Washington County Scholarships
Beverly M. McCurdy Scholarship Fund
This scholarship was established in 1993 by friends and family in memory of Beverly McCurdy, a teacher and life-long resident of Machias. The fund will provide a scholarship to a deserving graduate of Machias Memorial High School.
Contact: Machias Memorial High School guidance office
Cad and Dorothy Kelley Scholarship Fund
The Cad and Dorothy Kelley Scholarship Fund provides support to two graduating seniors who are residents of Lubec to pursue post-secondary education.
Contact: Maine Community Foundation
To Apply: Download application
Calkins-Walton Annual Scholarship Fund
Established in 2012, the Calkins-Walton Annual Scholarship provides scholarship assistance to students from Lubec who have graduated from Washington Academy to attend a post-secondary college or technical school. Award shall be given based on student potential and performance and not on the student's financial need.
Contact: Washington Academy guidance office
Carolyn Lewis Scholarship Fund
This scholarship was established by the estate of Barrett Lewis to provide scholarship support to residents of Lubec to attend a post-secondary college or community college.
Contact: Maine Community Foundation
To Apply: Download application
Charles A. Stewart, Jr., Scholarship Fund
The Charles A. Stewart, Jr., Scholarship Fund provides support to residents of Cherryfield who are graduating seniors or recent graduates of Narraguagus High School to pursue post-secondary education.
Contact: Narraguagus High School guidance office
DEIF-Downeast Institute Friends of Crumple Island School Fund
The Maine Community Foundation partners with the Downeast Institute to make scholarships available to interns at DEI with recipients selected by DEI. There is a preference for students attending University of Maine at Machias. Please contact the Downeast Institute for information concerning these opportunities.
Contact: Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education
Dyer R. and Hilda G. Crosby Scholarship Fund
The Dyer R. and Hilda G. Crosby Scholarship Fund was established in 2017 to support students from Cooper and Alexander attending Washington County Community College. Where all criteria is equal, the preference is for the award to go to a female student.
Contact: Washington County Community College financial aid office
First Congregational Church of Calais Scholarship Fund
The First Congregational Church of Calais Scholarship Fund was established in 2020 to provide scholarship assistance to graduates of Calais High School who are attending a two- or four- year school, have financial need, and a record of above-average academic achievement and involvement in community service.
Contact: Calais High School guidance office
George J. Schaefer Memorial Scholarship Fund
The George J. Schaefer Memorial Scholarship Fund provides post-secondary scholarship assistance to graduates of Sumner Memorial High School who show leadership as scholar athletes. There is a preference for graduating seniors as well as a preference for those applicants with a demonstrated commitment to the community.
Contact: Sumner Memorial High School guidance office
George W. Frye Scholarship Fund
This fund was established to provide scholarship assistance to graduating seniors of Narraguagus High School in Harrington who plan to attend a two- or four- year college or university. Scholarships will be awarded based on financial need to a student in good academic standing. Priority will be given to students from the town of Harrington.
Contact: Narraguagus High School guidance office
Gracie Fund
The Gracie Fund offers tuition reimbursement to encourage natives of Washington County, or those who consider Washington County their “home,” to return to or remain in their communities following completion of their post-secondary education. The Gracie Fund fosters community development by helping recipients connect to Washington County through their commitment to a career and community service. School loan repayment awards of up to $5,000 will be awarded each year. Awards may be renewed for up to three years. The IRS considers these awards taxable income. The Gracie Fund invites applications from natives of Washington County, or those who consider Washington County their “home,” who have graduated from college within five years of the date of application and are building a professional and personal life in Washington County. Preference will be given to applicants moving back to Washington County. The preference is for applicants who intend to work and live in Washington County for a minimum of two years. Applicants must commit to fulfill their community service obligation by volunteering with a Washington County organization.
Contact: Maine Community Foundation or Sunrise County Economic Council
Deadline: July 15
To Apply: Download application
Harry F. Pinkham Scholarship Fund
The Harry F. Pinkham scholarship provides assistance to a graduating senior from Narraguagus High School and Sumner High School (who is a resident of Steuben) to enroll in a technical or trade program at a post-secondary college.
Contact: Sumner Memorial High School or Narraguagus High School guidance offices
Henry R. Nash Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Henry M. Nash Memorial Scholarship Fund supports graduating seniors of Narraguagus High School who are residents of Harrington in their pursuit of post-secondary education.
Contact: Narraguagus High School guidance office
Holmes Fund
The Holmes Fund was established by the estate of Josephine C. Moore and provides scholarships to residents of Calais wishing to pursue higher education.
Contact: Calais High School guidance office
Jane and Peter Weil Scholarship Fund
The Jane and Peter Weil Scholarship provides support to residents of Washington County who are graduating seniors, with a preference for first-generation college students.
Application Deadline: May 15
First-time application to the Weil Scholarship is handled through the Washington County Scholarship Application
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John & Bessie Adams Scholarship Fund
The Adams Scholarship was funded by the estates of John Adams and Harriette Gardner. It provides support to graduates of Calais Memorial High School who are pursuing post-secondary education. Preference is for residents of Calais.
Contact: Calais High School guidance office
John Tyler Robinson Scholarship Fund
The John Tyler Robinson Scholarship Fund was established in 2017 to provide scholarship assistance to benefit graduating seniors at Washington Academy who live in Washington County, Maine. Students chosen are to be those whom the faculty determines will succeed in a Maine college, university, or vocational school of the students’ choice, are in need of financial assistance, and are committed to higher education.
