Students in Hancock and Washington Counties and their parents are invited to join representatives from three organizations to learn more about available scholarships for 2024-2025 high school graduates during a virtual open house on Wednesday, February 5 at 6:00 p.m. on Zoom.
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The Mission’s EdGE Secondary and Post-Secondary Program Director Christy Oliveri and Davis Maine Scholarship Program Coordinator Ace Barrera will join speakers from the Worthington Scholarship Foundation and Mitchell Institute to share more about the local and regional scholarships available to students. Active Scholars from all organizations will be present to talk about their experiences.
The scholarships highlighted at the open house offer support that goes beyond just financial aid: all provide some type of mentoring, advising, and support to students as they navigate the transition to college and their time at school. The Mission’s Scholarships as well as its Davis Maine Scholarship, and the Mitchell Institute also provide incidental support to students for unexpected financial challenges.
The Mission offers two scholarship programs for students. In 2023, its Scholarships provided $224,500 to 92 college students from Hancock and Washington Counties. These scholarships are renewable and for students entering trade, technical, two and four-year colleges. While many scholarships disperse a one-time award payment, the Mission’s Scholarships program offers a renewable or recurring scholarship that distributes funds to a student over several years. This could be the length of time expected to complete a degree or certificate, or for a specific period dictated by the scholarship.
The Mission has also partnered with the Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund to offer the Davis Maine Scholarship. The Davis Maine Scholarship offers first-generation college students in Washington and eastern Hancock counties a full, renewable scholarship to one of three partner colleges to pursue a four-year degree.
The Worthington Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships to graduates of partnered Maine public high schools who will be attending a participating Maine college or university. The Mitchell Institute awards a scholarship to at least one graduating student from every public high school in Maine who plans to attend a two- or four-year college.
The link for the Zoom is bit.ly/3ZrZ6A9. Questions can be directed to the Mission’s EdGE Secondary and Post-Secondary Program Director Christy Oliveri at [email protected]. To learn more, visit the Scholarships web page and Davis Maine Scholarships web page.
