The Adult Degree Completion Scholarship fund supports students returning to complete their academic studies. Must be a matriculated student at a University of Maine System institution seeking a first baccalaureate degree.

The Maine Community Foundation seeks to promote respect for all people. The Adult Learner Scholarship is intended to help relieve some of the financial burden of pursuing your goals so you can focus on what is important: school.

APIA Scholars supports AANHPI students who live at or below the poverty line, are the first generation of the family to attend college, and are representative of the APIA community’s diversity (geographically and ethnically}. Strong applicants also have an emphasis on community service and leadership. Scholarship amounts range from $2,500 one-year awards to $20,000 multi-year awards.

The Bernard Osher Scholarship is offered at several universities and colleges in Maine, including the Maine Community College System. Each college has its own process for awarding the scholarship, including eligibility requirements and applicable program(s). Contact your college to see how to apply and the award amount.

Applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 49 and have received foster care, guardianship, or adoption services from Casey Family Services in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont. Be starting or currently attending a technical school, college, or university in pursuit of a certificate, associate, bachelor’s, or master’s degree or a professional degree, including law or medicine.

The Competitive Skills Scholarship Program (CSSP) provides funding and support services for eligible Maine residents to pursue two and four-year degree programs or employer-recognized credentials leading to high-wage, in-demand jobs in Maine.

Scholarships are gift aid that you will not need to repay, and the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) offers an online scholarship search tool for Maine scholarships.

Women at least 30 years of age who are enrolled in or returning to an accredited college or training program of study, either full-time or part-time. Applicants must be Maine residents and state financial need.

The Maine Community Foundation (MCF) has an array of scholarships for Adult Learners, Aspirational, Non-traditional, and more. They have scholarships available statewide and by county.

The Mitchell Institute unlocks the potential of Maine college students so they can contribute to the vitality of their communities. They award scholarships each year to graduating students from Maine’s public high schools as they pursue higher education. Recipients of the Mitchell Scholarship represent more than 130 high schools from every community in Maine, and each Mitchell Scholar receives a scholarship award for $10,000 that is paid in four equal installments of $2,500.

This $1,000 annual scholarship will be awarded to a youth in foster care who aspires to continue their education beyond high school. All Maine 12th graders who are in foster care during at least part of their senior year in high school are eligible to apply. The award will be announced in late May each year and awarded on behalf of the student to the institute of higher education at which the student is enrolled the fall immediately following graduation from high school.

STEM Opportunity Scholarships (SOS) gives people who live in Franklin and Somerset counties scholarship funds to afford STEM-related training to help them earn a credential of value. A credential of value could be a certificate, a license needed for a certain job, or a degree.

Single parents who have custody of minor child/children, who have a high school diploma/GED and have been out of secondary education for at least five years. Candidates can use this funding to support tuition costs at an accredited college, tuition costs at an established trade school, and/or payments to a licensed childcare provider while enrolled in an academic program or trade school. Scholarships up to $10,000 per academic year may be awarded to an individual candidate.