GWCF scholarship application
DirectoryScholarship
This is a group of awards reached through one application. Each award inside it has its own rules.
- Award
- More than 140 donor scholarships through one application, with varying individual award amounts and continued eligibility. No uniform collection-wide award.
- Deadline
- 2027 deadline not yet posted; the 2026 application opened December 1 and closed February 25, 2026. Decisions are released in early May.
- How to apply
- Submit one online application with a transcript, short answer, essay and optional recommendations (required for certain funds); you are matched to funds automatically. FAFSA is not required.
- What you'll need
- An essay
- Who can apply
- Mostly high school seniors from the 60 cities and towns of Worcester County who will enroll full-time in a 2- or 4-year undergraduate program; some funds serve college students, adults or non-residents.
- Good to know
- FAFSA not required, but income questions may require tax/benefit information. Recommendations are optional except for named funds. Existing applicants updating an application should edit their account; previous applicants without a current GWCF award are instructed to create a new account when reapplying. Page differs between early-May and mid-June notification guidance.