This award is available for U.S. high school seniors or adult students entering their freshman year of college who are residents of the Connecticut Community Foundation’s 21-town service area. Students must also have maintained an “A” (90) average or better in school, and be of Italian or French descent.
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Doris and Joel Abramson Scholarship Fund
This award is available for U.S. high school seniors or adult students entering their freshman year of college who reside in the 21-town service area of the Connecticut Community Foundation. Students must pursue a career in teaching learning disabled children and have a grade point average of B- or higher.
Anita C. Behan Scholarship Fund
This award is available for U.S. high school seniors and adult students entering their freshman year as first-time students who are residents of Waterbury, Connecticut. Students must major in a health-related field and have a grade point average of B- or higher.
Richard J. Corey Memorial Scholarship Fund
This award is available for U.S. high school seniors and adult students who are entering their freshman year of college and reside in the Connecticut Community Foundation’s 21-town service area. Students must be of Lebanese descent and have a grade point average of B- or higher.
Charles F. Mitchell Scholarship Fund
This award is available for male U.S. high school seniors or adults entering their freshman year of college as first-time students. Students must be residents of Waterbury, Connecticut for five years or more and have a grade point average of B- or higher.
New Leader Scholarship
This award is available for current juniors and seniors attending one of the following universities: California State University, East Bay; San Francisco State University; San Jose State University; Sonoma State University or University of California, Berkeley. The applicant must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and be majoring in social sciences, human services, health-related fields or public service.
InspirASIAN Scholarship
This scholarship is available for U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are currently enrolled as high school seniors. Students must have made a contribution to the Asian/Pacific American community and reside in one of the nine states or regions with an active Asian Pacific Islanders for Professional and Community Advancement (APCA) chapter.
Lois Livingston McMillen Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is open to incoming and current female undergraduate students who reside in the Connecticut Community Foundation’s 21-town service area. Students must have a grade point average of B- (2.75) or higher, and must pursue an artistic career (preference to those pursuing painting and design).
National Society of Accountants Scholarship Program
U.S. and Canadian citizens who are current undergraduate students with grade point averages of 3.0 or higher are eligible for this award. Students must major in accounting.
ACWA Scholarship
This award is available for U.S. college juniors and/or seniors who are legal residents of the state of California. Students must currently be or plan on attending one of the colleges/universities specified by the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) full time for the entirety of the academic year, and must have demonstrated a commitment to the field of water resources by pursuing a degree related to engineering, agricultural and/or urban water supply, environmental studies …