Allen C. & Leurene F. Hodgkins Scholarship Fund Grant

Allen C. & Leurene F. Hodgkins Scholarship Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Maine Community Foundation
Last Updated: October 18, 2025

Summary

The Allen C. & Leurene F. Hodgkins Scholarship Fund, established by the Maine Community Foundation, offers renewable scholarships for high school seniors or recent graduates from Lamoine, Maine. This fund supports those pursuing post-secondary education, prioritizing academic achievement and financial need. Founded in 1983, the Maine Community Foundation connects resources to enhance community well-being, ensuring that students from Lamoine can access the education they need to succeed.

Overview

Maine Community Foundation Founded in 1983, the Maine Community Foundation brings people and resources together to build a better Maine through strategic giving, community leadership, personalized service, local expertise and strong investments. We offer a range of giving options tailored to fit each donor’s financial means and charitable objectives. Our staff provides personalized service, community leadership, and a deep understanding of local issues. Allen C. & Leurene F. Hodgkins Scholarship Fund Leurene Hodgkins served Lamoine as its treasurer from 1973 through 1979.  Her first husband, Dr. Allen Hodgkins, was a long-time Selectman in Lamoine.  They briefly lived in Alaska and helped start a fluoride treatment program for children there.  She and Allen were married for nearly 60 years until his death in 1995.  She enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding the back roads of Maine, and established this fund through a bequest. The Allen C. & Leurene F. Hodgkins Scholarship Fund provides renewable scholarship support to pursue post-secondary education to residents of Lamoine who are graduating high school seniors or who have graduated from high school within five years of the date of application. Recipients will be chosen based on evidence of academic achievement and financial need.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Be a resident of Lamoine, MaineBe a graduating senior or have graduated from high school within five years of the date of application Be pursuing post-secondary education at an accredited college, university or technical school