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noted, all scholarships listed are for full-time students who
are Frederick County, Maryland residents and are based upon
a balance of academic promise, community service, extra-curricular
activities, financial need, and character. The Community Foundation’s
Scholarship Committee reviews all applications and makes its
scholarship recommendations to the Community Foundation’s Board
of Trustees for its final approval. All applicants are notified of the outcome by June 15th.
To apply for ANY scholarship, submit one Scholarship
Application Form. See individual scholarships for additional
materials that must be submitted.
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The
Derek Matthew Angel Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mr. and Mrs. Jon Angel in memory of their son
Criteria: Recipients
are preferably Frederick County residents who are studying information
technology. Submit:
Scholarship application available from the Community Foundation.
The Rollins J. and Mary
Marceline Atkinson Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Jones in honor of Mrs. Jones’ parents
Criteria: Recipients are preferably pursuing a journalism degree
with the intention of writing professionally, committed to a career
in writing and have published written works.
Submit: Scholarship application available from
the Community Foundation and copies of published written works and/or
writing samples.
The Christopher W. Ausherman Scholarship Fund
Founded by Nancy Ramsburg O’Brien in memory of her son
Criteria: Recipients are preferably graduates of Governor
Thomas Johnson High School who are pursuing a career in the building trades
or related field.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Ernest W. Ausherman Scholarship Fund
Founded by Hilda Ausherman and her children in memory of their
husband and father
Criteria: Recipients may be pursuing any major at the post-secondary
institution of their choice.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Bryant Aylor Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mary Ryan Reeves and Erin Aylor with gifts from colleagues
and friends
Criteria: Recipients must be Governor
Thomas Johnson High School graduating seniors with preference given to those
pursuing art education as a profession and exhibiting artistic talent.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
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The Audrey Pressler Bauman
Scholarship Fund
Founded by Stephen R. Bauman to honor his wife, a former teacher
Criteria: Recipients must be Frederick or Walkersville High
School graduates pursuing a post-secondary degree.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Glenn E. and Helen H. Biehl Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mrs. Biehl
Criteria: Recipients must be enrolled at Frederick Community
College.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The BMK Architectural Scholarship Fund
Founded by BMK Architecture PC, a professional architecture and design
firm
Criteria: Recipients must be Frederick, Carroll, or Washington
County graduating seniors planning to attend a four-year college with
preference given to those studying architecture or a related design field.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation. Applicants may be asked to present a portfolio of their work
as a part of the scholarship determination process.
The Dr. Ulysses G. Bourne, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Dr. I. Blanche Bourne-Tyree in memory of her father
Criteria: Recipients must be Frederick County Public Schools
graduating seniors who will be attending any four-year college to study
the sciences and are intending to pursue a career in healthcare with preference
given to those desiring to become medical doctors, but those aspiring
to careers in the allied health professions shall also be considered.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Bob and Elizabeth Boyer Scholarship Fund
Founded by the Boyers
Criteria: Recipients preferably reside in Frederick or Washington
Counties and are pursuing careers in a health related profession,
working with the elderly in a direct-care or advocacy capacity, the ministry,
and/or agriculture with the intention of farming. Priority is
given to applicants who are active in their faith, who have been
employed to save money to help pay for college, who have volunteered in community service
above the high school requirements, pursuing
higher education to continue a career ladder, and non-traditional students.
Applicants must be lower middle income or lower bracket.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The
Joseph F. Brown Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mr. and Mrs. Brown in honor of Mr. Brown’s 35 year career
in the land surveying business
Criteria: Recipients
are preferably Middletown High School graduates who are studying in any
of the disciplines related to land surveying.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Ellie Byers Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Bev Shelton and Dola Burkentine in memory of their friend
Criteria: Recipients must be committed to pursuing a career in public
relations, marketing and advertising.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
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The Roberta Timmons Cannon
Memorial Art Scholarship Fund
Founded by an anonymous lifelong Frederick County friend
Criteria: Recipients must be graduating seniors who wish to study the visual arts and have at least a
“B” average at the time of application.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Catoctin High School Youth Fund
Founded by Calvin E. Sayler with gifts from numerous others in the
northern Frederick County area
Criteria:
Recipients must be Catoctin High School graduates pursuing a
post-secondary education in the educational setting of their choice.
Submit: Scholarship
application available from the Community Foundation.
The
Catoctin Medical Center Scholarship Fund
Founded by Catoctin Medical Center, Inc.
