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Woodbury, Connecticut


NAMED ENDOWMENTS & GRANTS ADMINISTERED BY THE WOODBURY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Awards are made annually from the below list of endowments and grants. Each endowment’s balance determines the amount of the award and, in some cases; awards may not be given in consecutive years.

Generally, the WSF makes awards based on scholarship, school activities, community service and need (WSF Criteria). Endowments and grants may have additional, unique criteria upon which awards are based.

The standard WSF application form is used to apply to all endowments and grants.

The Dr. Bernard Rosenberg Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded to a graduating senior with outstanding academic accomplishments and a well-balanced interest in the arts and sciences. This was our first endowed scholarship.

The Saint Paul’s Church Scholarship
Funded each year by Woodbury's Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, this was our first annual grant scholarship. It is based on WSF criteria.

The Dairy De-Lite Ice Cream Shop of Woodbury Fund Scholarship
Awarded to a student who has shown exceptional accomplishment during his/her high school career.

The Wayne Pratt Scholarship
Wayne Pratt has pledged a yearly, unrestricted grant for a scholarship based on the WSF criteria.

The Ella T. Grasso - Democratic Party Scholarship
Awarded in memory of our former governor to a student with demonstrated community service and interested in government studies.

The Roland Manzi Jr. Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded by the Roland Manzi family in memory of Roland Manzi, Jr. to a student interested in any of the following: horticulture/VoAg, nature, gardening, cooking, political interest.

The Old Woodbury Historical Society Scholarship
Awarded in the memory of education chairman Janet Bartow to a student interested in history.

The Woodbury Business Association Scholarship
Awarded to a business student inclined toward self-employment.

The Knowlton Family Fund Scholarship
Awarded to a student of outstanding character and motivation but who may have average scholastic standing.

The John G. Fleming Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded to a student exhibiting outstanding citizenship along with WSF criteria. The Woodbury Democratic Town Committee sponsors this award.

The Drs. Virginia & Harold Perkinson Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student interested in the sciences.

The Cushman Family Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student with outstanding character and scholastic attainment.

The Christopher Ciriello Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded to a student interested in civil engineering, computer science, technology or art along with WSF criteria.

The Reed A. Weyburn Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria.

The Edith Seymour Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student interested in education.

The Diane Defeo Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student interested in education or mathematics.

The Balsavage Family Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a prospective English major.

The Mitchell School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student who graduated from Mitchell School and Nonnewaug High School.

The Flanders Nature Center Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student from Woodbury or Bethlehem planning to major in the environment or natural sciences or teaching.

The Woodbury Republican Party Scholarship Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student interested in government studies.

The Choate-Musgat Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to student interested in journalism.

The Mary Elder Chaffee Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student interested in the arts, music, community or church studies.

The Scott Lawrence Pond Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria with an emphasis on curiosity and a spirit of adventure.

The Harlan H. Griswold Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student interested in either helping others, history, community help or historic preservation.

The James Bragg Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student interested in mechanical, land, environmental or engineering.

The Dr. Marcus E. Cox Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student interested in health and sciences.

The North Congregational Church Scholarship Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria preferably to a North Church member.

The Arthur Dwight Chaffee Jr. Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student interested in architecture, engineering, or construction.

The Christine Story Ribeiro Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria.

The Cody-Devries Family Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria with an emphasis on motivation.

The First Congregational Church Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a caring student demonstrating good citizenship.

The Stedman T. Hitchcock Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student interested in engineering, science, mathematics or public service.

The Marjorie E. Jones Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student interested in teaching; particularly home economics.

The Evan Hunter Gillette Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student planning to pursue a career in business.

The Roger Devino Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student attending the University of Connecticut and planning to major in business.

The Tracey Blair Sadik Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student with outstanding motivation.

The Eleanor Wolff Hardisty Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student interested in the arts, education or pre-medical science.

The Estella C. Hardisty Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student interested in business and citizenship.

The Ruth Wheeler Travers Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a female student with career interest in horticulture, agriculture, forestry or culinary studies.

The Edward White Memorial Fund Scholarship
Awarded on WSF criteria to a student with a sharp interest in science.



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