The Yawkey Foundation’s mission is to continue the charitable legacy of Tom and Jean Yawkey by making grants that provide immediate, significant, and positive impact on the quality of life of youth, families, and the underserved. Throughout their lives, Tom and Jean Yawkey championed education as the foundation to a life of opportunity and success and our Board of Trustees recognizes the important role that mentoring plays in education. In keeping with this tradition, the Foundation established a scholarship program dedicated to the youth in our community. This unique program has been established to recognize the importance of higher education and to support students of Eastern Massachusetts and Georgetown County, South Carolina in meeting the rising costs of undergraduate college education. Awards will be given to students with unique life circumstances that have made study and achievement challenging and who have had a significant, meaningful experience through participation in a mentoring program or ongoing mentoring relationship during high school. Scholarship awards may be used for full-time, degree-seeking study at certain four-year, private, accredited colleges and universities. The Yawkey Scholars Program, by making it a preference to reward students with challenging life circumstances who have used a mentoring relationship to help overcome those challenges, meets the need of those students who might not otherwise be able to afford a private, four-year college or university. This need-based scholarship program is managed and administered by Scholarship Management Services, a department of Scholarship America. Scholarship America is a national nonprofit educational support and student aid service organization that seeks to involve and assist the private sector in expanding educational opportunities and encouraging educational achievement. ELIGIBILITY Applicants to the Yawkey Scholars Program must meet the following eligibility requirements: Residency * Must be a U.S. citizen. * Permanent residents of the following counties in the United States: Barnstable, MA; Bristol, MA; Dukes, MA; Essex, MA; Middlesex, MA; Nantucket, MA; Norfolk, MA; Plymouth, MA; Suffolk, MA; Worcester, MA; or Georgetown, SC. Financial Circumstances * Students who are from a low-income family and whose Expected Family Contribution (EFC) on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is no greater than $5,000. * Applicants must submit with their scholarship application a copy of pages one and two of the parent(s)’ or guardian(s)’ IRS Form 1040 and a copy of the Student Aid Report (SAR) that the student receives after filing the FAFSA. Life Circumstances * Students who have faced significant obstacles and life circumstances that have made study and achievement challenging. Mentoring Program * Students who have participated in a meaningful, sustained mentoring program or ongoing mentoring relationship during high school. A mentoring relationship may include a formal mentoring program, an after-school program, or a trusting relationship with an adult who is a teacher, coach, employer, pastor or clergy member, or other non-family member whom the student depends on for advice and counsel. Academic Standing * Students who are starting their college program in the fall of 2006. * Students who will be or are successful graduates of accredited high schools that are located in any of the geographic areas specified above for applicant residency. * Students who are accepted by and plan to enroll full-time at any of the following eligible colleges and universities:

Scholarship Name Chancellor's Scholarship for Excellence Program Description "This program awards scholarships to up to thirty students annually. The scholarship provides full tuition and mandatory fees or tuition only until undergraduate graduation from UMass Boston. The program was established in order to encourage Massachusetts residents who have excelled in academics, the arts, or public and community service to pursue their higher education." Eligibility "The program is open to freshmen and transfer students who demonstrate the potential to maintain a 3.2 grade point average at UMass Boston and who qualify in one of the following three areas: 1. academic excellence, 2. excellence in the arts, 3. excellence in unpaid public or community service. To qualify under academic excellence freshmen must be in the top 10% of their high school class or have an SAT of 1150 or higher.Transfer students must have a 3.5 transfer GPA." Nomination "For all applicants: 1. a completed application form, 2. an autobiographical essay,3. three letters of recommendation, two of which should be written by professionals in the area for which you are applying (academic excellence, the arts, or public and c" Deadline "For fall entrance to the University: Round I Consideration, March 1; Round II Consideration, June 1 For spring entrance to the University:December 15"

Olin’s generous scholarship policy stems from one of the founding principles of the college—to provide a world-class engineering education at significantly reduced costs to students and their families. All students admitted to Olin College receive an Olin Scholarship covering tuition during the four years of the baccalaureate program. This scholarship is currently valued at more than $130,000.

This award was created through the generosity of the Bank of America to support the teacher education program of ten academically talented students per year from groups underrepresented in the profession and in academic areas, such as mathematics, the sciences and Spanish, where there are critical shortages of qualified teachers. Some shortages, like Spanish, are regional while those in mathematics and the sciences are nationwide. The Award represents a partnership between the Bank of America and the Lynch School to increase the number of well prepared teachers to teach in urban schools. It comprises six credits of tuition remission and a stipend of $15,000. A portion of the award is a direct grant, and another portion is a forgivable loan, following graduation and service in an urban school system. By nomination of faculty at the time of admission.

The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation has given the Lynch School a generous endowment to provide financial support to ten highly talented graduate students per year who are from underrepresented groups committed to teaching in urban schools. One-half of the Sharp stipend is an outright grant and the remaining $5000 is a forgivable loan. One-quarter of the loan amount will be forgiven upon completion of the master’s degree and the remaining three-quarters is forgiven, up to the full amount, for each year spent teaching in an urban school. Tuition scholarships are sometimes paired with the stipend. By nomination of the faculty at the time of admission.

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship acknowledges those students who have embraced the memory and ideals of one of Boston University's most prominent alumni, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (STH '55). The scholarship provides renewable full-tuition awards for academically gifted students with proven leadership abilities and a strong commitment to social justice and community involvement. These students epitomize the importance of different cultures on Boston University's campus and will assist in promoting a warm, welcoming atmosphere for students from all backgrounds. Each candidate must submit a complete application for admission to one of the undergraduate degree programs at Boston University together with the nomination form and a 500-word essay. The application for admission, essay, and nomination form must all be submitted by December 1. Please read the information sheet for more details.

The Trustee Scholarship is Boston University's most prestigious merit-based award, recognizing those students who show outstanding academic and leadership abilities. Trustee Scholars are selected from students who have been nominated by principals and headmasters of high schools throughout the world. Each Scholar receives a renewable scholarship covering full undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees. Those students who are most qualified for the scholarship are usually in the top one percent of their class and are also leaders in their schools and communities.

The merit scholarship is to be awarded to "a male student who is a resident of the town and whose academic motivation is strong. The recipient should demonstrate a high level of distinction in scholarship, citizenship and character as well as strong extracurricular interests and activities." The first Donald P. Babson Merit Award was given in 1999 to Andrew Ferrer. The award is a $1,500 scholarship renewable for four years.

Margaret Daniels died on November 29, 1976. In her will, she provided a bequest of $62,000 to the WSF and the Margaret E. Daniels Merit Award was established to be given to a deserving Wellesley girl to aid in financing her college education. Ms. Daniels provided in her will that the scholarship be created and funded by this bequest was to be "regarded as an honor and a tribute to a young person who wishes to cultivate her mind, a spur and aid to its further development.” Funding from Ms. Daniels' gift became distributable to the Foundation in 1985 and the first Margaret E. Daniels Merit Award was given in 1987 to Wellesley resident, Catherine Stickler. The award is a $1,500 scholarship renewable for four years.

+ Art scholarships for up to $800 + Music scholarships of up to $800 + A $600 scholarship for teacher training program leading to certification to teach + Majoring in voice? There is a $500 scholarship offered. + For college undergraduates or graduates majoring in Public Health, there is a $500 scholarship. + An $800 scholarship for graduate students studying Communication Disorders / Speech Therapy + Several graduate fellowships of $3000 will be awarded to women students who have maintained legal residence in Massachusetts for at least five years studying in the fields of Cancer Research or Nurse Practitioner.