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The Robin L. Kaplan ’90/TJX Companies Memorial Scholarship

The Robin L. Kaplan ’90/TJX Companies Memorial Scholarship

Criteria: (Ten $1,000 Awards) The Robin L. Kaplan ’90/TJX Companies Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to economically disadvantaged students of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds who demonstrate both need and academic merit. Applicants must be enrolled...

The Ruth (Hamley) and Francis Dyson Endowed Scholarship

The Ruth (Hamley) and Francis Dyson Endowed Scholarship

Criteria: (One $1,000.00 award annually) The Ruth (Hamley) and Francis Dyson Endowed Scholarship will be awarded to a full-time undergraduate student who is involved in multiple extracurricular activities and demonstrates financial need. Preference will be given to...

The Samantha Jill Cote Memorial Nursing Scholarship

The Samantha Jill Cote Memorial Nursing Scholarship

Samantha Jill Cote’s life was tragically cut short when she was involved in a car accident on May 29, 2011. Having recently completed her freshman year at Worcester State University, she was anxiously waiting to see if she would be accepted into the Nursing program...

The SGA Student Leader Scholarship

The SGA Student Leader Scholarship

Criteria: (Amount Equal to One Full Annual Tuition Award) The SGA Student Leader Scholarship will be awarded to a full-time undergraduate student leader who has been actively involved in a student group recognized by the SGA for a minimum of two academic semesters,...

The Sharen Cutting Shipley Scholarship

The Sharen Cutting Shipley Scholarship

Criteria: (Amount Equal to One Full Annual Tuition Award) The Sharen Cutting Shipley Scholarship will be awarded to a full-time undergraduate student, working part-time, who demonstrates a need for financial assistance. Sharen Cutting was the first born of five...

The Shirley Albert Endowed Scholarships

The Shirley Albert Endowed Scholarships

Criteria: (10 Awards Equal to $1500.00) The Shirley Albert Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to one or more deserving incoming or current students who have been actively involved in music or drama programs in their pre-college or college years. Preference shall be...

The Sidney Buxton, Jr. and Peggy Ann Buxton ’78 Scholarship.

The Sidney Buxton, Jr. and Peggy Ann Buxton ’78 Scholarship.

Criteria: (Several Partial Tuition Awards) The Sidney Buxton, Jr. Scholarship Award will be awarded to a student who meets the following criteria: • A full-time student at Worcester State University in the academic year prior to this application. • A participant...

The South High School Class of 1957 Scholarship

The South High School Class of 1957 Scholarship

Criteria: ($1,600 award per year) The South High School Class of 1957 Scholarship will be awarded to a graduate of Worcester’s South High School, with financial need, who applies to Worcester State University and is accepted as a full-time student. Candidates should...

The SPORTS ALIVE Scholarship In Memory of E. Jay Tierney

The SPORTS ALIVE Scholarship In Memory of E. Jay Tierney

Criteria: Applicants must be Massachusetts residents who demonstrate a successful high-school academic record and have accessed services from the Department of Children and Families or the Department of Mental Health. Preference shall be given to a student who has...

The Tarun and Amita Mukherjee Memorial Scholarship

The Tarun and Amita Mukherjee Memorial Scholarship

One $750.00 Award. The late Tarun and Amita Mukherjee’s devotion to one another spanned many decades, and their shared passion for helping young people achieve an education will now last forever through this scholarship. The couple shared many beliefs, the most...

The Thomas P. Cawley Sr. Memorial Scholarship

The Thomas P. Cawley Sr. Memorial Scholarship

Two $2,500.00 Awards. The Thomas P. Cawley Sr. Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to students at the undergraduate level who are enrolled full-time and in good academic standing, have a minimum GPA of 2.8, show evidence of financial need, and is a child,...

 The Vanessa Anne Dunn Memorial Scholarship

The Vanessa Anne Dunn Memorial Scholarship

Criteria: (One $1,500 Award) The Vanessa Anne Dunn Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a full-time, matriculated Worcester State University junior or senior majoring in Criminal Justice. The student must possess a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Though not...

The Vera Dowden Baldwin Scholarship

The Vera Dowden Baldwin Scholarship

Criteria: ($500 award) The Vera Dowden Baldwin Scholarship will be awarded to a student, with financial need, residing in Dowden Hall. Candidates should provide a short essay attesting to the need for this grant and submit it with the scholarship application. It...

The Vincent R. DeBenedictis Memorial Scholarship

The Vincent R. DeBenedictis Memorial Scholarship

A gentleman, veteran, family man, scholar, devout Catholic, and exceptional educator, Vincent R. DeBenedictis shared his love of the romance languages and classical literature with Worcester State University students for more than 30 years. Retiring in 1990 as...

The William and Helen Miller Endowed Scholarship

The William and Helen Miller Endowed Scholarship

William and Helen Miller had a profound belief in the power of education. Although they themselves never had the opportunity to further their education, Marilyn’s father was a successful small businessman. He embodied the spirit of entrepreneurialism,long before the...

 The William Murphy Scholarship

The William Murphy Scholarship

Criteria: ($1,250 Award) The William Murphy scholarship’s first preference is that it be awarded to an incoming freshman who is a graduate of Worcester’s North High School and a commuter student with an interest in co-curricular activities. Second preference will...

Victor & Angelia Rezen Memorial Scholarship Fund

Victor & Angelia Rezen Memorial Scholarship Fund

Criteria: (One $1,250 Award) The Victor and Angelia Rezen Memorial Scholarship will provide financial assistance to an undergraduate student who is academically excellent and is committed to continuing his/her education and becoming an audiologist. To be selected the...

William "Bill" Pingeton, Class of 1952, Endowed Scholarship

William "Bill" Pingeton, Class of 1952, Endowed Scholarship

A beloved and respected educator and principal, Bill dedicated 40 years to enriching the lives of students in the Worcester Public Schools. Recognized by former students, colleagues, and administrators for his leadership qualities, Bill was among the first...

Worcester Country Club "Swing into Action Scholarship"

Worcester Country Club "Swing into Action Scholarship"

The $1,000 Swing into Action Scholarship shall be granted annually to a deserving member of the Worcester Country Club staff or a member of their immediate family who is enrolled at Worcester State University in the undergraduate program. Successful applicant must...

Worcester Rotary Club Scholarship

Worcester Rotary Club Scholarship

Criteria: (Two $1,250 Awards) Worcester Rotary Club Scholarships will be awarded to full-time, non-traditional students with financial need and who are residents of Worcester County. A non-traditional student is typically 25 years of age or older, is or has been...

 Worcester State University Geography Scholarship

Worcester State University Geography Scholarship

(Eight $1,000 Awards) The Worcester State University Geography Scholarship will be awarded to first-year or sophomore students, including transfer students, who are Worcester public high school graduates and are enrolled in WSU’s Geography or Natural Science program....