Ditchfield Family Scholarship Grant
Funding Amount
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Deadline
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Grant Type
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Eligible organizations
- High school seniors and college students pursuing accredited vocational programs or degree courses
- High school seniors pursuing a 2- or 4-year degree or certificate program.
- College students pursuing a 2- or 4-year degree or certificate program.
- Adults returning to school to pursue a certificate or earn an undergraduate or advanced degree.
Other requirements
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Overview
The Ditchfield Family Scholarship, established by the SouthCoast Community Foundation, aims to support high-achieving students in financial need. This scholarship is open to high school seniors and college students pursuing accredited vocational programs or degree courses. With a commitment to enhance educational opportunities, the Foundation has disbursed over $50 million to community needs since 1995. This scholarship reflects their mission to foster philanthropy and improve lives in the region.
To date, the organization has distributed over $50 million from more than 200 funds to humanitarian, educational, and cultural organizations in the region.
The Ditchfield Family Scholarship Fund of the SouthCoast Community Foundation was established to provide scholarship awards to high school graduates and college students who are high need and high achievement. Awards will be made to students who are or will be attending a post graduate vocational program or an accredited two- or four-year college or university. Recurring scholarships are possible.
Eligibility
Who Should Apply:
- High school seniors pursuing a 2- or 4-year degree or certificate program.
- College students pursuing a 2- or 4-year degree or certificate program.
- Adults returning to school to pursue a certificate or earn an undergraduate or advanced degree.
What Southcoast Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 92
- Total given
- $2.52M
- Median grant
- $13K
- Range
- $6,000–$190K
- By dollars: Massachusetts >99%, District of Columbia <1%, New York <1%. Top recipient cities: New Bedford, MA; Fall River, MA; Westport, MA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 20% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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The Salvation Army Canton · Canton, MA
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Old Dartmouth Historical Society · New Bedford, MA
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Pace Inc · New Bedford, MA
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$159K
Umass Dartmouth Foundation · Dartmouth, MA
Education and youth development
$138K
New Bedford Public Schools · New Bedford, MA
Education and youth development
$134K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
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