Contact: Washington Academy Registrar
Kingsley Brown Educational Fund
The Kingsley Brown Educational Fund was established by the friends and family of Kingsley Alcid Brown to provide scholarship support for higher education at the graduate school level for graduates of high schools in Washington County. Applicants must be accepted into an accredited graduate degree program to receive an award.
Application Deadline: April 1
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LAMPS Bob Judd Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Lubec Area Musicians' Philanthropic Society (LAMPS) Bob Judd Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2021 with the support of family and friends of Robert L. Judd. Bob was a generous and beloved citizen of Lubec who passed away in November 2020. Bob had a habit of supporting students and local musicians and the scholarship is designed to do just that. A $1,000 award is made annually. Eligible applicants must be residents of Washington County who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in music.
Contact: LAMPS
Application deadline: May 31
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Laurence M. and Phyllis M. Drisko Scholarship Fund
The Laurence M. and Phyllis M. Drisko Scholarship Fund was established in 2008 through a bequest by Mrs. Drisko. The Fund provides renewable support to a graduating high school senior who is a resident of Columbia Falls pursuing a degree at a two- or four-year college or university.
Contact: Narraguagus High School guidance office
Leander B. and Clara F. Wass Fund
The Leander B. and Clara F. Wass Fund was established through a bequest in 2012 to be distributed to Narraguagus High School to provide scholarship assistance to up to two (2) students per year who reside in Addison, Maine to attend any campus of the University of Maine system.
Contact: Narraguagus High School guidance office
Lee Patterson Scholarship Fund for Classical Voice Training
Lee Patterson established this scholarship in 2001 for classical voice training (opera, operettas and art song literature composed between 1600-1920). Recipients will agree to sing with the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Maine during the term of their scholarship. Minimum age to apply is 14. Preference will be given to residents of Hancock and Washington counties.
Contact: President, Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Hancock County: president@gilbertsullivanmaine.org
Leo J. Sexton Scholarship Fund
The Sexton Fund, established by the estate of Leo J. Sexton in 1958, provides scholarship support to graduating seniors at Machias Memorial High School.
Contact: Machias Memorial High School guidance office
Marilla W. and Harold A. Lund Scholarship Fund
The Marilla W. and Harold A. Lund Scholarship provides renewable support to graduating seniors of Washington County high schools to pursue post-secondary education at a four-year college or university. Eligible applicants must demonstrate a level of academic achievement suitable for predicting success in college, strong character and family values, and financial need. There is a preference for first-generation college students.
Application Deadline: May 15
First-time application to the Lund Scholarship is handled through the Washington County Scholarship Application
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Marshall Education Achievement Award
The Marshall Education Achievement Award was established by the Marshall Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Marshall Care Center and Marshall’s Assisted Living Center to provide scholarship assistance to graduating seniors at Machias Memorial High School who are entering post-secondary study in a health care field with a preference for nursing.
Contact: Machias Memorial High School guidance office
Maxwell K. Murphy Scholarship Fund
This fund supports graduates of Shead High School who are residents of Eastport and attended Shead High School for at least three years and has been accepted to an institution of higher education. There is a preference for students pursuing engineering or another science-related field.
Contact: Shead High School guidance office
Nancy A. Morse ('57) Scholarship Fund
The Nancy A. Morse ('57) Scholarship Fund provides support to students from Washington County enrolled in a technical or certificate program (other than boat building) at Washington County Community College. There is a preference for students from Lubec.
Contact: Washington County Community College
Nancy L. Pinkham Scholarship Fund
The Nancy L. Pinkham Scholarship Fund supports residents of Milbridge who are graduating seniors at Narraguagus High School pursuing post-secondary education at a community college.
Contact: Narraguagus High School guidance office
Sager Family Science Education Fund
The Sager Family Science Education Fund supports a graduating senior at Woodland High School pursuing post-secondary education at a two- or four-year college or university. Preference is given to students studying the physical sciences (generally considered to include astronomy, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, meteorology, and physics) or engineering. Bill and Marilyn Sager shared almost 65 years together pursuing a passion for learning, discovery, and education with students at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Their love of nature drew them to Meddybemps, Maine, for more than 50 summers, where the family learned to boat, swim, fish, and appreciate wild creatures and each other. Their family created this fund to encourage students to follow a similar path of discovery.
Contact: Woodland High School guidance office
Sally Stetson Tongren Scholarship Fund for Washington County
This scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors, current college students, and graduate students who have graduated from a high school in Washington County and are seeking post-secondary education. Eligible post-secondary education includes, but is not limited to, graduate education, undergraduate education, trade and technical education, and post-secondary remedial education.
Application Deadline: May 15
First-time application to the Tongren- Washington Scholarship is handled through the Washington County Scholarship Application
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Stanya Dorr Scholarship Fund
The Stanya Dorr Scholarship Fund provides scholarship assistance to residents of Steuben who are graduating seniors at Sumner Memorial High School pursuing post-secondary education.
Contact: Sumner Memorial High School guidance office
Strater Downeast Scholarship Fund
The Strater Downeast Scholarship Fund is available to graduating seniors at high schools in Washington County and Sumner Memorial High School in Sullivan pursuing post-secondary education in a degree program at the University of Maine, University of Maine at Machias, Maine Maritime Academy, or Washington County Community College. Applicants must be enrolled full-time (minimum of 12 credits per semester). Recipients who successfully complete a two-year degree program at WCCC and plan to pursue an undergraduate degree at UM, UMM or Maine Maritime and meet all other requirements of the scholarship may apply for renewal consideration.
Application Deadline: May 15
First-time application to the Strater Downeast Scholarship is handled through the Washington County Scholarship Application
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