Knox County Scholarships

John Bisignano and Bettina Swirkal had two great passions in life: art and each other. Both grew up with limited resources, but knew art was their calling. They struggled to save enough money to take classes at the Art Students League in New York City. It is here they met and forged a life time of love and devotion. In 1988, they left the city and settled in Midcoast Maine. Here, they devoted themselves to each other, their craft and service to their community.

They set up their memorial fund to help support talented young artists who may struggle financially. In their last years they wrote this statement about their art: “To make art is our way of communicating the abundant beauty of nature. I hope that our art will bring pleasure and awaken keener observation of the simple things around us. It is gratifying that our work allows us to make philanthropic donations to causes that serve others.”

Bisignano Swirkal Memorial Scholarship Fund supports students at Maine College of Art who are Maine residents enrolled full time in a degree program in the visual arts, with preference given to students from Oceanside High School in Rockland.
Contact: Maine College of Art

Carter-Meserve Scholarship Fund

The Carter-Meserve Scholarship Fund provides scholarship assistance to Oceanside High School graduates who reside in Owls Head, South Thomaston, and Rockland and are pursuing post-secondary training or education at a publicly supported institution within the State of Maine.
Contact: Oceanside High School guidance office

Edward L. Baxter Scholarship Fund

This scholarship provides financial assistance to graduating seniors at Oceanside High School East to attend a post-secondary or technical college.
Contact: Oceanside High School East guidance office

Friendship Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Friendship Memorial Scholarship Fund supports graduating high school seniors who are residents of Friendship to pursue post-secondary education.
Contact: Phil Pratt
P.O. Box 129
Friendship, ME 04547
207-832-4335
davisloop100@gmail.com

George Stewart Trust Fund

The George Stewart Trust Fund was established in 2012 to support graduating seniors at Camden Hills High School who are residents of (in order of priority) the Town of Lincolnville, Waldo County, and Knox County, who are pursuing secondary education, with preference for students in the field of horticulture. If no eligible applicants in that field apply, preference may be waived. Applicants must also demonstrate financial need and a record of scholarship adequate for the educational program they have undertaken.
Contact: Camden Hills Regional High School guidance office

Howard Tribou Scholarship Fund

This scholarship was established by the estate of Howard Tribou to provide scholarship support to Rockport and Camden residents who are graduates of Camden Hills Regional High School.
Contact: Camden Hills Regional High School guidance office

James Warner Atwood Memorial Scholarship Fund

The James Warner Atwood Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2008 to support graduating seniors at Oceanside High School pursuing a degree in English at a four-year college or university. Eligible applicants are residents of (in order of preference) 1. South Thomaston, 2. Rockland, and 3. Thomaston and St. George (equal weight).
Contact: Oceanside High School guidance office

Joseph & Dorothy Headley Scholarship Fund

The Joseph and Dorothy Headley Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance for students who have been residents of Vinalhaven for at least three years who are pursuing post-secondary education at a college, university, community college or vocational school. The following criteria will be used in the selection: good character, good citizenship, financial need, and ambition. Any resident of Vinalhaven who is 35 or younger is eligible to apply.
Application Deadline: May 13
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Knute and Jane Holmsen Scholarship Fund

The Holmsen Scholarship Fund was established by their children to continue the legacy of giving their parents instilled in them. The fund supports graduating seniors at Oceanside High School who are pursuing post-secondary studies in teaching/education.
Contact: Oceanside High School guidance office

M. Alton French Scholarship Fund

This renewable scholarship assists deserving young people who are residents of Lincolnville, Camden, Hope, Appleton, Rockport, Northport, and Islesboro (in that order of priority) pursuing post-secondary education at a college or university or another post-secondary course of study that is determined to be the equivalent. The grants shall be made on the basis of financial need, record of scholarship, and promise of leadership. An interview in June is required of all new applicants.
Application Deadline: June 1
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Marion Weidman Scholarship Fund

This scholarship was established by the estate of Marion Weidman to provide scholarship support to high school graduates who are residents of Rockport.
Contact: Camden Hills Regional High School guidance office

Partners in Island Education Fund

The Maine Community Foundation works with Partners in Island Education to offer several scholarship opportunities to students at the Vinalhaven School.
Contact: Julie Peterson, Partners in Island Education

Richard C. and Louise V. Knowlton Scholarship Fund

The Richard C and Louise V Knowlton Scholarship Fund supports graduating seniors at Oceanside High School. Students must be residents of Rockland who are pursuing post-secondary education at a public or private college, university, vocational training school or trade school. There is a preference for students who display good character, good citizenship, need, and ambition.
Contact: Oceanside High School guidance office

Rockport Alumni Association Fund

The Rockport Alumni Fund provides scholarship support to students who are descendants of someone who attended Rockport High School up to and including the class of 1965, or if no descendants remain, to a student who lives in the Town of Rockport and who has lived in Rockport for at least 10 years.
Contact: Camden Hills High School guidance office

SSZ Trekkers Scholarship Fund

The SSZ Trekkers Scholarship Fund was established in 2010 by friends and family to honor a St. George resident on a special day. It supports scholarships for students who would like to participate in Trekkers programs. There is no application for this scholarship. Recipients will be chosen annually from the pool of eligible students.
Contact: Trekkers (207) 594-5095

Thomas B. Armitage Scholarship Fund

The Thomas B. Armitage Scholarship Fund was established in 2018 to support graduating seniors and current college students who are residents of St. George and are pursuing a post-secondary education at a technical school, college, or university in the U. S. or Canada. 
Contact:  St George Community Development Corporation (207) 372-2193
To Apply: Download application

Thomas E. Watkinson Scholarship Fund

The Watkinson Scholarship Fund was established in 1999 to provide renewable, post-secondary education scholarship support to graduating seniors from Oceanside High School who have been residents of the Town of Owls Head from the eighth grade though graduation from Oceanside High School and who will be attending any type of post-secondary school.
Contact: Oceanside High School guidance office