Criteria: Recipients
must reside in the area served by Catoctin High School, but do not
necessarily be graduates of Catoctin High School, who are pursuing a
career in the medical or health field at the trade/technical school or
two- or four-year college of their choice.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Brandon T. Chesnik Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by his parents, Ron and Connie Chesnik, and his brother, Cameron
Criteria: Recipients must be graduates of Walkersville High
School with experience in working with youth.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The
William E. Colliver Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Dr. Colliver’s family in his memory
Criteria: Recipients
must be attending University of Maryland at the undergraduate level.
Financial need is not considered.
Submit:
Scholarship application available from the Community Foundation.
Dr. J. Richard Crouse Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by John and Katie Fieseler and funded by family members and
numerous friends.
Criteria: Recipients must be Frederick or Washington County
graduating seniors accepted at the University of Maryland studying medicine,
dentistry or business.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
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The Sandra J. Davis Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Founded by Dr. Leroy T. Davis in memory of his wife
Criteria: Recipients are preferably majoring in nursing
or a related medical field at a University of Maryland System educational
setting.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
Disabled Citizens of Frederick County United Scholarship Fund
Founded by Disabled Citizens of Frederick County United
Criteria: Recipients must have a physical impairment that
limits one or more of their major life activities as stated in the Americans
With Disabilities Act with preference given to a person with impaired
mobility.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation and a statement describing applicant’s disability and future
goals.
Dudrow Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mrs. Dorothy Dudrow and her children
Criteria: Recipients must be at least of sophomore standing
in college at the time of application; have a minimum 2.75 GPA; studying in any area
of agriculture, animal sciences, botany, food sciences, human development, forestry, horticulture, natural
resources management, soil conservation, and/or pre-veterinary medicine.
Preference is given to students of families deriving their income from
farming or a related-agricultural activity. The scholarship will be awarded
to a non-farm family if no qualified student with a farm background
has applied.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation, statement of applicant’s career goals and how said goals will
contribute toward the advancement of agriculture, and proof of farm income
by way of the federal income tax statement or the equivalent.
The Dinah Duncan Memorial/Brunswick High School Bandboosters Scholarship
Fund
Founded by the Brunswick High School Bandboosters in memory of Mrs.
Duncan
Criteria: Recipients must be Brunswick High School graduating
seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA who actively participated in Marching Band
or Color Guard for a minimum of three years (transfer from other high
school qualifies), including their senior year.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
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The Emmitsburg Area Endowment
Fund
Founded by The Emmitsburg Area Business and Professional Association
Criteria: Recipients must be residents within the Emmitsburg
zip code of 21780.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Emmitsburg Lions Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Emmitsburg Lions Club and Elizabeth Prongas with memorial
gifts in honor of Dr. Harry Prongas
Criteria: Recipients must be graduating high school seniors
residing in the Emmitsburg area.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Engelbrecht-DeGrange Scholarship Fund
Founded by Jacob Engelbrecht in honor of his parents’ families
Criteria: Recipients must have graduated from Frederick
Community College, be attending Hood College with a minimum 3.0 GPA
in major subjects and have an active interest in Frederick County history,
citing volunteer experiences with local history/preservation organizations
and/or research projects conducted as a part of academic coursework. The recipient
need not be majoring in history on the collegiate level, but should indicate
a strong and lasting interest in local history.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation and statement describing the applicant’s interest/activities
in Frederick County history or historical/preservation organizations.
The Dr. Warren R. Evans/Frederick County Physical Education Teachers
Scholarship Fund
Founded by Frederick County Association for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance in honor of Dr. Evans
Criteria: Recipients must be majoring in recreation or
health, physical, or dance education.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
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The Nancy Nicodemus Franck
Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mrs. Franck
Criteria: Recipients must have graduated from a Frederick
County high school and are attending Frederick Community College full-time
studying elementary education.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Frederick Community College Graduate Scholarship
Founded by Donald C. Linton for graduates of Frederick Community
College
Criteria: Recipients must be FCC graduates and are continuing
at a four-year college or university.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Frederick Community College Graduate to Mount St. Mary’s
University
Fund
Founded by Mr. and Mrs. W. Jerome Offutt
Criteria: Recipients must be graduates of Frederick Community
College and enrolled at Mount St. Mary’s University.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation and undergraduate record from FCC.
