SCHOLARSHIPS
Community Foundation of Carroll County Scholarships & Applications
The 2023 Scholarship Season is closed.
The Community Foundation of Carroll County supports nearly 75 academic, sports, special circumstances, and 4-H scholarships. Search scholarships by name, or sort by application type. These scholarships fall into three application types (noted in the far right column):
Universal Portal Application
4-H Portal Application
Other Scholarships using individual applications
The Universal Portal application is an easy way for students to APPLY ONCE and see all the scholarship opportunities they are eligible for (application opens in January and closes mid-April each year). 4-H Club Participants – Use the 4-H/FFA Scholarship Portal application for scholarship opportunities just for you (opens in January and closes July 1 each year). You only apply once and complete the applications for the opportunities you want to pursue. There are additional scholarship opportunities found in the “Other” category. These are scholarships hosted by the Community Foundation, but the application, review and award process is managed entirely by the scholarship holder. These have individual deadlines, criteria and applications. All scholarships are listed below with criteria, donation information, and access to the application.
| Scholarship Name | Scholarship Description | Learn More / Apply | Make a Donation | Scholarship Type | Field of Interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Nurses Association of Carroll County (SNACC) Scholarship |
The purpose of the School Nurses Association of Carroll County (SNACC) Scholarship is to provide scholarships to graduating seniors from any Carroll County Public High School planning to pursue a career in nursing. The scholarship is intended to help defray first year college expenses. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Any Carroll County HS, Nursing |
| Scott E. Shipley Memorial Career & Technology Scholarship |
The purpose of Scott E. Shipley Memorial Career & Technology Scholarship is to provide scholarships for graduating seniors who have attained their secondary-school diploma from the Carroll County Career & Technology Center in Diesel Technology. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Diesel Technology, CCC&TC, Carroll County Career & Technology Center |
| Scott M. Adelman Memorial Scholarship |
The Purpose of the SCOTT M. ADELMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP is to honor the memory of a founding member of the Carroll County Technology Council by providing a scholarship for a graduating senior or continuing education student from any Carroll County High School or College pursuing an undergraduate degree in marketing, business, computer science, information technology, cyber security, or other technology related field, who meets the criteria established for this fund. Continuing students in these fields currently attending Carroll Community College or McDaniel College are also eligible. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | All Carroll County HS, College Students, Computer Science, IT, Cyber Security, Marketing, Business |
| Stephen A. Toop Memorial Scholarship |
The purpose of the Stephen E Toop Memorial Scholarship is to provide a scholarship for a Francis Scott Key or Westminster High School graduating senior who has been accepted at an accredited college, university, or technical school. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Westminster HS, FSK High School, Francis Scott Key HS |
| Steven Balls Memorial Scholarship |
The purpose of this scholarship is to honor the lives of Michele L. and Steven W. Balls by providing two annual scholarships for Manchester Valley High School graduating seniors in Carroll County MD who have shown academic achievement and will be pursuing a degree in areas of study described in the criteria established. The Steven Balls Scholarship is awarded to a student pursing a declared major in an information technology, cyber security, computer game design, or any major dealing with the operation or use of technology. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Manchester Valley HS, IT, Information Technology, Computer Science |
| Sunshine Flower Memorial Scholarship |
The purpose of the Sunshine Flower Memorial Scholarship is to honor the memory of Katherine Michelle McCarthy by providing a scholarship for a Student at South College in Knoxville TN who has dropped out of the Nursing program far at least one quarter of the year and wishes to return to school. The Scholarship will be awarded to a student who meets the criteria and who has written a five hundred word essay on who they are, why they chose the nursing profession and why they believe they can finish the race. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | South College |
| Susie Badders Memorial Scholarship |
The Susie Badders Memorial Scholarship was created to honor the life of Susie Badders by providing scholarships for a female graduating Senior of Manchester Valley High School who has shown outstanding leadership, hereinafter known as ‘BOSS,’ on the sport field, in the classroom and in the community, and who has been accepted at an accredited College, University or Technical school. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Manchester Valley HS, Female, Leadership, Sports |
| Sydney E Holcomb Memorial South Carroll Stagelighters Scholarship |
This fund is established in memory of Sydney Holcomb. Sydney was a member of the South Carroll Stagelighters from 2016-2019. Stegelighters was a group in which Sydney felt she belonged and was accepted. Stagelighters allowed her to share her love of dance. She greatly enjoyed the mentors and fellow thespians in this club. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | South Carroll HS, Stagelighters, Performing Arts |
| Scholarship Name | Scholarship Description | Learn More / Apply | Make a Donation | Scholarship Type | Field of Interest |
