Island Scholarships

Maine Island Scholarship Program (Traditional Scholarships): Supporting Maine’s unbridged island students in their pursuit of academic excellence at high schools, colleges, and universities across the United States.
New application will be available in 2009.

The Charles B. and Carol Evarts McLane Fund for Maine Island Education (Non-Traditional Scholarships):
Broadening educational opportunities in Maine’s unbridged island communities.
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Academic and Community Leadership Scholarship:
The Island Institute provides the top graduating senior from Maine’s fourteen year-round unbridged island communities with a $5,000 scholarship toward his or her first year of college. This scholarship honors an individual who partners civic leadership with academic achievement. Recipients are outstanding scholars who are also outstanding members of their communities who serve as leaders for their peers.
New application will be available in 2009.

Sweet Scholarship
This new scholarship awards $5,000 to a graduating high-school senior (year-round un-bridged island resident) who exemplifies a combination of academic excellence and leadership (a “Sweet Scholar). Each “Sweet Scholar” will be considered for a renewal Sweet Scholarship in the amount of $2,500.00 for each of two succeeding academic years, based on demonstrated academic success in the previous year (maintaining a 3.5 GPA.) Available to graduating high-school senior applicants only.
New application will be available in 2009.

Otter Island Scholarships:
Providing scholarship assistance of $5,000 per year to year-round island students who attend one of a select group of secondary schools or post-secondary institutions. Secondary schools are: Pomfret School, Groton School, St. Georges School, and Northfield-Mt. Hermon School. Eligible colleges and universities are: Connecticut College, Vanderbilt University, Texas Christian University, Duke University, Colorado College, University of Utah, and Harvard Business School. The scholarship is renewable each year that awardees are enrolled in the eligible schools.
New application will be available in 2009.

Shaw Fund for Mariners' Children
This fund is available to all un-bridged year-round island residents who are mariners’ children attending post-secondary educational institutions. There is no limit on the number of scholarships that will be given ranging from $250 to $3,000. In addition, one $5,000 scholarship will be given to the mariner’s child with the highest cumulative GPA. Available to first-time and renewal applicants.
New application will be available in 2009.

Seth Jordan Memorial Fund
An additional award of $500 will be given to supplement the scholarship received by the graduating high-school senior residing in Casco Bay who has the highest GPA. Available to first-time applicants only.
New application will be available in 2009.

Special high-school scholarships for island girls:

Miss Hall’s School for Girls
The Miss Hall's School/Island Institute Scholarship was established in 1997 by an anonymous donor who is a longtime friend of Miss Hall's School. The scholarship is in the amount of $20,000 per year and is given to a girl from one of Maine's 14 year-round, unbridged islands. Recipients must have an outstanding academic record and show significant extracurricular achievement. The scholarship is awarded to qualified applicants of any grade level.

Westover School
The Maine Scholarship was established by a Westover alumna who is a longtime resident of Maine. The alumna, who wishes to remain anonymous, said she decided to establish the scholarship at Westover because, “I wanted to make a difference for both the school and the young women of Maine. The Maine Scholarship Fund will provide young women from Maine a secondary education that will serve as an opportunity to diversify their lives and provide them with everlasting friendships.” The Westover School Maine Scholarship program will provide funds for up to two recipients a year to meet their needs for the cost of tuition, room, and board while they are at Westover. Students at all grade levels are eligible for entrance and are selected on the basis of personal qualities, academic merit, and financial need as determined by the School and Student Services for Financial Aid guidelines.