Aroostook County Scholarships
The Spring/Summer2008 scholarship season is now complete. 2009 scholarship information and applications will be available in January. Applications for the Aspire Scholarship, which has a December deadline, are still being accepted.
Aspire Scholarship
It is our desire that each student who receives an Aspire Scholarship will know that they have the potential for a bright future and that there are people who believe in them regardless of what their past looks like. -- Donors of the Aspire Scholarship Fund
Eligible applicants for the Aspire Scholarship are residents of Presque Isle and Washburn who have successfully completed an alternative education program (for example, Presque Isle Alternative High School or The Carleton Project) or who are alternative learners who would have benefited from such a program had one been available to them.
Academic excellence is not a prerequisite, but demonstrated personal growth, capacity and will to succeed, and pursuit of a post-secondary education are. Past graduates/attendees of these programs are encouraged to apply.
Contact: Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: June 1, 2008 (for fall semester) or December 15, 2008 (for spring semester)
Scholarship application (Microsoft Word) | Scholarship application (PDF)
BCA Scholarship
The BCA Scholarship was established by graduates of the former Bridgewater Classical Academy. The fund will support a graduating high school senior who is a direct descendant (child, grandchild, great grandchild, etc.) of a Bridgewater Classical Academy alumnus or who has been a resident of Bridgewater, Maine, for at least the two previous years in their pursuit of post-secondary education.
Contact: Aroostook County Jr.-Sr. High School guidance office
Chet Jordan Leadership Award
This scholarship was established in 1995 in memory of Chet Jordan, a Portland-based businessman who exhibited a deep sense of civic responsibility in his community and his home state of Maine. Mr. Jordan grew up in Portland and spent his leisure time in Patten and Aroostook County, hunting, fishing, and snowmobiling. The family and friends of Chet Jordan established this scholarship in 1995 to celebrate the rich legacy of his leadership in business and civic affairs in his beloved state of Maine. Chet found opportunity in adversity. He was a visionary thinker who respected diverse opinions. He was actively involved with his family, friends, employees and community and delighted in their successes. The Chet Jordan Leadership Award is presented to students who are emerging leaders in their community and school. Eligible applicants are graduating seniors at the following high schools: Augusta, Bangor, Brewer, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Deering, Falmouth, Gorham, Katahdin, Portland, Scarborough, South Portland, Yarmouth, and all high schools in Aroostook County who are leaders despite hardship, adversity or disability. Academic excellence is not a prerequisite, but demonstrated compassion, dependability and hard work are.
Contact: High School guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: April 15
Class of '54 Scholarship
The Fort Fairfield Class of 1954 established this renewable scholarship in honor of its 50th reunion. Eligible applicants are graduating seniors of Fort Fairfield Middle High School who are pursuing post-secondary education, preferably at a four-year college or university. Selection will be made on the basis of financial need and attainment of a GPA of 85 (equivalent to a B average) throughout the applicant's high school career.
Contact: Fort Fairfield Middle High School guidance office
Application Deadline: April 1
Leland R. Dahlgren Scholarship
The Leland R. Dahlgren Scholarship was established in 1999 by the family and friends of Leland R. Dahlgren. The fund provides scholarship assistance to graduates of Washburn District (Aroostook County, Maine) High School and Yarmouth (Cumberland County, Maine) High School who plan to attend a two- or four-year college or university to study building construction-related programs, e.g., earthwork, HVAC, electrical, architecture, engineering (mechanical, structural), carpentry, masonry, or plumbing.
Contact: Guidance offices of Washburn District and Yarmouth High Schools
Phyllis Dow Scholarship
The Phyllis Dow Scholarship provides scholarship support to graduates of a high school within a 15-mile radius of Mapleton, Maine. Priority will be given to members of the Methodist Church in Mapleton who are attending an accredited four-year college or university.
Contact: Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: April 30
J. Thomas and Margaret G. Fitzpatrick Scholarship
The Thomas J. and Margaret G. Fitzpatrick Scholarship was established by the family to honor their parents' commitment to the community of Houlton. Both were exemplary role models who generously shared their time and talents with generations of Houlton residents. This scholarship provides assistance to a graduating senior at Houlton High School pursuing post-secondary education in healthcare, with a preference for nursing, at a four-year college or university in Maine.
Contact: Houlton High School guidance office
Fort Fairfield Educational Fund
The Maine Community Foundation partners with the Fort Fairfield Educational Fund to make a number of scholarships available to current and recent graduates of Fort Fairfield High School. Please contact the Fort Fairfield High School guidance office for information concerning these opportunities.
