Lemieux­-Lovejoy Youth Scholarship Grant

The Lemieux-Lovejoy Youth Scholarship, provided by the BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation, supports Maine women pursuing higher education. Established in 1962, this scholarship honors Rachel E. Lemieux and Arline Andrews Lovejoy, who were instrumental in its founding. Applicants must be Maine residents graduating high school and demonstrate financial need. This initiative aims to empower women and promote economic self-sufficiency, enabling them to achieve their educational goals and contribute positively to the community.

BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation
Since 1962, when the first small scholarship was presented, the Maine Business and Professional Women (BPW) have helped Maine women achieve economic self-sufficiency by awarding scholarships to outstanding deserving women. Recipients of these scholarships have gone on to take their place in the ranks of working women who contribute to the economic well­-being of their families and the State of Maine.
Rachel E. Lemieux was a member of the Augusta BPW and helped to establish and serve on the original Futurama Craft Fair Committee which started the funding of Futurama scholarships. Arline Andrews Lovejoy was a member of the Winthrop BPW and served the BPW/Maine Federation on both the Futurama and Scholarship Committees. This scholarship is designed to assist a female student in meeting the educational expenses for the first year of post-secondary study.

Eligibility

Be a Maine resident who will graduate or has graduated from high school and who will enroll as a freshman in an accredited college or post-secondary education this year.Demonstrates financial need in order to complete educational program.Have a realistic goal relating to educational plans