A. Lindsay and Olive B. O'Connor Foundation: Scholarship Program Grant

The A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation offers scholarships specifically for students from Delaware County. This initiative aims to enhance the quality of life in Delaware and neighboring rural areas of New York. The foundation focuses on providing support for educational endeavors, meeting annually to review proposals from colleges. However, it does not grant funding for salaries or operational costs, ensuring that resources are directed towards impactful, non-recurring projects.

It is the policy of the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation to
restrict our geographic area of program to proposals that have direct
impact on the quality of life in Delaware and contiguously surrounding
counties in rural upstate New York (Otsego, Schoharie, Ulster, Sullivan,
Broome, Greene, and Chenango). The Foundation’s main focus is on
Delaware County. Scholarships are made to students from Delaware County
only.

Eligibility

This Committee meets once a year to discuss proposals from Colleges that will provide Scholarships to students from Delaware County only.

Ineligibility

The O’Connor Foundation does not award grants or loans to individuals.The Foundation will not consider proposals that request funding for salaries, repayment of debt or completed projects.A recipient of a grant cannot reapply for a period of three years for the same projectAs a general rule, this Foundation will not make grants for meeting annual operating expenditures, or retiring existing debts and prefers to make grants of a non-recurring nature.