THE YAWKEY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM -

Are you interested in applying for the Tom and Jean Yawkey Scholarship foundation? If your answer is yes then we have got all the information you will need on this page.

SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDER

TOM AND JEAN YAWKEY

Tom and Jean Yawkey’s narrative spans more than eight decades thanks to the promises they made to the residents of Massachusetts, New England, and Georgetown County, South Carolina, as well as their influence on children’s and families lives. The cautious measures the Yawkeys took to ensure that their impact would continue on through the activities of the Yawkey Foundation highlight their affection for these towns and their modest feeling of duty to people in need. Perhaps the Yawkeys’ most notable accomplishment was their long-term control of the Boston Red Sox. Tom and Jean Yawkey were working more subtly, but with equal passion and dedication, to help people who were most in need.

The Yawkey Foundation is still dedicated to continuing to recognize Tom and Jean Yawkey’s dedication to helping those in need. The Yawkey Foundation is dedicated to upholding and sustaining the charitable values of the Yawkeys by funding noteworthy nonprofits that offer support, opportunity, and dignity to the weak and underserved. To date, the foundation has awarded more than $530 million in charitable grants to organizations working in the fields of health care, education, social service, youth, and amateur sports in general, arts and culture, and conservation and wildlife.

ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP

For smart, driven, limited senior high school students from Massachusetts and Georgetown District, South Carolina who are among the first in their family to earn a bachelor’s degree, the Yawkey Scholars program aims to make college accessible. It offers a four-year tuition scholarship that is renewable as well as other assistance to help students succeed academically and develop into highly effective community members. This grant aims to assist students who have a considerable gap between their financial aid and scholarship awards and their education fees (of at least $10,000 or more). More than 350 Scholars have received tuition assistance from the Yawkey Scholars Program since 2005 totaling more than $14 million.

Here you may find details on the Yawkey Scholars Program, such as rules and application criteria. Please send an email to [email protected] if you have any further queries.

QUALIFICATION

Massachusetts residents applying must:

• hold U.S. citizenship and live in Massachusetts permanently.

YOU INTEND TO ENROLL IN A PRESTIGIOUS COLLEGE IN MASSACHUSETTS

• having an expected family contribution (EFC) of no more than $25,000 or a family adjusted gross income (AGI) of no more than $125,000.

They earn a 4-year college or university degree as one of the first members of their immediate family.

GEORGETOWN DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS APPLYING MUST

• Be a citizen of the United States and a longtime resident of Georgetown District, South Carolina.

• Have plans to enroll in a South Carolina public or private college.

You have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $15,000 or less, or a Family Adjusted Gross Income (FAGI) of no more than $80,000.

They earn a 4-year college or university degree as one of the first members of their immediate family.

APPLICATION MATERIALS THAT ARE NECESSARY

• Recommendation letter for a mentor (e.g., coach, pastor, close family friend, etc.)

• Essay Issue

• High school diploma

• Pages 1 and 2 of the most current 1040 Fax Forms from the parents or guardians.

• A fully filled-out Student Aid Report (SAR) from the FAFSA

ADVANCED INFORMATION

Through direct programs and services in its six main Areas of Giving—Health Care, Education, Social Services, Youth and Amateur Athletics, Arts and Culture, and Environment and Wildlife—the Yawkey Foundation supports 501(c)3 income nonprofit organizations (fiscal sponsors acceptable).

At the current time, Eastern Massachusetts and Georgetown District, South Carolina, are the Yawkey Foundation’s main geographic target areas. The Eastern Massachusetts region includes NGOs offering direct activities and services in towns and cities located in the following counties: Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Middlesex, and Essex for the purposes of the Yawkey Foundation’s grantmaking.

Charitable organizations seeking to be recognized for Yawkey Base funding will be needed to pass an online Eligibility Test and upon finalization, may submit an Original Proposal for a single Category of Grant. Please be aware that regardless of the type of grant being requested for consideration, nonprofit organizations are only permitted to submit one first proposal to the Yawkey Foundation every calendar year.