Fairfield County’s Community Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist high school and college students from the greater Bridgeport area who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
This program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Graduating high school senior applicants to the Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Competitive Scholarship Program must:
Current undergraduate or graduate applicants to the Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Competitive Scholarship Program must:
The program consists of many separate scholarship funds administered by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation. Some funds have additional eligibility requirements as noted on the following tabs.
Arthur A. Lunin “Learn a Trade” Scholarship (two awards, renewable)
Chiota Family Scholarship (one award)
Edward C. Hawley Scholarship (two awards)
Edward R. Kasparek Memorial Scholarship (one award)
Ernest & Joan Trefz Scholarship (one award)
Greater Bridgeport Area General Scholarship (10-15 awards)
Helen Redding Scholarship (one award)
Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport Scholarship (two awards)
Irving Loeb Kornblut Award (one award)
Jack & Roselyn Goloff Nowitz Musical Scholarship (one award)
Jeff Keith Scholarship (one award given to either a high school senior OR undergraduate)
Joseph R. Farkas, Sr. Engineering Scholarship (one award)
Kay & Louis F. Samotus Scholarship (one award)
L’Ambiance Scholarship (one award given to either a high school senior OR undergraduate)
La Danza Scholarship (one award)
Les Treize Scholarships (10 – 15 awards; finalist selection process) applications sent to Foundation for selection
Mario D’Addario Scholarship (one award)
Richard K. Schmidt / Aquarion Science Scholarship (one award)
Richard Mayer Scholarship Fund (one renewable award)
Rose Kornblut Gay Scholarship Fund (one award)
Ruth Carlson Horn Scholarship (one award)
Sonneborn Scholarship (one award)
Spanish Merchants Association Scholarship (Up to three awards)
Sumner Simpson Scholarship (one award)
The Employees Tuberculosis and Respiratory Association (ETRA) Health Scholarship (3-5
awards, renewable)
Theodore Muller Scholarship (one award given to either a high school senior or undergraduate)
Thomas Carroll Scholarship (one award)
Special Scholarship Award (with Guidance Counselor Recommendation Only)
Magnus Wahlstrom Leadership Award – For Graduating High School Seniors Only- Special Scholarship Award (With Guidance Counselor Recommendation Only) (one award, renewable)
Applicants for the Magnus Wahlstrom Leadership Award MUST meet the following criteria:
Edward C. Hawley Scholarship (two awards)
Greater Bridgeport Bar Association Scholarship (One Award, Renewable)
Health-Related Studies Scholarship (one award)
Jeff Keith Scholarship (one award given to either a high school senior OR undergraduate)
Karen Telickey Scholarship (up to two awards)
L’Ambiance Scholarship (one award given to either a high school senior OR undergraduate)
May Camp & Webster Upson Walker Scholarship Fund (one award)
Megan Cobb & Jason Kern Scholarship (one award)
Theodore Muller Scholarship (one award given to either a high school senior OR undergraduate)
The Employees Tuberculosis and Respiratory Association (ETRA) Health Scholarship (3-5
awards, renewable)
Ulysses J. Dunne and Ulysses J. Dunne, Jr. Scholarship (two award, renewable)
Distribution amount and number of awards for each fund is determined annually by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation. Funds that have monies available to issue scholarships will be listed each year on the Fairfield County’s Community Foundation website.
Payment of awards will be sent directly to each student made payable to the student’s college on behalf of the Fairfield County’s Community Foundation. If a student interrupts or terminates attendance at school, any unused portion of the award must be returned to Scholarship America. After returned funds are receipted, Scholarship America will forward funds to Fairfield County’s Community Foundation with the name of the student and award identified.
Students are allowed to defer their award for one semester or one academic year, whichever is requested. No more than one year of deferral will be allowed.
Awards are for undergraduate and graduate study and may be renewable depending on the specific fund.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
Students may apply for up to four scholarships for which they are eligible using the on-line application. Students may receive a maximum of two awards if they meet eligibility requirements. Financial need will be considered. Recipients must demonstrate need.
Depending upon the fund, selection of recipients and/or finalists will be made by Scholarship America. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Applicants will be notified in late July. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation. Payment is made in August. A check is mailed to each recipient’s home address and is made payable to the school for the student.
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
One online recommendation form is required of all applicants and must be submitted on your behalf no later than April 24, 2023 4:00 pm Eastern Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.