Mitchell Scholarship
Merit + needScholarship
Financial need is part of how this award is decided, alongside merit.
- Award
- $10,000 scholarship paid in four annual installments of $2,500. 200 awards statewide, at least one per Maine public high school.
- Deadline
- Opens December 1, 2026. Due March 1, 2027 (college financial aid letter due April 1, 2027).
- How to apply
- Submit either Common App or the Mitchell application, not both. By March 1, 2027 provide the application, transcript showing first-semester senior grades, FAFSA Submission Summary and a recommendation. The top-choice college’s financial-aid letter is due April 1, 2027.
- What you'll need
- Recommendations
- Who can apply
- Full-time Maine residents on track to graduate from a Maine public high school who plan to attend a two-year or four-year degree program at an accredited college. Selection is based on academics, community impact and financial need.
- Good to know
- Financial need, academics and community impact are selection factors. Current scholar rules require at least half-time spring enrollment, verified directly with the college; no minimum GPA, transcript submission or separate renewal application. Students have six years to receive four $2,500 checks and should report leave, transfers, study abroad or early graduation.
- Details
- ServiceNeed considered