The Donald and Frances McDonald Endowed Scholarship Fund Grant

The Donald and Frances McDonald Endowed Scholarship Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Last Updated: September 02, 2025

Summary

The Donald and Frances McDonald Endowed Scholarship Fund, administered by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, supports students majoring in engineering technology or aerospace at Middle Tennessee State University. Eligible applicants must maintain a 3.0 GPA, demonstrate financial need, and be enrolled full-time. This renewable scholarship aims to foster academic success and career development in vital engineering fields, contributing to the growth and inclusivity of the local community.

Overview

About Us For over 30 years, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) has been driving meaningful, positive change in our community. We do this by bringing together those who want to help and those who need help. Through the power of collective philanthropy, our goal is to amplify donor intent while remaining flexible enough to ensure that resources are directed to where they can do the greatest good. We know the greater Nashville area. We understand its neighborhoods, its most pressing challenges, its unsung nonprofit heroes, and its emerging partnerships with the greatest potential. As our region continues to rapidly change, that knowledge gives us a unique vantage point to bring people and places together to do what none of us can do on our own—build a more thriving and inclusive community. Mission Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee strives to build a more thriving and inclusive community — today and for generations to come — by transforming thoughtful generosity into positive change. The Donald and Frances McDonald Endowed Scholarship Fund (no information listed on website)

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. This renewable scholarship will award students attending Middle Tennessee State University who are majoring in a program housed in the Department of Engineering Technology or the Aerospace Department. The scholarships will be awarded equally between the departments as long as there are adequate applications from each department. The recipient(s) must have attended their entire senior year in a high school in the state of Tennessee and must have cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The recipient must have a minimum of 22 on the ACT. The recipient can be a graduating high school student or a student who has received an Associate’s Degree. The recipient must demonstrate financial need as measured by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Scholarship Application.The recipient must qualify as a full-time student enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, except when less than a full-time course load is necessary to complete a degree program and must graduate in no more than 9 semesters.

Ineligibility

The funds cannot be used for flight time.