SCHOLARSHIPS
Community Foundation of Carroll County Scholarships & Applications
The 2025-2026 Scholarship Season: Open November 15, 2025 to April 15, 2026.
The Community Foundation of Carroll County supports nearly 70 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: This application is closed for 2026 scholarships.
4-H Portal Application (Jan 15 – July 1, 2026)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gage Black Memorial Scholarship |
The purpose of the Gage Black Memorial Scholarship is to honor Gage’s memory by providing a graduating Francis Scott Key HS senior who spent all four years either playing lacrosse, wrestling or in the choral program. Additional consideration will be given to a student who has two years in chorus AND two years attending CCC&TC. This scholarship is supported by the Gage Black Memorial Fund. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | lacrosse, wrestling, choir |
| Georgia E Frank Scholarship |
The mission of the Georgia E. Frank Scholarship Fund is to support graduating Carroll County high school students of all backgrounds and needs as they pursue their dreams of being a teacher. As Georgia was a life-long Family and Consumer Science teacher in Carroll County, this fund aims to invigorate, encourage, and support aspiring young educators as they transition from high school to the collegiate stages of their training. As a teacher, Georgia encouraged her students to love what they do, to do it well, in order to make the world around them a better place to live. We hope this fund provides assistance to similarly minded young people as they pursue their future teaching career. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Education, Teaching, All Carroll County HS |
| Grace I. Cookson Memorial Scholarship |
The purpose of Grace I Cookson Memorial Scholarship is to offer college scholarships to worthy graduating seniors and members of the United Methodist Church, Baltimore Suburban District (formerly the West Baltimore District), in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, or its successor. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | United Methodist Church, All Carroll County HS |
| I. Virginia and E. Carroll Murray Memorial Scholarship Fund |
The scholarship is established for a Mnachester Valley HS graduating senior n the names of I. Virginia Murray and E. Carroll Murray. Mrs. Murray was a teacher and principal at Manchester Elementary School. She later became Supervisor of Elementary Schools in Carroll County. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Manchester Valley HS |
| Jared Lutz Memorial Scholarship |
The purpose of the Jared Lutz Memorial Scholarship is to honor the life of Jared Lutz by providing scholarship(s) for a Liberty High School graduating senior who has shown academic achievement and has participated in the Academy of Health in the Nursing Sciences Program at Carroll County Career and Technology Center. The successful candidate will have been accepted at an accredited College or University. Applications will also be accepted from continuing students, i.e., those already in college from Liberty High School who meet the FUND selection criteria. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Liberty HS, Nursing, Carroll County Career & Technology Center, CCC&TC, College Students |
| Jay A. Graybeal Scholarship |
The purpose of the Jay A. Graybeal Scholarship is to provide scholarships to college bound high school students, or students currently enrolled in undergraduate studies or pursuing post-graduate studies in general history or a specialty area of studies in history to include but not limited to; museum studies, archival management, library science, historic preservation, material culture, American Studies, archaeology, anthropology, art or architectural history or preservation technology; or to students pursuing a recognized certification or apprentice program dedicated to traditional arts, industries, trades or crafts. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | History, All Carroll County HS |
| John & Elsie Bankert Academic Scholarship |
The purpose of the John & Elsie Bankert Academic Scholarship is to award a $2,000.00 academic scholarship each year to a current graduate of Westminster High School, who is in the top five percent of the class and who demonstrates high promise in the area of liberal arts. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Westminster HS |
| Kaitlyn Taylor McDaniel Memorial Foundation Scholarship |
The purpose of this Fund is to honor the life of KAITLYN TAYLOR MCDANIEL by providing scholarship(s) who wish to pursue a career in nursing or nursing students already enrolled in a program. The Fund will also make grants from time to time to charities or for projects that would have been important to Kaitlyn. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Nursing |
| Karl L. & Elizabeth K. Hendrickson Memorial Scholarship |
The purpose of the Karl L. & Elizabeth K. Hendrickson Memorial Scholarship is to provide scholarships to Manchester Valley High School graduating seniors who have been accepted at an accredited institution of higher learning and are pursuing studies in the field of Technology. The field includes, but is not limited to, engineering, electronics, graphic communication, printing, media, and woodworking. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Manchester Valley HS, Technology, Engineering, Electronics, Graphics, Print, Media |
| Lee H Madairy Scholarship |
The purpose of the Lee H Madairy Scholarship is to honor the life of Lee H. Madairy by providing scholarship(s) for a new or returning college or vocational program student who has shown academic achievement, excellent moral character and is pursuing a career in a STEM field. The successful candidate will have been accepted at an accredited College, University, or vocational program. The amount of money available each year for the scholarship(s) will be determined by the income generated by the fund. In addition, if income in any given year is sufficient, grants for other charitable purposes may be made in Mr. Madairy’s memory. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, All Carroll County HS, College Students |
| Legacy Septic and Excavation Scholarships |
The purpose of the Legacy Septic and Excavation Scholarships is to provide scholarships for current students of Winter’s Mill High School, Manchester Valley High School, Westminster High School and Carroll County Career and Technology Center who have an interest in the environment and who meet the eligibility requirements set up for this scholarship. These scholarships are given in memory of Jake Offutt, Winters Mill High School Class of 2018 Megan Estey, Westminster High School Class of 2011 James “Parker” Traynor, Manchester Valley High School Class of 2023 Kelsey Madison Barry, graduate of the Carroll County Career & Technology Center Class of 2019. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Winters Mill HS, Westminster HS, Manchester Valley HS, CCC&TC, Carroll County Career & Technology Center |