The Frederick Community Concert Association Scholarship Fund
Founded by The Frederick Community Concert Association
Criteria: Recipients must be graduating seniors studying
music and pursuing a music career.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Frederick County Agriculture Scholarship Fund
Founded by the Frederick Jaycees
Criteria: Recipients must be studying agriculture; animal
sciences; botany; farm/range/fish/game or wildlife management, food
sciences; human development; forestry; horticulture; natural
resources management; pre-veterinary medicine; and architecture/urban
studies, with preference given to those whose families derive more than
50 percent of their income from farm related activities.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation and a statement of how career goals will contribute to the
advancement of Frederick County agriculture. Non-traditional students
need to include a statement substantiating that applicant is over age
18 and derives over 50 percent of their income from farm related activities.
The Frederick County Public Schools/Nevin Buhrman Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Buhrman in memory of their son
Criteria: Recipients must be Middletown High School graduating
seniors exhibiting leadership qualities.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Frederick County Public Schools/Ruth Gardner Memorial Scholarship
Fund
Founded by a bequest from Ms. Gardner
Criteria: Recipients must be Middletown High School
graduating seniors with preference given to business majors.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Frederick County Retired School Personnel Association Scholarship
Fund
Founded by the Frederick County Retired School Personnel Association
Criteria: Recipients must be majoring in education and
show a commitment to becoming educators.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Elizabeth R.
Frye Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mrs. Frye
Criteria: Recipients who are students pursuing a career
in education after completing their secondary education at Brunswick High
School.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
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The Billy Gaines Athletic
Excellence Fund
Founded by William and Kimberly Gaines in memory of their son
Criteria: Recipients must be student/athletes at any point
in their post-secondary academic career who participate in athletics,
exhibit a good work ethic, display their spiritual beliefs in their everyday
decision-making and have overcome obstacles to achieve success.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Greater Frederick
Advertising Federation Scholarship Fund
Founded by Greater Frederick Advertising Federation
Criteria: Recipients
must be pursuing a career in marketing, advertising, graphic design,
public relations, communications, publishing or multi-media.
Submit: Scholarship
application available from the Community Foundation.
The
C. Ray and Dorothy Barnhart Green Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mrs. Green
Criteria: Recipients
must be graduates of Catoctin High School pursuing a bachelors or
masters degree in the arts, sciences, engineering or business.
Submit: Scholarship
application available from the Community Foundation.
The Esther Grinage Kindergarten Scholarship Fund
Founded by a bequest from Mrs. Marguerite Quinn in honor of Mrs. Grinage,
an early-childhood educator prior to public kindergarten
Criteria: Recipients are preferably early childhood
education majors. Scholarships are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate
study.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Edward Dawson Grove, Sr. Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dawson Grove, Jr. and Mrs. Susan Grove
Skelly
Criteria: Recipients are preferably agronomy or agriculture
majors.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Erma Stull Grove Scholarship Fund
Founded by Erma S. Grove
Criteria: Recipients must be graduating seniors who participate
actively in their faith, volunteer in the community, and intend to major
in mathematics or science at the post-secondary level.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation
The Merle L. and Ruth Rebecca Guyton Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mr. and Mrs. Guyton
Criteria: Recipients must demonstrate their faith through
good citizenship and service to others and the community, with preference
given to those majoring in the medical or law enforcement fields.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation and a letter of recommendation written by the applicant’s faith
leader summarizing their involvement and the reasons the applicant is
worthy of the scholarship, and signed by two additional members of the
applicant’s faith.
