Laurance and Mary Rockefeller Legacy Scholarship Essay Competition
Funding Amount
$2,500 (1st place), $1,000 (2nd place), $500 (3rd place)
Deadline
Expected ~April
Based on past cycles
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Current deadline
- April 30, 2027
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Deadlines typically fall in: April
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Eligible organizations
- Students in grades 10-12 at Woodstock Union High School
Overview
Funder: The Woodstock Foundation, Inc. (in partnership with Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock Inn & Resort, and Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park)
Geographic Scope: Woodstock, Vermont
Purpose: Annual essay program established to honor the enduring legacy of Laurance and Mary Rockefeller, commemorating their vision for environmental stewardship and intentional investing designed to endure for decades. The scholarship encourages the next generation to reflect on how their values and actions can inspire lasting positive change.
Eligibility:
- Students in grades 10-12 at Woodstock Union High School
Award Amounts:
- First place: $2,500
- Second place: $1,000
- Third place: $500
Essay Prompt: Students are asked to share their own idea on how to make a lasting positive and sustainable environmental, cultural, or economic impact in Vermont for 25, 50, or 100 years into the future.
Recent Essay Themes:
- Expanding community land trusts to provide green, affordable housing in Vermont
- Fostering community for Woodstock's aging population
- Creating educational and cultural exchange between students in Woodstock and those in cities like Boston or New York
Selection Committee: Representatives from Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock Inn & Resort, and Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Funding Partners: The Woodstock Foundation, Woodstock Inn & Resort, Countryside Fund, and Green Mountain Foundation
Contact Information:
- The Woodstock Foundation, Inc.
- Billings Farm & Museum
- 69 Old River Road
- PO Box 489
- Woodstock, VT 05091
- Phone: 802-457-2355
About the Founders: Laurance S. and Mary F.
How to Apply
Application Process
Format: Essay competition
Essay Requirements:
- Students must submit an essay responding to the prompt about creating a lasting positive and sustainable environmental, cultural, or economic impact in Vermont
- Essays may address impacts for 25, 50, or 100 years into the future
- Open to students in grades 10-12 at Woodstock Union High School
Selection Criteria:
- Quality of ideas for sustainable impact
- Alignment with themes of environmental stewardship, cultural preservation, or economic sustainability
- Demonstration of understanding of Laurance and Mary Rockefeller's legacy
Deadline: Annual (inaugural deadline appears to be spring; specific date not provided in source material)
Submission Process: Not specified in available materials; contact the Foundation directly for application procedures and deadline information.
Contact for Details:
- Phone: 802-457-2355
- Website: billingsfarm.org
What The Woodstock Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 1
- Total given
- $1.19M
- Median grant
- $1.19M
- By dollars: District of Columbia 100%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC.
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Fields of Work
- Education
- Environmental education
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