Post-Secondary Scholarships

We are excited for a new scholarship opportunity: the Adult Post-Secondary Scholarship!

Questions?  Click here for the informational application or contact Julie at PartnerslnlslandEducation [at] gmail [dot] com

Link to electronic Adult Post-Secondary Scholarship application

Along with this new scholarship, Partners in Island Education oversees five other scholarship or grant programs as part of its mission to enhance educational opportunities for the students of Vinalhaven. Three of these scholarships are for post-secondary education. New to the post-secondary scholarships in 2021 is the change that allows both current graduating Vinalhaven seniors and those who graduated the previous year, but were not awarded either a Vinalhaven College Scholarship or an Ogden/Chaffey Scholarship to apply. So, if you took a gap year or just wasn’t sure of your plans for a year…you can still apply!

PIE’s Vinalhaven College Scholarship

This scholarship was developed with the goal of providing a substantial financial award each year to one graduating senior going on to a four-year college and now we award two each year. The people helping to create this scholarship are members of the summer and year round community, including Vinalhaven school teachers and administrators. The first award was given in 2006. New in 2024 , the scholarship has increased from a total of $12,000 – $3000 for each year of college to $16,000 – $4000 for each year of college!

PIE’s Ogden/Chaffey Scholarship

Established in the spring of 2010 with a generous donation from Ms. Mary Jean Ogden, a long-time summer resident of Vinalhaven, the Ogden Chaffey scholarship is a one-time award of $3000.  Two of these scholarships are awarded to the highest scored students attending a  2-year, 1-year or vocational program. If there are no students in the applicant pool for one of those programs, the scholarships are awarded to the students attending a 4-year school who have the 2nd and 3rd highest scores. In creating this scholarship, Ms. Ogden hoped to inspire donors to give gifts that keep on giving by donating to PIE’s endowment. PIE has recently added a shortened application for those attending a certificate program – see below.

Link to electronic Vinalhaven College Scholarship application

Link to electronic Ogden/Chaffey Post-Secondary Scholarship application

Link to electronic Ogden/Chaffey Certificate Scholarship application

PIE’s Ogden/Chaffey Career Path Grant

The Ogden/Chaffey Career Path Grant (CPG) provides financial assistance for young Vinalhaven adults (aged 18–30) to help pay for expenses related to pursuing a career: tuition, fees, supplies, travel and other legitimate costs that are associated with obtaining a certificate or credential used to pursue a job or career path. A high school diploma is not required.

Link to electronic Ogden/Chaffey Career Path Grant application

Meet some of our scholarship recipients by clicking on this PowerPoint link!

PIE Scholarship PowerPoint Slideshow 2018

View Past Vinalhaven College & Ogden/Chaffey Recipients

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Click Here to Download the 2024 Scholarship brochure(PDF)