for eligibility. Miss Cunningham graduated from Thornton Academy in 1930 and taught English at C.K. Burns School in Saco for over 40 years. Preference is given to students pursuing a career in education.
Contact: Thornton Academy guidance office
Lucy Watson Hardy and Fred Hardy Scholarship
The Hardy Scholarship Fund was established by the estate of Lucy Watson Hardy to provide scholarship support to graduating students at Sanford High School who are pursuing post-secondary education.
Contact: Sanford High School guidance office
Emile and Ethel Trafton Levasseur Scholarship
This fund was established in 1970 by the estate of Ethel Trafton Levasseur to provide scholarship support to graduating students at Sanford High School.
Contact: Sanford High School guidance office
Leland M. Littlefield Scholarship
This fund was established by the estate of Leland Littlefield to provide a scholarship award to a graduating senior at Sanford High School who is pursuing post-secondary education.
Contact: Sanford High School guidance office
William R. Littlefield, Jr., Memorial Golf Scholarship
As a young boy, William R. Littlefield, Jr. caddied at the Sanford Country Club, where he developed his lifelong passion for the game of golf. Eligible applicants for the Littlefield Scholarship are members of the Sanford High School golf team pursuing post-secondary education who demonstrate good citizenship through extra-curricular activities and community service.
Contact: Sanford High School guidance office
Ocean National Bank Scholarship in Memory of Robert P. Wentworth
The Ocean National Bank Scholarship in Memory of Robert P. Wentworth was established by the bank to honor Mr. Wentworth, who served as a director of the bank from 1964 and was chairman from 1981 to 1984. This fund provides an annual scholarship to a graduating senior from Kennebunk High School who is majoring in business or economics at a four-year college or university.
Contact: Kennebunk High School guidance office
Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship
The Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship Fund was established in 2008 to provide scholarship support to a graduate of Massabesic High School who is pursuing post-secondary college or technical school education.
Contact: Massabesic High School guidance office
Angela Pelletier Memorial Scholarship
The Angela Pelletier Memorial Scholarship Fund supports graduating females at Biddeford High School who have played a varsity sport and participated in community service, as Angela did, and who are continuing their education at a college or university.
Contact: Biddeford High School guidance office
Angela Pelletier (2006) Scholarship
The Angela Pelletier (2006) Scholarship Fund supports a second-, third-, or fourth-year student pursuing a degree in education at the University of Maine at Farmington who is a graduate of Biddeford High School. If no eligible Biddeford High School graduates apply, a resident of York County may be considered.
Contact: University of Maine at Farmington
Florence S. Prescott Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1985 to provide support to a graduating senior of Sanford High School who is in the top 20 of his or her class.
Contact: Sanford High School guidance office
Robert Dan Prescott Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1965 in memory of Robert Dan Prescott to provide scholarship support to graduating students at Sanford High School.
Contact: Sanford High School guidance office
H. Danforth Ross and Edith L. Ross Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the estate of Edith Ross to provide scholarship support to a financially deserving graduating student at Sanford High School.
Contact: Sanford High School guidance office
Sanford High School Class of '42 Scholarship
The Sanford High School Class of ‘42 Scholarship Fund was established in 1997 by 135 alumni to provide scholarship support to graduates of Sanford High School attending a two-year community college or a four-year college or university. The recipient will be chosen on the basis of financial need, academic performance, and community service.
Contact: Sanford High School guidance office
Milton A. and Lucy P. Smith Memorial Scholarship
The Milton A. and Lucy P. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund supports the post-secondary educational pursuits of residents of Hollis who are graduates of Bonny Eagle High School.
Contact: Bonny Eagle High School guidance office