To be eligible to apply for a Worthington scholarship, you must be a Maine resident and a graduating senior at one of our participating high schools with plans to enroll full-time at one of our partner colleges or universities. 

A highly selective scholarship for the nation’s top community college students seeking to complete their bachelor’s degrees at selective four-year colleges or universities.

The Exploring Transfer (ET) program at Vassar College is designed for community college students interested in continuing their education at a competitive four-year college. Students who enroll in the summer program take college courses co-taught by a Vassar and a community college professor. Each accepted student receives a scholarship to the Exploring Transfer program that completely covers their tuition, room, meals and books.

Students of all ages who are the first in their family to attend college and those from under-represented groups and disadvantaged backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

The application process includes a personal essay, college transcripts, and two faculty evaluations.

MCCS students who are selected to participate can also receive a travel stipend.

Inspired by our namesake, the first U.S. Congresswoman, the Jeannette Rankin Foundation (JRF) awards grants to applicants who are working toward their first associate’s or bachelor’s degree, identify as women/nonbinary, are 35 and older, and demonstrate financial need — from all states and backgrounds.

The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity. To be eligible for the Gilman Program, applicants must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of their study abroad program or internship. The Institute of International Education has administered the program since its inception in 2001.

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