Community Scholarships
Funding Amount
$500 - $5,000 per award (varies by scholarship)
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Community Scholarships
Geographic Scope: Nantucket, Massachusetts
Overview: The Community Foundation for Nantucket administers multiple named scholarship funds for Nantucket residents and Nantucket High School graduates pursuing higher education.
Individual Scholarships Include:
- Award: $1,500
- Eligibility: Graduating senior from Nantucket High School who has been a member of the golf team OR graduating senior attending a certified trade school
Gary & Glen DaSilva Scholarship
- Award: $1,000
- Focus: Animal-related field studies or training
- Eligibility: Students or community members
Geronimo's Scholarship
- Award: $1,500
- Focus: Math or science fields
- Eligibility: Nantucket High School graduates
Jack Pignato Memorial Scholarship
- Award: $1,500 for 4 years
- Focus: Community service and civic awareness
- Eligibility: Nantucket High School seniors
Jeanette T. Garneau Scholarship
- Award: $500 per student
- Focus: Agricultural sciences
- Eligibility: Graduating seniors or former graduates of Nantucket High School
June Bartlett Scholarship
- Award: $1,000
- Focus: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology
- Eligibility: Students demonstrating interest in technology fields
Magical Chicken Scholarship
- Award: $500
- Focus: Culinary arts
- Eligibility: Students demonstrating excellence in culinary arts
Nantucket Culinary Arts Scholarship
- Award: $1,000
- Focus: Community service and civic affairs
- Eligibility: Graduating senior or past graduate of Nantucket High School
Pat Martin Scholarship Fund
- Award: $5,000 per year for 4 years (2 scholarships annually)
- Focus: Students with creativity, moral integrity, curiosity, and desire to contribute to the greater world
- Eligibility: Nantucket resident graduating seniors attending accredited 4-year colleges/universities
- GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher to maintain scholarship
- Selection Criteria: Personal essay and areas of study indication
- Note: Not awarded solely on financial need but may consider financial circumstances
William H. Brown Scholarship
Total 2015 Awards: $46,500 to 19 deserving students
Contact:
What Community Foundation for Nantucket actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2020 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2020
- 80
- Total given
- $4.99M
- Median grant
- $16K
- Range
- $5,000–$1.15M
- By dollars: Massachusetts 95%, Florida 2%, Vermont <1%. Top recipient cities: Nantucket, MA; North Andover, MA; Hyannis, MA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Nantucket Food Fuel Rental Assistancenantucket Interfaith Council · Nantucket, MA
Human services
$1.15M
Nantucket Cottage Hospital Foundation · Nantucket, MA
Healthcare
$317K
North Andover Historical Society · North Andover, MA
Arts, culture & humanities
$310K
Nantucket Boys & Girls Club · Nantucket, MA
Youth development
$288K
Small Friends on Nantucket Inc · Nantucket, MA
Education
$195K
Related Grants
Open grants from this funder and similar programs
Emily Stover Memorial Scholarship Grant
Community Foundation for Nantucket
Amount
US $1,000 - US $10,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Jaeger Family – NiSHA Scholarship
Community Foundation for Nantucket
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Nantucket Fund Grants
Community Foundation for Nantucket
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Remain Fund Grants
Community Foundation for Nantucket
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Baxter Waldman Memorial Scholarship Grant
Community Foundation for Nantucket
Amount
US $1,000 - US $10,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Chris Witte Memorial Scholarship Grant
Community Foundation for Nantucket
Amount
US $1,000 - US $10,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
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