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The Norine Haas Mental Health Scholarship
Fund
Founded by Mental Health Association of Frederick County in honor
of Mrs. Haas’ tenure as CEO of the Mental Health Association
Criteria: Recipients must be graduates of Frederick County
secondary schools who are pursuing careers in mental health at the graduate
level full- or part-time.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Robert G. Haas Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by the Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Haas in memory of their son
Criteria: Recipients must be Frederick High School graduating
seniors majoring in human services.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The James R. Hahn Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Rebecca Hahn Windsor in memory of her father
Criteria: Recipients must be studying in the field of
transportation.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Hall-Buxton Educational Fund
Founded by Chandra Dawn Buxton in honor of her father, Arthur Brent
Hall, and the 70th birthday of her husband, Roger Buxton
Criteria: Recipients must be Urbana or Damascus High School
graduates with preference given to those attending trade or technical
school. Extra curricular activities and volunteer work will not be considered.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The William D. Hammond Scholarship Fund
Founded by his colleagues at McLean, Koehler, Sparks & Hammond
and his two sons, Philip and William, Jr., in honor of his 50-year accounting
career
Criteria: Recipients must be pursuing a college degree,
with preference given to accounting majors.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The John Franklin Harrison Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Francis E. Harrison and Edwina L. Harrison in memory of
their son
Criteria: Recipients must be Linganore High School graduating
seniors, with preference given to those attending a trade or technical
school and/or who have learning disabilities.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Elaine A. Heiberg Scholarship Fund for the Arts
Founded by Barbara O’N. Clary and friends and family in honor of
Ms. Heiberg’s 80th birthday
Criteria: Recipients must be under 25 years of age and
intending to pursue the arts as a career.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Michael David Hendrix Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Linda Agar-Hendrix in memory of her husband
Criteria: Recipients must be Urbana High School or
Glenelg Country School graduates, with primary preference given to
information technology majors, secondary preference to engineering and
music majors.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Bonnie Kitchen Hinkle Memorial Scholarship
Founded by Darl W. Hinkle and Cynthia Hinkle Pickett in memory of
their wife and mother
Criteria: Recipients may pursue an undergraduate or graduate
degree on a part- or full-time basis, with preference given to Middletown
High School graduates majoring in nursing, with secondary
preference to students pursuing degrees in an allied medical profession.
The scholarships may be renewable pending that the students maintain
a 3.0 (B) average or better.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Robert J. Hogan Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by the Monocacy Aquatic Club in memory of Robert J. Hogan,
parent of one of the swimmers and longtime supporter of the organization
Criteria: Recipients must be graduating seniors continuing
their academic careers full-time at a trade or technical school, or
a two- or four-year college, and have participated competitively for
at least two years with Monocacy Aquatic Club.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Hulda E. Holter Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mrs. Holter
Criteria: Recipients must be graduates of Brunswick High
School or Middletown High School and majoring in nursing or a related
field
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Betty Markey Hooper Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mrs. Hooper through her bequest and supplemented with
memorial contributions
Criteria: Recipients
must be Walkersville High School graduating seniors who exhibit
financial need and show a commitment to community service.
Preference is given to those attending Hood College and the
strong B student.
Submit: Scholarship
application available from the Community Foundation.
The U. Mehrl and Margaret T. Hooper Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mrs. Hooper
Criteria: Recipients must be studying at a trade or technical
training school.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The J. Wilmer “Pete” and Margaret Holter House Memorial Scholarship
Fund
Founded by some of the heirs of the Houses
Criteria: Recipients must be Middletown High School graduates
with preference given to those majoring in agriculture, animal husbandry
or a related field.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Russell Z. and Virginia T. Horman Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mrs. Horman and her family in memory of their husband
and father
Criteria: Recipients must be attending a trade and technical
school and/or a two- and four-year college, with preference given to
those planning careers in agriculture or public service.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The James W. Houck Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by his parents, Robert and Virginia Houck, with memorial
contributions
Criteria: Recipients must be Brunswick (MD) High School
or Warren County (VA) High School graduating seniors, with preference
given to those pursuing a career in the automotive industry.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Dr. Lawrence C. Hoyer Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Phyllis Hoyer in memory of her husband
Criteria: Recipients must have attended Frederick
Community College and are continuing at a four-year college or university
with a 3.0 GPA while majoring in secondary education, applied visual
arts, or, preferably, the sciences, with emphasis in biology, but chemistry
or physics will be considered, and must prove a desire to better their
community.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The William Hurwitz Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Jeff and Patti Hurwitz in memory of Mr. Hurwitz’s father
Criteria: Recipients must be Frederick County Public Schools
graduating seniors with preference given to students majoring in business.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Nicholas B. Jarvis
Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Darren and Mary Jarvis in memory of their son
Criteria: Recipients must be Frederick, Urbana and/or Tuscarora
High Schools graduating seniors and preferably studying forestry, agriculture,
