ML20 Scholarship Program
Funding Amount
Up to $5,000 total ($1,250 per year for up to 4 years)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- First cohort of eligible students graduated high school in 2019
Other requirements
- Current or former participants in Maurice Lucas Foundation Academy programs
- Must maintain academic and community involvement requirements
- Academy participants can receive up to $1,250 per year for up to four years if they meet scholarship requirements
Overview
College scholarship program providing financial assistance to qualifying student participants from the Maurice Lucas Foundation Academy programs toward their post-high school education.
Background: Launched in February 2017 with a $25,000 donation from Portland philanthropist Howard Hedinger. The program is named the Howard Hedinger Scholarship Program in honor of his support.
Geographic Scope: Portland, Oregon area
Eligibility:
- Current or former participants in Maurice Lucas Foundation Academy programs
- Must maintain academic and community involvement requirements
- Academy participants can receive up to $1,250 per year for up to four years if they meet scholarship requirements
- First cohort of eligible students graduated high school in 2019
Focus Areas:
- Post-secondary education support
- Youth development through after-school education and sports programs
- Underserved Portland area students
About the Foundation: Named in honor of Maurice Lucas (1952-2010), the leading scorer on the 1977 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers. Since formation in 2010, the foundation has served thousands of students and families through Academy programs, basketball camps, and teams.
Contact Information:
- Maurice Lucas Foundation
- PO Box 1661
- Lake Oswego, OR 97035
- Phone: 503-880-4323
- Email: Available through website
Fundraising Goal: $110,000 for the scholarship program
What Maurice Lucas Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2022 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2022
- 1
- Total given
- $5,100
- Median grant
- $5,100
- By dollars: Oregon 100%. Top recipient cities: Portland, OR.
Example grants
Sport Oregon Foundation · Portland, OR
2021 fuel the future sponsorship
$5,100
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth programs
- After-school
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