MaineCF to Provide Scholarships to Women Opting for Science, business Degrees

The Maine Community Foundation has announced the opening call for applications for the Lydia R. Laurendeau Scholarship Fund. Applications for the scholarship will be accepted till June 1.

Founded in the year 2013, the Laurendeau Fund is known for providing renewable scholarship support to young females who are graduating seniors from high schools in Maine. Young women looking to pursue post-secondary education in science or engineering at a university for any STEM four-year course can apply for the scholarship. Students showing an interest in their Franco-American heritage will be preferred for the scholarship. 

The Maine Community Foundation is committed to connect people and resources in order to create a stronger Maine by indulging in community leadership, strategic giving, service and investments. The community provides a wide gamut of philanthropic options to donors. It renders giving opportunities that are tailored to fit individual donor’s financial capacity and charitable objectives. The Maine Community Foundation renders community leadership along with an in-depth understanding of local issues.

Over the years The Maine Community Foundation community foundation has extended help and support to various projects pertaining to safeguarding the environment and efforts to tackle climate change. In the year 2022, the Maine Community Foundation community gave away over $59 million in various grants and scholarships.