Yawkey Scholars Program

The Yawkey Scholars program is designed to make college affordable for talented, motivated, low-income students from Massachusetts and Georgetown County, South Carolina. It provides a four-year renewable tuition scholarship (up to $25,000 per year) and other supports to help students achieve academically and go on to be successful and highly productive members of our community. Since 2005, the Yawkey Scholars Program has provided more than $12 million in tuition supports to more than 300 Scholars as they pursue a college education.

For more information about the Yawkey Foundations, please visit the Foundations’ website at www.yawkeyfoundations.org.

FOR CURRENT SCHOLARS

2019-2020 Scholar Handbook
2019-2020 Opportunities Fund Request Form

FOR NEW APPLICANTS

Application Instructions

Please review the program guidelines below for your state to determine your eligibility.

Application website: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=yawkey

For current scholars, the renewal application is available here: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=yawkey

Qualifications

Applicants from Massachusetts must:

be a U.S. citizen and permanent resident of Massachusetts
have a private, competitive college in Massachusetts among your top four college choices
have someone in your life who you consider a mentor
have a family Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $75,000 or less and/or an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $6,000 or less

Applicants from Georgetown County South Carolina must:

be a U.S. citizen and permanent resident of Georgetown County South Carolina
have a private or public college in South Carolina among your top four college choices
have someone in your life who you consider a mentor
have a family Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $60,000 or less and/or an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $5,000 or less