Home
	Who We Are
	Giving & Donor Services
	Grants & Scholarships
	Press & Publications
	Services for Nonprofit Staff and Boards
	Special Projects
	For Professional Advisors
	Site Map

370 Main Street
Suite 650
Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 755-0980

Contact Us

Scholarships
Starting a Scholarship Fund

Starting a Scholarship Fund | Resources       

Greater Worcester Community Foundation has over 90 scholarship funds made possible through many individuals and organizations, and each with a focused purpose in making awards. When you establish a scholarship fund, you may specify selection criteria that are important to you.

 

Selection criteria

To search for just the "right student", consider the following criteria:

• Academics
• Character/leadership
• College type (2-yr, 4-yr, vocational)
• Community service /civic involvement
• Ethnicity/religion/gender
• Extracurricular activities/athletics
• Field of study/career path
• Financial need
• Town/geographical area/specific high school(s)
• Overcoming adversity/special circumstances

Award amount

Current scholarship awards range from $250 to more than $5,000. It is possible to designate a specific amount to be awarded each year or to base an award on the Foundation's spending policy. Based on the high cost of education today, we encourage a minimum scholarship of $1,000 whenever possible.

Funds with larger balances have the option to distribute more than one scholarship in a given year, or to provide a higher award.

 

Selection process

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation board appoints all members of selection committees and approves the process through which all scholarships are selected. The Foundation will work with you to determine the best selection process for the scholarship.

 

Our services

We make it simple for you by taking care of the entire process from start to finish. Through our outreach effort, applications are made available to all public and private high schools in the Greater Worcester area, as well as through local libraries, nonprofit organizations, and online.

Our staff screens all applications, coordinates and schedules dozens of community volunteers who serve on a variety of selection committees. We also take care of all applicant correspondence and notification, including tracking scholarship recipients and distribution of awards.