TYPES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
2025 Scholarship Application is now available!
The 2025 Scholarship Application is now available! Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation encourages students of all ages to apply for tuition support to be used towards college, graduate level, professional development and certificate program studies.
To apply for a scholarship, use the online application below. We will automatically match you with all scholarship opportunities for which you qualify.
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE DEADLINES BELOW
SPRING SCHOLARSHIPS
- For graduating seniors, current college and graduate students, and people of all ages starting or participating in certification programs for professional development
- DEADLINES: The application portal will open Friday, January 17 and applications will be due Friday, March 14
- Sample Application
- Application Checklist (below)
MVCF SCHOLARSHIP FUND
- For adult learners and community members seeking professional development (who are not following a traditional academic schedule)
- DEADLINE: This application is available and reviewed on a rolling basis from April through December.
Application Checklist for Spring Scholarships
The following materials are required of every applicant:
- Personal Essay: please use this opportunity to tell us something about you that is not covered in the application. 10,000 character limit.
- Current Letter of Recommendation: This should be dated within 1 year, and be from a professional, such as a teacher, professor, coach, employer, advisor, etc, and can be uploaded either by the applicant or by the reference themselves. If you are a high school senior, the Guidance Counselor Report can be considered as a letter of recommendation.
- Current Transcript
- Current GPA
- Volunteer & Social Activism Experience
- Extracurricular Activities
- Financial Information: Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) based on your Student Aid Report (SAR).
- Field of Study, Intended Major, and College/University/Other Institution you plan on attending (if you have not yet received an admission decision, please list your first choice of institution).
- Projected Program Costs including: Projected tuition, room and board, and other expenses (books, transportation, etc.)
OPTIONAL ESSAY
In addition to the required Personal Essay, you may also choose to apply to the following essay-based scholarship.
Essays may not exceed 10,000 characters.
- Blankenship/Hughes Essay: Established by the Ruth B. and Robert H. Hughes Charitable Annuity Trust, this essay scholarship is awarded to a senior of MVRHS who best answers the question, “how can I help improve the quality of life on the Vineyard?”
OTHER OPTIONAL MATERIALS
- A Second Letter of Recommendation
- Performance Audio/Videos: An opportunity to upload up to 3 performance audio/videos to be considered for the Will Luckey Scholarship Fund and the Island Community Chorus – Peter R. Boak Music Award. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE that the Island Community Chorus Peter R. Boak Music Award is paid for the Fall semester of the second year of education. The award is paid after the submission of the student’s first year transcript, which lists the music classes that have been taken and the grades earned in those classes.
- Work Experience: an opportunity to list work experience if you feel it adds to your application (1,000 character limit)
- Career Goals: an opportunity to briefly describe, including future plans for additional education where applicable (1,000 character limit)