DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 2020 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival has been postponed until Saturday, Oct. 3, according to a news release from Patrick Myers, executive director of the Center Theatre for the Performing Arts and an organizer of the festival. The festival typically brings 7,000 people together to celebrate the taste of Maine’s Official State Treat, […]
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Lifelong Communities Mini-Grant Program awards $27,000
The next deadline for applications is Jan. 15, 2021.
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Adult Learner scholarships available from MaineCF
The Maine Community Foundation seeks applications to its Adult Learner Scholarship Fund, which supports non-traditional students who want to change their lives for the better through education and training, according to a news release from the foundation. MaineCF offers two types of Adult Learner scholarships. A degree-seeking scholarship supports two- and four-year degree programs and […]
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Scholarships available to young Maine women
To qualify, the graduating seniors are pursuing science or engineering degrees.
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MaineCF awards COVID-19 Fund Grants
Grants awarded locally to Augusta, East Wilton and Farmington.
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Foundation to offer scholarships for Richmond grads
The Richmond High School Alumni Association Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation offers support to graduating seniors at Richmond High School who are pursuing post-secondary education, according to a news release from the foundation. The application deadline is May 15. To apply, visit mainecf.org. Award decisions will be made based on an applicant’s academic, […]
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Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund grants available
Grants to nonprofit organizations that serve disadvantaged, underserved, and/or vulnerable communities in Maine are available from the Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, according to a news release from the foundation. The fund awards grants to nonprofits that focus on individuals who live in Greater Portland, Lewiston/Auburn, Bath/Brunswick, and Biddeford/Saco/Sanford, or […]
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Scholarships available for students pursuing business degrees
Applications are being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation’s Patriot Education Scholarship Fund. This renewable scholarship supports graduates of a Maine high school who are enrolled part time (minimum of nine credit hours) or full time in pursuit of a business degree and who will be entering their freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior year at […]
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Start Up/Scale Up Grant Program welcomes applications
The Maine Community Foundation’s new Start Up/Scale Up Grant Program seeks applications from Maine nonprofit organizations that help new ventures start and grow through collaborative workspaces and incubator and accelerator programs, according to a news release from the foundation. Grants will be awarded to organizations and projects that meet the criteria and that have the […]
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Fund for Maine Land Conservation awards $178,000 in grants
The Maine Community Foundation’s Fund for Maine Land Conservation has awarded just over $178,105 in grants to 23 organizations to support conservation projects across Maine, according to a news release from the foundation. Grantees include: • Frenchman Bay Conservancy, to use a new tool to engage Ellsworth residents in discussions and intentional planning around growth, […]