York County Scholarships
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 the Sanford High School who wish to pursue further education.
Contact: Sanford High School guidance office
Application Deadline: May 15
Howard and Constance Bennett Scholarship Fund
Constance Bennett established this Fund through a bequest in her will. Connie retired from her nursing career in 1974. She volunteered at 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
Dale Bridges Memorial Scholarship Fund
This scholarship was established in 1993 by the friends and family of Dale Bridges and will be awarded each year to a deserving graduate of Wells High School.
Contact: Wells High School guidance office
Esther B. Card Scholarship Fund
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 pursue 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
Cliff House Scholarship Fund
The fund was established to benefit students who wish to pursue a degree in culinary, restaurant and hotel management. To be eligible for award applicants must be graduates of any York County high school and/or children of Cliff House employees. Scholarship recipients may apply for renewal consideration.
Contact: York County high school guidance offices or Maine Community Foundation
Application Deadline: April 15
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Agnes M. Cunningham Scholarship Fund
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 shall be hard-working students with average grades with a demonstrated determination to succeed. Financial need is an important criterion, and eligible applicants shall be from families of modest means.
Miss Cunningham graduated from Thornton Academy in 1930 and taught English at C.K. Burns School in Saco for over 40 years. Not surprisingly, there is a preference for students pursuing a career in education.
Contact: Thornton Academy guidance office
Lucy Watson Hardy and Fred Hardy Scholarship Fund
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
Application Deadline : May 15
Emile and Ethel Trafton Levasseur Scholarship Fund
The scholarship 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
Application Deadline: May 15
Leland M. Littlefield Scholarship Fund
The scholarship was established by the estate of Eleanor Littlefield to provide scholarship support to graduating students at Sanford High School.
Contact: Sanford High School guidance office
Application Deadline: May 15
William R. Littlefield, Jr., Memorial Golf Scholarship
The William R. Littlefield, Jr., Memorial Golf Scholarship was established by his children to benefit students who share their father's love of golf and community service. Graduating students from Sanford High School who are members of the golf team and demonstrate good citizenship through community service are invited to apply.
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 1981-1984. 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
Angela Pelletier Memorial Scholarship Fund
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, who are continuing their education at a college or university.
Contact: Biddeford High School Guidance Office
Angela Pelletier (2006) Scholarship Fund
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 Fund
The 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
Application Deadline: May 15
Robert Dan Prescott Memorial Fund
The 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
Application Deadline: May 15
H. Danforth Ross and Edith L. Ross Scholarship Fund
The 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
Application Deadline: May 15
Sanford High School Class of '42 Scholarship Fund
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. Recipient(s) will be chosen on the basis of financial need, academic performance, and community service.
Contact: Sanford High School guidance office
Application Deadline: May 1
Milton A. and Lucy P. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Milton A. and Lucy P. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund supports the post-secondary educational pursuits of residents of Hollis, Maine, who are graduates of Bonny Eagle High School.
Contact: Bonny Eagle High School guidance office