Mainely Character Scholarship
Direct application
$5,000
Eligibility
Location
Maine
Education level
High school
About this scholarship
Maine high school seniors graduating from a Maine high school who will enroll at an accredited post-secondary institution may apply for Mainely Character Scholarships. If you plan a gap year, you must apply during senior year and already be committed to a post-secondary institution.
Award amounts vary. Selection is based solely on character, not academics or financial need.
Submit a character statement with six numbered essay sections (up to 150 words each) on courage, responsibility, integrity, and concern. Scholarships recognize students who best demonstrate these four principles of exemplary character.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Character statement with six numbered essay sections, each up to 150 words
- Three character references' contact information
- Applicant and high-school information, including guidance-counselor contact
- Surprise-presentation contact person information
- Maine resident graduating from a Maine high school the same year, committed to attending an accredited post-secondary institution directly after graduation
- Three references (contact info only; no written letters) who can attest to the applicant's character; relatives discouraged
- Applicant and high school information (including guidance counselor contact)
- A surprise-presentation contact person (e.g., parent/guardian)
- Application deadline March 1 (postmark/submission); applications before January 1 not considered
- No transcript or GPA required
- Selection is based solely on character, not academics or financial need.
- No transcript or GPA is required.