Blue Mountain Community Foundation Common Scholarship Grant

Blue Mountain Community Foundation Common Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Blue Mountain Community Foundation
Last Updated: October 21, 2025

Summary

The Blue Mountain Community Foundation Common Scholarship supports current high school seniors and graduates from Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, or Umatilla County who have been residents for at least three consecutive years. It also includes adults residing in these counties and those working in the wine industry or pursuing degrees at the University of Idaho or WSU. This scholarship simplifies the application process by allowing students to apply once for multiple scholarships.

Overview

Who We Are Blue Mountain Community Foundation (BMCF) started in 1984 based on the idea that the area needed a place for donors who cared about the community to make long-term charitable investments. Joining the community foundation movement, which began over 100 years ago, BMCF became one of over 750 community foundations in the United States. Community foundations are generally tied to a specific geographic area or community, and seek major gifts that are invested for the long-term, to benefit our community in perpetuity. A group of 36 local leaders and citizens, under the guidance of Pete Peery and John Reese, met and resolved to form a community foundation. Too many endowment gifts from people who cared deeply about their communities were lost to local control for lack of a community foundation. Since 1984, BMCF has received and grown assets to exceed $115 million in more than 440 charitable funds which benefit the entire community! Mission Be the catalyst that transforms the Blue Mountain region by growing generosity and connecting people, charitable causes, and community needs. Vision Our vision is a more thriving, engaged, and caring Blue Mountain community. Blue Mountain Community Foundation Common Scholarship Here at Blue Mountain Community Foundation, we manage the funds for different types of scholarships. The first type of scholarship fund we manage is for scholarships you will find in the Common Application. If you apply using the Common Application, all those scholarships are included, so you only need to apply once.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Current high school seniors or graduates of a high school or home school in Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, or Umatilla County who are current residents and have been current residents for at least 3 consecutive years; ORAn adult that has lived in Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, or Umatilla county as a current resident for at least 3 consecutive years, regardless of high school attended; OR A resident of Walla Walla, Benton, or Franklin County who works in the wine industry or is pursuing a degree at the University of Idaho or WSU.