Friends of Mascoma Scholarship
The Friends of Mascoma Foundation scholarship application period is from January 1st through April 15th, 2025. Applications are ONLY accepted through this website. Please note: Prior approval is required to submit a scholarship application post the April 15th deadline.
The guiding principle of FOM’s scholarship program is to support both traditional four-year applicants as well as trade school and certificate program applicants. Friends of Mascoma celebrates the pursuit of all forms of higher education.
The number of scholarships and dollar amount awarded is dependent on available funds each year.
A successful applicant will be/display the following:
A student in the MVRSD
Demonstrate authenticity and sincerity (Mean what you say, say what you mean. Be honest.)
Use clear and concise language (Simple, easy to read)
Craft focused and relevant answers (Straightforward answers)
Submit a compelling application (Shows passion or excitement for your next chapter)
Be service minded or show a love of community (Has demonstrated commitment to their community through volunteerism or other relevant activities. Community can mean Mascoma, the school community, a faith-based community, a sports community, etc.…)
Your application will reflect that you’ve considered, identified, and worked towards your long-term educational and/or career goals and that you’ve begun to incorporate them into your educational and/or extracurricular activities either in or outside of school.
Important Information:
Applicants may apply for multiple scholarships on one application, applicants should select the relevant checkboxes under "Scholarship(s) you are applying for."
Scholarships will be announced at senior awards night, recipients are required to attend Mascoma's senior awards night to receive their scholarship. If there is not a traditional award night FOM will announce and recognize recipients in a different way.
Scholarship monies will be paid directly to the institution the recipient is attending awarded for second semester.
All letters of recommendation must be attached to the scholarship application.
At this time there is no "save" option within the application, applicants are encouraged to draft and save their information in a separate document.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be graduating seniors at MVRHS.
Applicants must be pursuing post-secondary programs including technical/trade/certificate programs, associates degrees, and 4+year degrees.
Applicants must provide one letter of recommendation as an attachment to their application.
Scholarship Renewals:
Starting in 2019, past scholarship recipients are eligible to renew scholarships up to three times. Please visit our scholarship renewals page for more information.
Before applying visit our FAQs page to see common questions and answers. To see a list of previous scholarship recipients please visit our scholarship recipients page.
STOP: Please make sure you have read the information above and the FAQs before starting your scholarship application.