James Captain Memorial Scholarship Grant

The James Captain Memorial Scholarship, established by Tim Anagnost in 2018 at the Coral Gables Community Foundation, provides summer camp tuition assistance to children in Coral Gables and Coconut Grove. This scholarship honors James Captain, a dedicated speech therapist known for his kindness and compassion. It aims to ensure that underprivileged children can experience the joys of summer camp, promoting their well-being and development through enriching activities.

About the Scholarships Program
Coral Gables Community Foundation is honored to partner with our fundholders to administer generous scholarships as well as manage the Foundation’s own scholarship funds.
The Foundation and its fundholders have proudly awarded over $2.9 million in scholarships in just the last decade. Most scholarships offered through the Foundation’s scholarship program are based on academic achievement and financial need.
This is a scholarship intended for young kids to go to SUMMER CAMP.
The James Captain Memorial Scholarship provides summer camp tuition scholarships to in-need children from Coral Gables and Coconut Grove. Founded by Coral Gables resident Tim Anagnost in loving memory of his brother and role model, James Captain, this scholarship fund was established at the Coral Gables Community Foundation in 2018. Applicants should be honored for consideration of this award. Mr. Anagnost feels that all children can benefit from a camp experience, especially those who may otherwise be unable to attend due to financial constraints or family situations.
About James Captain: James Captain was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1934. His family moved to South Florida when he was a child. Growing up, James always acted as a positive role model for his younger brother Tim. James graduated from Miami Senior High School and attended the University of Miami, where he received a degree in Speech Correction. He went on to receive a master’s degree in Communication Disorders and Audiology from St. Thomas University. James was a speech therapist in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system for over three decades. Having worked with children all of his adult life, Mr. Captain was a very special man who always demonstrated kindness and compassion to the children he helped. James loved sports and helping disadvantaged children in his community. This Memorial Scholarship celebrates his legacy and those who receive it should strive to emulate his traits of kindness and compassion.

Eligibility

Scholarship Requirements:

• The scholarship is only to be used toward summer camp tuition assistance
• Recipients must be residents of Coral Gables or Coconut Grove
• Recipients must possess a financial need
• The scholarship may be awarded annually to up to two (2) children to attend summer camp.
• Scholarship committee will not consider siblings and kindly requests one application per household
• Summer camp must be one of the approved summer camps on application listRules for all Applicants

After an award is made, for any multi year scholarship the student must submit their college transcript (unofficial is OK) at the end of each year to trigger the release of a payment for the second year. Student must be passing all classes that they attempted, and they must have a 3.0 GPA or better (Some scholarships include stricter standards for renewal).Plan to enroll full-time, without interruption, for the entire 2024-25 academic year at an accredited four-year college, university or vocational-technical school in the United States.
Be graduating high school seniors (U.S., Puerto Rico and Guam), graduating from grade 12 or graduating from home school education in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam or Canada