For Students
Some scholarships are open to current college students and students who live outside Worcester County. Learn more below:
If you are a current college student pursuing your first Bachelor's degree, you may apply if any of the following criteria:
- Worcester County students transferring from a 2-year college to a 4-year MA state college or university (see details about the Herbert D. Sherwin Memorial Scholarship below!)
- Children of members of the Worcester Rugby Football Club
- Relatives of members of the Fitchburg Sportsmen's Club
- Members of Congregation B'nai Shalom (Westborough, MA)
- Members of St. Mary's Assumption Orthodox Albanian Church (Worcester, MA)
- Members of Emmanuel Baptist Church (Worcester, MA)
- Relatives of employees of: Christie & Thomson, Cutler Associates or Cutler Design, Feingold Companies, Milford Water Company, Quinsigamond Automotive Warehouse, R. H. White Companies, Rotman's Furniture Company, Whitinsville Water Company
- Recent high school graduates from Worcester County who have had cancer, or have had a parent with cancer, and are enrolled in a 4-year college may be eligible for the Mark W. Tripp Scholarship
- Worcester County Latinx students who are pursuing degrees in health sciences, neuroscience, nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy/ kinesiology, sports medicine, biology (pre-med), or biology may be eligible for the Worcester Latino Coalition Scholarship
- Adults pursuing their first bachelor's degree after a gap between high school (or GED) and college.
If you do not live within Worcester County, you may apply if you meet any of the following criteria:
- Current high school seniors who live in Medway, MA may qualify for the Janet Fraser Scholarship.
- Current high school seniors who attend Framingham High School and Natick High School may qualify for the Daniel Stephen Lussier Athletic Scholarship.
- Relatives of members of the Fitchburg Sportsmen's Club
- Children of members of the Worcester Rugby Football Club
- Relatives of employees of: Christie & Thomson, Cutler Associates or Cutler Design, Feingold Companies, Milford Water Company, Quinsigamond Automotive Warehouse, Rotman's Furniture Company
If you have read the information above and have questions about your eligibility, please click here to submit an inquiry to our Scholarship Program Officer.
The Herbert D. Sherwin Memorial Scholarship Fund for transfer students
Jay Sherwin and his family started this scholarship fund to honor the memory of his father, a Worcester native who deeply valued education.
This scholarship will be awarded to students who have completed two years at a community college and are transferring to a 4-year program at a Massachusetts public school. This scholarship will fund the full amount of unmet financial need for the recipient.
Questions?
Contact Amaris Gonzalez
Program Officer for Youth and Families
508-755-0980