Scholarships
Maine Seacoast Mission’s scholarship programs help recent high school graduates and adults from Maine’s outer island and Downeast communities continue their educational paths and achieve their dreams.
Since the beginning of the program, the Mission has awarded almost $3 million to 3,692 deserving students from Maine’s outer islands and Downeast coastal communities. Each year we award about 20 to 30 scholarships based on students’ financial need and academic promise. Because our scholarships can be renewed for multiple years, the Mission has nearly 100 active scholars in any given year.
The post-secondary education and workforce landscapes continues to shift focus from four-year liberal arts education to include a myriad of ways to achieve higher education and workforce readiness. In turn, Mission Scholarships provides scholarships for individuals entering trade, technical, two and four-year colleges.
Thank you to all who applied in 2026. The application period is closed and will reopen at the end of next winter 2027.
In 2025, 82 students received $264,000 in scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Scholarships
Some of our generous donors choose to scholarships for youth in our region. One such example is the Angus MacDonald scholarship, which offers an award of $14,000 over four years to an exceptional high school graduate who has demonstrated superior academic achievement, leadership skills, integrity, and commitment to the community.
Davis Maine Scholarship
The Davis Maine Scholarship offers full, renewable, four-year scholarships at Davis Maine Partner colleges for first-generation students from eastern Hancock and Washington counties.
EdGE Scholarships
Students who have participated in the Mission’s EdGE program for at least five years and have served as a volunteer and/or high school staff member for EdGE are eligible to apply for our EdGE Scholarships, with a total of $10,000 over four years per scholar.
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