Muriel S. and Gordon A. Wilson Scholarship Fund Grant

The Muriel S. and Gordon A. Wilson Scholarship Fund, established by dedicated church members, supports college scholarships for students from the Center Congregational Church in Manchester, CT, or local residents. Managed by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, which has awarded nearly $30 million in scholarships since 1945, this fund aims to assist students pursuing higher education at accredited institutions. With 1 to 10 awards available, it continues to foster educational opportunities in the community.

About the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Over the years, individuals and families have donated money to the Foundation, creating an endowment. From the endowment, the Foundation makes grants to a broad range of nonprofit organizations in the region.
There are more than 160 funds at the Foundation devoted specifically to scholarships.
About the Scholarship Program
Since 1945, The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Scholarship Program has awarded nearly $30 million to students attending colleges in Connecticut and across the country.
The Hartford Foundation Scholarship Program helps award hundreds of scholarships each year to local students seeking post-secondary higher education.
Gordon and Muriel Wilson were devoted members of the Center Congregational Church in Manchester, Connecticut. They created this fund through their wills to support college scholarships for members of their church or students from the town of Manchester.

Eligibility

Selection CriteriaApplicants must be ready to attend or be actually attending an accredited four-year college or university.
Primary scholarship recipients: members of Center Congregational Church of Manchester, CT.
Secondary scholarship recipients: persons who are bona fide residents of the Town of Manchester, CT.
Tertiary scholarship recipients: residents of communities surrounding the Town of Manchester, CT (East Hartford, South Windsor, Vernon, Bolton, Glastonbury).