| Marc & Diane Steckel FSK Scholarship |
The purpose of the Marc & Diane Steckle FSK Scholarship is to provide financial assistance to graduates of Francis Scott Key High School who will be attending four-year universities in the University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, or St. Mary’s College of Maryland. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Francis Scott Key HS |
| Megan Branscome Memorial Fund |
The purpose of The Megan Branscome Memorial Scholarship is to honor the life of Megan Branscome by providing scholarship(s) for graduating high school seniors enrolled in Manchester Valley High School. These graduating seniors must plan on enrolling in either degree oriented or certification programs at Carroll Community College OR a Maryland college or university. The Megan Branscome Memorial Fund will recognize graduating MVHS seniors who, similar to Megan, have demonstrated resilience and determination with a positive attitude in overcoming physical, emotional, health or other obstacles or challenges in their life. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Carroll Community College, Manchester Valley HS |
| Meghan Lynn Rippeon Memorial Scholarship |
The purpose of the Meghan Lynn Rippeon Memorial Scholarship is to honor the life of Meghan Lynn Rippeon by providing a scholarship for any senior graduating from a Carroll County, Maryland high school who has shown academic achievement and is pursuing an education in early childhood development and who has been accepted at an accredited College, University, or Technical School. Applications will also be accepted from continuing students, i.e. those that are already in college, who meet the criteria established for this scholarship. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Early Childhood Education, Any Carroll County HS |
| Michael W. Wantz Scholarship |
The purpose of the Michael W. Wantz Scholarship is to honor the values, attributes, and dedication of Michael W. Wantz, the diesel teacher at Carroll County Career & Technology Center. This award is to provide scholarships for graduating seniors in Carroll County, Maryland who have attained their secondary-school diploma from the Carroll County Career and Technology Center in Diesel Technology. The scholarships shall be for those students to attend schools of higher learning or a certified program appropriate to enhance their capacities and capabilities in Diesel Technology. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Diesel Technology, Carroll County Career &Technology Center, CCC&TC |
| Randy Rager Scholarship |
The purpose of The Randy E. Rager Scholarship Fund is to honor the life of Randy E. Rager by providing an annual scholarship for a graduating senior at Westminster High School and Winters Mill High School in Carroll County, Maryland. The scholarship winners will have shown the capacity to achieve in the face of adversity and challenges, and will have been accepted at an accredited college, university or technical school and who meets the criteria established for the fund. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | WHS, WMHS Graduating Seniors |
| Rita M Medeiros (Rita's Closet) Scholarship |
The purpose of the RITA’S CLOSET SCHOLARSHIP is to honor the memory of Rita Marie Medeiros by providing scholarship (s) for graduating seniors at any public High School in Carroll County, Maryland, and the Carroll County Career and Technology Center. Because Rita was a very caring friend and spent much of her short life, giving others her time, her friendship and ultimately her organ donor gift, the RITA’S CLOSET SCHOLARSHIP will be awarded to a graduating student (s) pursuing an undergraduate degree at an accredited college, university or technical school who meets the criteria established for the fund. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Any Carroll County HS |
| Sarah Jayne Orton Memorial Scholarship |
The purpose of the Sarah Jayne Orton Memorial Scholarship is to honor the life of Sarah by providing a scholarship to a graduating female senior in the class of 2026 at Westminster High School. The applicant must meet the criteria and be an active animal lover. This scholarship is funded by the work of Sarah’s Cause, an ongoing mission to raise awareness of sepsis, and to support local animal shelters. Sarah’s Cause Mission statement: To raise awareness of sepsis to the general public and provide support for local animal shelters to honor the memory of Sarah Jayne Orton – a little girl with a big heart. We carry on her legacy by donating to shelters – much like she did at her 5th birthday in 2013, when instead of gifts, she requested donations to the Baltimore Humane Society (BHS). The class of 2026 would be her year of graduation; all applications will be considered to be awarded a scholarship for college. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Westminster HS; Female |
| 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 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 |
| Sherman E Flanagan Memorial Scholarship |
The former Rotary Club of Westminster established the Flanagan Scholarship in memory of former member, Sherman E Flanagan, Jr., who was killed while flying a combat mission in Vietnam in 1968. The selection of the scholarship recipient/s is based on financial need, academic scholarship, service to school and community, and personal character. This scholarship is awarded to two graduating seniors from Westminster High School. This scholarship is paid to the institution on behalf of the student/s for the first two years of post-high-school study. |
Learn More / Apply | Portal | Financial Need; WHS | |
| 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 |
| Susie Badders Memorial Scholarship |
The Susie Badders Memorial Scholarship was created to honor the life of Susie Badders, known as ‘Boss,’ by providing scholarships for a female graduating senior of Manchester Valley High School who has shown outstanding leadership on the sports 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 |
| Taylor W. Barnes Agricultural Memorial Scholarship |
The purpose of the Taylor W. Barnes Agricultural Memorial Scholarship is to honor the life Taylor Wayne Barnes by providing $5,000 scholarship(s) for Carroll County High School graduating senior(s) or continuing student in Carroll County, Maryland who are pursuing an education in agriculture or a related field. |
Learn More / Apply | Donate | Portal | Agriculture, Farming, All Carroll County HS |
| Scholarship Name | Scholarship Description | Learn More / Apply | Make a Donation | Scholarship Type | Field of Interest |