The program is closed at this time. Please return to this site in mid February of 2010 to access the application form for the next program year.

The Yawkey Foundations are committed to continuing the legacy of Tom and Jean Yawkey by making significant and positive impacts on the quality of life of children, families, and the underserved in the areas which the Yawkeys called home, New England and Georgetown County, South Carolina.

Education was an area of particular concern for Tom and Jean Yawkey. They understood its ability to alter the course of young lives. In honor of the Yawkeys' commitment to education, in 2005 the Yawkey Foundation Board of Trustees established the Yawkey Scholars Program for students with significant financial need from Eastern Massachusetts and Georgetown County, South Carolina. These need-based awards are given to students with unique life circumstances that have made study and achievement challenging and who have had a significant, meaningful experience through participation in a mentoring relationship during high school. Scholarship awards may only be used for full-time, degree-seeking study at certain four-year, private, accredited colleges and universities.

Since 2005, the Yawkey Scholars Program has awarded more than $2 million in need-based scholarships to 80 high school students who excelled in high school while also having a meaningful experience through participation in a mentoring program.

The Yawkey Scholars Program is administered by Scholarship Management Services, a division of Scholarship America. Scholarship Management Services is the nation's largest designer and manager of scholarship and tuition reimbursement programs for corporations, foundations, associations and individuals. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability or national origin.