land management, veterinary medicine and/or marine biology.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation
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The Candace Gove Kakel Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mrs. Mary Gove and her family
Criteria: Recipients must be Linganore High School graduates.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Charles E. Keller, III Accounting Scholarship Fund
Founded by the partners of the former Keller Bruner, now RSM McGladrey,
in honor of Mr. Keller’s dedication to the accounting profession
Criteria: Recipients must be in their junior or senior
years of college and pursuing a degree in accounting with a minimum 3.25
GPA.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Korean War Veterans Chapter 142 Scholarship Fund
Founded by the Korean War Veterans Chapter 142
Criteria: Recipients must be direct bloodline descendants
of any person who actively served in a branch of the United States military,
is eligible for membership in the Korean War Veterans Association and
was not dishonorably discharged.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation and a copy of Form #DD214 or a notarized affidavit as proof
of military service to substantiate military eligibility, along with a
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Lajewski Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Daniel J. Lajewski in memory of his wife
Criteria: Recipients are preferably graduates of Brunswick
High School and/or a member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Frederick.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Marvin and Bonnie Laws
Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mr. and Mrs. Laws
Criteria: Recipients must be Walkersville High School graduating
seniors who will attend Frederick Community College. The scholarship may
be renewed while the student is enrolled at FCC.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The William O. Lee, Jr. and Family Endowment Fund
Founded by William O. Lee, Jr. as a recipient of the 2003 Wertheimer
Fellow for Excellence in Volunteerism
Criteria: Recipients must be residents of the City of
Frederick, Maryland, who are graduating high school seniors and who
are continuing their education at trade and technical schools, certificate
programs, and two- and four- year colleges.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation
The Ralph and Annabelle Lenhart Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mrs. Lenhart
Criteria: Recipients may be at any point in their post-secondary
career, with a preference given to those studying in the building trades
or at a technical school.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Alan Linton, Jr. Scholarship Fund
Founded by his parents, A. Patrick and Sharon L. Linton
Criteria: Recipients must be actively participating in
their faith, with preference given to finance or economics majors.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The M. Rebecca Linton Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mrs. Linton
Criteria: Recipients must be graduating seniors who are
enrolled at Frederick Community College, with preference given to accounting
majors and students actively participating in golf.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation and information on applicant’s golfing activities.
The Joseph B. and Dorothy R. Long Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mr. Long
Criteria: Recipients must be Frederick High School or
Brunswick High School graduates pursuing a post-secondary education
at the institution of their choice, including a trade or technical school.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Sandra E. Long Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by the Frederick County 250th Anniversary Steering Committee
with revenue generated from the sale of anniversary memorabilia.
Criteria: Recipients must be studying political science
or history at Frederick Community College, Hood College or Mount Saint
Mary’s University.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
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The Charles Thomas and
Mary Ellen Main Scholarship Fund
Founded through a bequest from Mrs. Main to support scholarships for
Frederick County residents
Criteria: Recipients must demonstrate good character,
financial need and
academic promise, but do not necessarily have to be in the top tier of
their class academically.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Chief Charles V. Main Scholarship Fund
Founded by friends and family in honor of Mr. Main’s 90th birthday
Criteria: Recipients must be pursuing a career in criminal
justice or public safety.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Markey Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mary Alice Markey’s friends and family in honor of her 90th
birthday
Criteria: Recipients must be pursuing a four-year degree
in education or art. Scholarship is based primarily upon financial need
and is renewable for up to four years if a 2.5 GPA is maintained.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The David G. Marshall Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by his family and Frederick Aviation
Criteria: Recipients must be pursuing a career in the aviation
industry and must have a 3.0 GPA.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Dr. Rex R. and Ann Martin Scholarship Fund
Founded by Dr. and Mrs. Martin
Criteria: Recipients must be Frederick High School graduates
enrolled at Hood College.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Millard “Mick” Mastrino Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Melvin F. Danner in memory of Mr. Mastrino
Criteria: Recipients must be Frederick High School graduates
with preference given to students who were born in Frederick County, who
are members of Evangelical Lutheran Church, located in Frederick, who
are affiliated with United Steam Fire Engine Company Number 3, Frederick
County Fire and Rescue Service and/or other organized fire and rescue
departments within Frederick County, and who are interested in a career
in public service, public safety and/or culinary arts.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation
The Mary Ann Moschel Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Dr. Robert C. Moschel, in memory of his wife, in collaboration
with The Frederick County Association of Counseling and Development
Criteria: Recipients must be graduating seniors pursuing
a degree in counseling, psychology, education or human services. Scholarship
is based upon commitment to pursuing a career in a “people helping” profession
and academic excellence with a minimum 3.0 grade point average.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation and an essay stating career objective and intentions to mentor
and help others when they become a professional.
