Apply For Scholarships


The majority of CCCF scholarship applications are for graduating high school seniors & are accepted between February and May. Please check with your school’s guidance office to see if you’re eligible for any Community Foundation scholarships.

School guidance counselors, financial aid officers, and/or school specific scholarship committees are our principal contacts for these awards. You can find application information specific to each scholarship on that certain charitable fund’s page. However, most applications require that students apply through their school’s guidance counselors or financial aid officers.

Students seeking scholarships awarded by a charitable fund at the Chester County Community Foundation should speak to the guidance counselors or financial aid officers at their respective school. Scholarship award information is generally available at the relevant schools by March of a given year.

A Number of Chester County Community Foundation awards have online applications. To complete our Universal Application and see which of those awards you may be eligible for please go here and create an account.

Additional information regarding scholarships can be found at the following websites: Chester County Bar Foundation Scholarships, cappex.com, Collegegrants.orgDoctoral Program Resources for Minority StudentsFastWeb.comFinancial Aid 4 Minority Students, MyCollegeGuide.com, Open Education Database, and PHEAA.org.


Available Scholarships


County Wide Scholarships

Charles W. Dickinson Scholarship (Including Berks & Montgomery County)

Natalie A. W. Leaf Scholarship Fund

Scott Elliott Memorial Scholarship

Schramm Foundation Scholarship

Stephan P. Hagelauer Memorial Scholarship


Avon Grove High School

Lauren’s Heart Scholarship

Elizabeth & Paul Bove Memorial Scholarships

Emma E. Hill Scholarship for Female Swimmers in Southern Chester County

Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Scholarship


Bayard Rustin High School

Charles A. Melton Scholarship

Dr. Alan G. Elko Legacy Scholarship

Dr. John H. Hewlett, III Scholarship

Dr. W.T.M Johnson Scholarship

Emma E. Hill Scholarship for Female Swimmers in Southern Chester County

Emily & George Purnell Scholarship

Madalene Hayes Conner Scholarship

Harry Dunn Art Scholarship

Stanley’s Dream Memorial Scholarship

Ted Gacomis Scholarship for Civil Engineering

West Chester Vietnam Memorial Scholarship


B. Reed Henderson High School

Alice M. Thomas Scholarship

Caroline Gallagher Cranston Memorial Scholarship

Charles A. Melton Scholarship

Dr. Alan G. Elko Legacy Scholarship

Dr. John H. Hewlett, III Scholarship

Dr. W.T.M Johnson Scholarship

Emma E. Hill Scholarship for Female Swimmers in Southern Chester County

Emily & George Purnell Scholarship

John Hay Memorial Scholarship

Harry Dunn Art Scholarship

Kathy Clark Flamm Memorial Scholarship

Laura Meikle Koch Memorial Legacy Foundation

Leon Bell Scholarship

Madalene Hayes Conner Scholarship

Mullestein Family Scholarship

The Robert and Doris Hanna Scholarship Fund

Stanley’s Dream Memorial Scholarship

Stephen Chandler Ericson Memorial Scholarship

Ted Gacomis Scholarship for Civil Engineering

West Chester Vietnam Memorial Scholarship


Bishop Shanahan High School

Harry Dunn Art Scholarship

West Chester Vietnam Memorial Scholarship

Woman’s Club of Downingtown Scholarship


Coatesville Area High School

Carl O. Benner Scholarship

Emma E. Hill Scholarship for Female Swimmers in Southern Chester County

Jamie Sauer Memorial Scholarship

Mullestein Family Scholarship

Rotary Club of Coatesville Scholarship

Stanley’s Dream Memorial Scholarship

Ted Gacomis Scholarship for Civil Engineering


Conestoga High School

Front Porch Trust Scholarship


Downingtown East High School

Bonnie Friedman Scholarship

Emma E. Hill Scholarship for Female Swimmers in Southern Chester County

Stanley’s Dream Memorial Scholarship

Sweet Jane’s Wish Foundation

Ted Gacomis Scholarship for Civil Engineering

Woman’s Club of Downingtown Scholarship


Downingtown STEM High School

Ted Gacomis Scholarship for Civil Engineering


Downingtown West High School

Bonnie Friedman Scholarship

Emma E. Hill Scholarship for Female Swimmers in Southern Chester County

Karen L. Mapes Memorial Scholarship

Manor Avenue Scholarship

Stanley’s Dream Memorial Scholarship

Sweet Jane’s Wish Foundation

Ted Gacomis Scholarship for Civil Engineering

Woman’s Club of Downingtown Scholarship


Great Valley High School

Front Porch Trust Scholarship

Jeremy P. Wilson Memorial Scholarship

Josiah Hibberd Memorial Teaching Scholarship

Ted Gacomis Scholarship for Civil Engineering


Kennett Area High School

Emma E. Hill Scholarship for Female Swimmers in Southern Chester County

Eugene J. & Mary DiFilippo Scholarship

Kennett Education Foundation Scholarships

Scott Thompson Special Assistance Scholarship

Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Scholarship

Ted Gacomis Scholarship for Civil Engineering


Octorara High School

Delno & Dennis Large Memorial Scholarship


Oxford Area High School

Emma E. Hill Scholarship for Female Swimmers in Southern Chester County

Randy L. & Winifred Moran Sebastian Scholarship

Shannon & Jane Pepple Memorial Scholarship


Phoenixville Area High School

Dana Marie Carr Memorial Scholarship


Unionville High School

Brianne Carter Memorial Scholarship

Emma E. Hill Scholarship for Female Swimmers in Southern Chester County

Jeffrey A. Wheet Memorial Scholarship


West Chester East High School

Charles A. Melton Scholarship

Dr. Alan G. Elko Legacy Scholarship

Dr. John H. Hewlett, III Scholarship

Dr. W.T.M Johnson Scholarship

Emma E. Hill Scholarship for Female Swimmers in Southern Chester County

Emily & George Purnell Scholarship

Harry Dunn Art Scholarship

Jeffrey Gaunt Memorial Scholarship

Madalene Hayes Conner Scholarship

Mullestein Family Scholarship

Stanley’s Dream Memorial Scholarship

Ted Gacomis Scholarship for Civil Engineering

West Chester Vietnam Memorial Scholarship


Out of County Awards

Constance & D. Michael Briglia Scholarship (Cherry Hill West)

Stephan P. Calabro Memorial Scholarship (Delsea Regional High School)

Halliday Clark Sr. Scholarship (Scarsdale High School)

Coach Millard Robinson Memorial Scholarship (Strath Haven High School)

Carl Schnellenbach Wrestling Scholarship (Ridley High School)


Misc. Awards

Bruce E. Hepke Memorial Scholarship

East End Neighborhood Association Scholarship Fund

Eleanor & James Latta Jr. Scholarship Fund

Newlin Foundation Scholarship

Paul Hassenplug Scholarship of the Central Chester

Thomas Musser Memorial Charitable Fund


Awards for Students in Middle School

Joseph J. D’Amico, Sr Memorial Fund

Julius Bud & Dorothy Elberfeld Foundation

Patricia Alleva DeHaven Scholarship


Awards for Students in College

Alice Lawson Scholarship

Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity Scholarship (Saint Joseph’s University)

Marc P. Riddell Memorial Scholarship (West Chester University)

YWCA of Chester County Scholarship