Contact: Fort Fairfield High School guidance office
Ronald L. Fournier Scholarship
The Ronald L. Fournier Scholarship was established in 1995 to provide scholarship assistance to an Ashland Community High School graduate who wishes to continue his or her education in the business, commercial or technical fields at an accredited two- or four-year college/university.
Contact: Ashland Community High School guidance office
The Gauvin Family Scholarship
Ray and Sandy Gauvin, long-time residents of Presque Isle, established the Gauvin Family Scholarship in 2001 to help committed, hard-working students with average grades to continue on to post-secondary education that will enable them to become successful, responsible, and productive members of their communities. Eligible applicants are students of SAD 1 high school(s).
Contact: Presque Isle High School guidance office
Application Deadline: May 1
Ronald P. Guerrette Future Farmers of America (FFA) Scholarship
The Ronald P. Guerrette FFA Scholarship 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-secondary studies in farming or agriculture.
Contact: Local FFA advisors or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: March 1
Houlton High School Alumni Association Fund
This fund supports Houlton High School with scholarship aid and support projects, programs and efforts at Houlton High School.
Contact: Houlton High School Alumni Association or Houlton High School guidance office
Edith A. Kimball Memorial Scholarship
The Edith A. Kimball Memorial Scholarship was established in 1996 to provide scholarship support to graduates of Central Aroostook High School who are pursuing post-secondary education. There is a preference for recipients who have resided for at least the previous two years in the town of Bridgewater, Blaine, or Mars Hill, who are hard-working students with average grades.
Contact: Central Aroostook High School guidance office
Application Deadline: April 15
Limestone High School Class of 1952 Scholarship
This fund provides scholarship assistance to graduating seniors at Limestone Community School to attend a post-secondary college or community college.
Contact: Limestone Community School guidance office
Matie Morrison Lockett Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1995 to provide scholarship support to high school graduates of Sherman Mills for post-secondary college, vocational, or technical education.
Contact: Katahdin High School guidance office
James F. McPartland Scholarship
The James F. McPartland Scholarship was established in 2004 through gifts from the family of Mr. McPartland, a member of the Houlton High School Class of 1943, in celebration of his 80th birthday. This fund celebrates Mr. McPartland's generosity and appreciation for the value of a college education. Eligible applicants are graduating seniors at Houlton High School who are pursuing post-secondary studies at a two- or four-year college.
Contact: Houlton High School Alumni Association or Houlton High School guidance office
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
Joleen Fitzpatrick Raymond Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1995 to provide support for graduates of Houlton High School and Orono High School to pursue a post-secondary program in the field of education.
Contact: Guidance offices of Houlton and Orono High Schools
Erin Elizabeth Sperrey Memorial Scholarship
The Erin Elizabeth Sperrey Memorial Scholarship supports students who have successfully attended the Presque Isle High School Alternative Education Center (PIAHS) and are pursuing post-secondary education. Erin Sperrey was a young woman who was just beginning to set goals for herself when her life was cruelly ended. She planned to return to college and study graphic design and architecture. Her legacy will live on in the scholarship that bears her name.
Graduates of PIAHS, as well as those students who attended the school but graduated from another high school or have subsequently received their GED, are eligible to apply.
Contact: Presque Isle High School Alternative Education Center
Application Deadline: May 1
St. Mary's Parish of Houlton Scholarship
This scholarship supports members of St. Mary's Parish in Houlton who are undergraduate students in their third or fourth year at an accredited college or university. The scholarship is awarded to students who exhibit academic achievement, good character, and financial need.
Contact: Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: April 15
Margaret and Bert Tidd Memorial Scholarship
The Margaret and Bert Tidd Memorial Scholarship was established through a bequest by Velma Bradstreet to support deserving students residing in Bridgewater, Maine, who intend to pursue post-secondary education at a two- or four-year college or university.
Contact: Central Aroostook Junior-Senior High School guidance office
Laurel W. Thompson Scholarship
The Laurel W. Thompson Scholarship Fund supports students from Washburn (including Crouseville), Wade and Perham, Maine.
Contact: Washburn District High School guidance office
Henry G. White, Elizabeth R. White, and Janet A. White Scholarship
This scholarship was established through a bequest by Mr. White, a member of the Houlton High School Class of 1929, in loving memory of his wife, Elizabeth, and daughter, Janet. Elizabeth White taught home economics at Houlton High School for many years, and Janet White was a member of the Class of 1966. It provides support to deserving Houlton High School graduates for their post-secondary education and assists Houlton High School faculty in attending professional development programs.
Contact: Houlton High School Alumni Association or Houlton High School guidance office