The Jessica Lee Murphy Memorial Fund
Founded by her parents, Don and Sue Murphy, with memorial contributions
from family and friends
Criteria: Recipients must be Governor Thomas Johnson High
School graduating seniors who excel in sports and academics, exhibit a
safe driving record, and are continuing their education at a two-year
or four-year college. Scholarship is based upon participation in varsity
sports their senior year, with preference given to volleyball players,
academics, volunteerism, financial need, and a safe driving record.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
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The Charles A. and Kathryn
Z. Nicodemus Scholarship Fund
Founded by Charles A. Nicodemus and Kathryn Z. Nicodemus
Criteria: Recipients must be graduating seniors of Walkersville
High School.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
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The Nicholas Talarico
Paskowsky Memorial Fund
Founded by Jane Talarico and Michael Paskowsky in memory of their
son
Criteria: Recipients must be Frederick High School
graduating seniors planning to attend the four-year college or
university of their choice and having a grade point average no greater
than 3.5 on a 4.0 scale
Submit: Scholarship application available from the
Community Foundation.
The Garrett R. Petronchak
Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by his mother, Peggy Waxter
Criteria: Recipients must be graduating seniors who participate
in alcohol prevention and education activities with preference given to
ATOD-free (alcohol, tobacco and other drug-free) athletes.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation and must include a letter of reference
from the Drug Free Schools Facilitator, SHOP Sponsor or Alcohol Prevention Sponsor,
Substance Abuse Coordinator, or School Official (guidance counselor, principal, class advisor).
The Ada B. Poole Scholarship Fund
Founded by an anonymous donor in honor of Mrs. Poole’s positive impact
on her students
Criteria: Recipients must be Walkersville High School graduating
seniors with plans to attend a four-year college, with preference given
to English, literature or education majors.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The
Rev. Dr. Rodney B. Pulliam and Rodney II, Jordan, and Matthew Pulliam
Memorial Fund
Founded by Tammie A. Pulliam in memory of her husband and sons with
memorial contributions
Criteria: Recipients
must be active in their faith-based organizations and involved in their
community, with special preference given to those who are pursuing a
career in the ministry, law or medicine.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the
Community Foundation.
The Ramona Corun Remsberg Scholarship Fund
Founded by Ramona C. Remsberg through her estate provisions
Criteria: Recipients
must be Frederick County residents pursuing a career in finance.
Submit: Scholarship
application available from the Community Foundation.
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The Millard Milburn Rice
Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by his son and daughter-in-law, Robert C. and Elizabeth S.
Rice
Criteria: Recipients must be studying at either McDaniel
College or University of Maryland at College Park and may be in their
first year through graduate school.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Barry D. Richardson Memorial Scholarship Fund for the Visual Arts
Founded by Shirley and Kathryn Richardson in memory of their husband
and father
Criteria: Recipients must attend Frederick Community College,
exhibit artistic talent, and take at least nine credit hours, with preference
given to visual arts, including art education, art therapy, graphic design,
and photography majors.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation
The Don and Rosa Rippeon Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mr. and Mrs. Rippeon
Criteria: Recipients must be graduates of Walkersville High
School with preference given to students majoring in early childhood education,
specifically kindergarten through third grade, and agriculture.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Winfield Scott Rodney,
IV, Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Dr.
Sonja Rossig in memory of her son
Criteria: Recipients
must be attending a college, university, or trade or technical school.
Preference is given those who are striving to become
self-sufficient despite disabilities and obstacles they may have, have
completed rehabilitation at the Frederick Rescue Mission and now
attending Frederick Community College, and to those who are ages 17
through 22 who are or were involved in foster care, have been diagnosed
with Type I Juvenile Diabetes, and/or have disabilities as defined
within the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Special consideration is given computer science majors.
Submit: Scholarship
application available from the Community Foundation.
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The Michael Schrodel Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Founded by his family and his parents, David and Diana Schrodel
Criteria: Recipients must be Walkersville High School graduating
seniors with preference given to football players; however, other student
athletes may be considered if no senior football players meet the scholarship
criteria. Scholarships are based upon the ability to take direction from
supervisors and coaches, sportsmanship, and the ability to pursue goals
on and off the playing field.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation and a reference letter from the athletic coach.
The
James R. Seek, Jr. Memorial Fund
Founded
by Amy J. Seek in memory of her late husband
Criteria: Recipients
must be graduates of
Frederick High School, Urbana High School, and/or Tuscarora High School
who are strong “B” students. Scholarships
are based upon good character and kindness of spirit.
