Scholarships
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is now accepting applications for student aid for the 2025 – 2026 academic year.
You may already be aware that there is a very large scholarship fund available to our students – the Winthrop L. and Bernice Blake Perry Scholarship Fund. This fund makes multi-year awards of significant size to students who currently live in Wilton, Lyndeborough, or Milford and have resided there for at least two years. Recipients are chosen based on their excellent character, academic performance, talent, ambition, and financial need. Students must live in Wilton, Lyndeborough, or Milford to be eligible for this fund. Finalists for the Perry scholarship will be required to attend an in-person interview with the selection committee during the morning of Saturday, April 12 in Milford. To access the Charitable Foundation’s online scholarship application, students can visit www.nhcf.org, click “Login” and then select “ScholarshipSource.”
This year’s deadlines are:
- February 21st at 5:00 pm ET: Winthrop L. and Bernice Blake Perry Scholarship Fund - due to Winter Break February 24-28
- April 11th at 5:00 pm ET: 4-year degree candidates under age 24
If any students miss the February 21st Perry deadline, they are still encouraged to apply by the April 11th deadline. The Perry is only one of their 500+ scholarship funds. The Charitable Foundation has many resources for students beyond the Perry Scholarship Fund. Students pursuing all types of education after high school should be encouraged to apply, including 2-year students as well as certificate and other non-degree students. Applications from 2-year students as well as certificate and other non-degree students are accepted on a rolling deadline. Charitable Foundation staff will respond to 2-year and non-degree students within 4-6 weeks of application submission. We hope that you will make a special effort to apply for these opportunities.
For more information about the scholarship resources beyond the Perry fund, please visit our website or our FAQ page.
The John R. Young Scholarship
Are you or your students looking for a little extra help with your school expenses? NHFCU wants to help you with a scholarship opportunity! The John R. Young Career Enhancement Scholarship Program is available to adult learners and high school seniors for the 2025 program year.
New Hampshire Federal Credit Union and its Centers for Finance & Education will award scholarships to high school seniors and/or adults working part-time or full-time who wish to enhance their education/careers through accredited colleges or required licensing programs. Eligibility includes NHFCU employees and NHFCU members. Visit the website at nhfcu.org to learn how to join or call (603) 224-7731.
Submission requirements:
- Applicants must be 18 years old or over and either: a) a member or eligible member of New Hampshire Federal Credit Union, or b) a current employee of NHFCU.
All applications must be received by Friday, April 11th, 2025, and include the following:
- Completed application.
- 1 Letter of recommendation from any of the following: your current or past employer, an organization you volunteer with, or a current or former teacher, coach, or mentor.
- Resume or school transcript. Include awards, volunteer participation, and other relevant activities.
- Verification of your enrollment in or acceptance in a trade school, accredited college, or recognized professional licensing program.
- An essay with a minimum of 300 words, responding to the following prompt: Describe how you found your passion for your career and how you believe this pursuit will make a positive difference in your community and in your life.
Incomplete applications without all required information will be disqualified.
Scholarship winners will be notified by Friday, May 9, 2025.
For application and submission requirements, go to www.nhfcu.org/scholarship
The Fisher Cats Foundation is proud to support youth through the Fisher Cats Foundation Scholar-Athlete Scholarships. Each year, the foundation awards $1,500 scholarships to fifteen (15) New Hampshire high school seniors. Fisher Cats Foundation Scholar-Athlete Scholarship recipients will be selected using criteria that includes academic achievement, athletic achievement and active citizenship. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats Foundation is proud to support college-bound youth through Fisher Cats Foundation Scholar-Athlete Scholarships, with funds from the Arthur P. Solomon Scholarship Fund.
Our 2025 scholarship application is now open. A completed application and a video (prompt noted in the application) are required by 5 p.m. on Friday, 4/18/25. Applicants must also ask their school counselor, via a web form, for academic performance information (Counselor Statement).
Application link for students is: https://www.milb.com/new-
Counselor Statement link is: https://form.jotform.com/
Milford Rotary Scholarship
Please adhere to the instructions and deadlines provided from Milford Rotary
DEADLINE: The submission deadline is April 1 (firm) for all 3 schools in order to help us set a more proportionate budget and allocation of awards. Having multiple deadlines means we cannot be sure if we are allocating to all towns fairly. Rest assured, each school's applicants will be scored by school, not against the whole pool. The scholarships are open to graduating seniors who are enrolled in or are eligible to enroll in your districts. We expect each award to be a minimum of $1000 each. Last year's winners received $3000 each.
REQUEST: The applications are fillable PDF's. Handwritten answers continue to be difficult to read. The application requirements and materials are outlined at the top of the applications. Stick with the application questions please. Our committee is built of volunteers, the majority of whom work, so please help us streamline the reading process by making sure your application is complete.
When applications are complete, please email the application packages to the addresses outlined at the bottom of the application (see below). Only completed applications will be considered.
Wilton-Lyndeborough Seniors: WLC-MRCScholarships@milfordrotaryclub.org
REMINDER: Please help us by providing UNweighted GPA's for students applying to the MRC Achievement Scholarship (Formerly the Academic Scholarship).
Ask/email Mrs. Coffey s.coffey@sau63.org or Mrs. Kovaliv a.kovaliv@sau63.org for this information
QUESTIONS: Please email Diane Shieh directly amherstortho@yahoo.com , not the email addresses above. Those are for applications only.
Since 2021, the New Hampshire Police Association Pipes & Drums created 4 scholarships to be awarded annually to graduating New Hampshire High School seniors planning to further their education as a full-time student at the college level. Any graduating NH senior is eligible to apply for this scholarship and must fulfill all requirements in the application process to be considered.
All 4 scholarships are for $500. Two of the four scholarships being awarded are in memory of longtime NHPA Pipes & Drums band members Tom Wellington and Dick Staunton.
- Application is in the link below
- Scholarships will be awarded based on the information included with the application, it is expected that the student will attend the school cited on the application.
- Applications must be typed and submitted via email (scholarships@
nhpapipesanddrums.com ) - Applications MUST be received no later than by April 18th, 2025, by 11:59 pm.