Funder directory → Maine → Ricker College Scholarship
Private foundation · Houlton, ME · EIN 222709285Ricker College Scholarship
✓ Accepts unsolicited applications
Typical grant
$2,000–$16,000
median $2,000
Giving (latest FY)
$189,800
26 grants · FY2025
Assets
$6,808,452
gives nationally
Application form & materials: The Scholarship Program application is available on the website: https://rickerscholarship.com/ Applicants seeking funding should be prepared to provide their name, address, high school, and date of graduation. Applications must include proof of college acceptance and a signed high school transcript. If the applicant is currently attending college, they should identify where they are pursuing higher education, their focus of study, and basic financial estimates for the costs of their college program. Applicants are also asked to identify their parents, to provide a list of awards and personal
Deadlines: Applications must be postmarked no later than the 4th Friday in April.
Restrictions: Scholarships are open to graduates of high schools in Aroostook County, Maine. Most scholarships are valued for $2,000 and are renewable until the student graduates or completes the fourth year of a longer program. The Foundation does not award Scholarships for more than four years except under unusual circumstances. Applicants must be in the upper quarter of their graduating class, unless there are twenty-five or fewer seniors, in which case applicants must be in the upper 35% of their graduating class. Special preferences may be given to high school students graduating from particular public
Contact: Ricker College Trustees · PO Box 1016, Houlton, ME, 04730 · 2075324475
| Grantee | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Maine · Orono, ME | Scholarship Program | $58,000 |
| Husson University · Bangor, ME | Scholarship Program | $34,000 |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME | Scholarship Program | $20,000 |
| University of New England · Biddeford, ME | Scholarship Program | $12,000 |
| University of Southern Maine · Portland, ME | Scholarship Program | $8,000 |
| University of Maine at Farmington · Farmington, ME | Scholarship Program | $7,800 |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent · Fort Kent, ME | Scholarship Program | $6,000 |
| University of New Hampshire · Concord, NH | Scholarship Program | $2,000 |
| University of Prince Edward Island | Scholarship Program | $2,000 |
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