Special consideration shall be given to students with learning
disabilities.
Submit: Scholarship
application available from the Community Foundation.
The C. Eugene Shaff, Jr., Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Laura Jean Shaff in memory of her husband
Criteria: Recipients must be graduates of Frederick County
Public Schools majoring in a scientific field, such as physics, biology
and chemistry.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Shangri-La Detachment Marine Corps League Scholarship Fund
Founded by Shangri-La Detachment Marine Corps League
Criteria: Recipients are preferably members of the Shangri-La
Detachment Marine Corps League, blood relatives of a member of the Shangri-La
Detachment Marine Corps League, and/or Frederick County, Maryland residents
who are blood relatives of current or former Marines.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation and a copy of Form #DD214, along with a description of the
Marine’s relationship to the applicant.
The Shiraz Scholarship Fund
Founded by the Memarsadeghi
family
Criteria: Recipients
must be attending Frederick Community College or University of Maryland
at any campus, with preference given to, but not limited to, students of
Iranian birth.
Submit: Scholarship
application available from the Community Foundation.
The
Gary F. Smith Memorial Music Scholarship Fund
Founded by Jeanne P. Smith in memory of her husband
Criteria: Recipients must be Governor Thomas Johnson High
School graduating seniors who are music majors with primary consideration
given to instrumentalists, and secondary consideration given to vocalists.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Mary E. M. and Ruth E. Smith Scholarship Fund
Founded by bequests from the Smith sisters
Criteria: Recipients must be pursuing a degree from an
accredited college or university. Scholarships are renewable for up
to four years of post-secondary education.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Ross and Pauline Smith Scholarship Fund
Founded by Mrs. Smith
Criteria: Recipients must be attending an accredited college
or university but do not necessarily have to be in the top tier of their
class academically.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Pauline Stauffer Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by George C. Stauffer, G. Douglas Stauffer, and Sharon Stauffer
Barrick in memory of their wife and mother
Criteria: Recipients must be Walkersville High School
graduating seniors, with preference given to students studying nursing
or a related field.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
The Julia D. Stine Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Alice Jean Stine in memory of her mother
Criteria: Recipients must be Brunswick High
School graduates enrolled at Salisbury University with at least a
“B” average with preference given to education, nursing,
psychology, social work, or sociology majors.
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The Dr. V. E. Gladstone
Thompson Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Gloria H. Thompson and Sonya D. Thompson in memory of
their husband and father
Criteria:
Recipients must be graduate students pursuing dentistry at Howard
University Dental School. Preference shall be given to Frederick County
residents.
Submit: Scholarship
application available from the Community Foundation.
The
Marvin G. Todd Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded
by Bess Todd in memory of her husband
Criteria:
Recipients must be Brunswick High School graduates who are
enrolled in a four-year college or university who received the “B”
award while in high school. Financial
need is not necessarily considered for this scholarship.
Submit:
Scholarship application available from the Community Foundation.
Tribute to a Friend Scholarship
Fund
Founded by Robert A. Rosensteel with donations from the Emmitsburg
area, in memory of David Copenhaver, Greg Hollinger, Tom and Sharon Topper,
and Terry Myers
Criteria: Recipients must be graduating seniors residing
in Emmitsburg continuing their education at Mount Saint Mary’s
University.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
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Martha Murphy Virts Nursing Scholarship Fund
Founded by Edgar Virts in memory of his mother
Criteria: Recipients
must be pursuing a degree or certification in nursing, with preference
given to students studying at Frederick Community College, intending
to work in long-term care facilities with persons with disabilities
and/or dementia or with the elderly, and/or beginning at the bottom
levels of the nursing career ladder, such as receiving their
certification as a geriatric or nursing assistant.
Submit: Scholarship
application available from the Community Foundation.
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The Philip I. Winters Scholarship
Fund
Founded by Mr. and Mrs. John Winters in memory of their son
Criteria: Recipients must be Middletown High School graduates,
with preference given to education majors maintaining a 3.0 to 3.8 grade
point average.
Submit: Scholarship application available from the Community
Foundation.
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The R. Edward Zimmerman
Memorial Scholarship Fund
Founded by Sandra A. Zimmerman with contributions from friends and
family in memory of her husband
Criteria: Recipients must be Walkersville High School graduating
seniors enrolled in a four-year college with preference given to banking,
finance or economics majors and to those with a “B” average.
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