Ricker College Scholarship & Endowment Committee
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Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
Only 53.5% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.
- Form & materials
- The Scholarship Program application is available on the website: https://rickerscholarship.com/ Applicants seeking funding should be prepared to provide their name, address, high school, and date of graduation. Applications must include proof of college acceptance and a signed high school transcript. If the applicant is currently attending college, they should identify where they are pursuing higher education, their focus of study, and basic financial estimates for the costs of their college program. Applicants are also asked to identify their parents, to provide a list of awards and personal achievements, and to detail any relationship or family history with Ricker College. Applications should also expect to include letters of recommendation with their application.
- Deadlines
- Applications must be postmarked no later than the 4th Friday in April.
- Restrictions
- Scholarships are open to graduates of high schools in Aroostook County, Maine. Most scholarships are valued for $2,000 and are renewable until the student graduates or completes the fourth year of a longer program. The Foundation does not award Scholarships for more than four years except under unusual circumstances. Applicants must be in the upper quarter of their graduating class, unless there are twenty-five or fewer seniors, in which case applicants must be in the upper 35% of their graduating class. Special preferences may be given to high school students graduating from particular public schools and/or municipalities; such preferences and the funds available are detailed in the application instructions.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose (as filed) | Amount | Tax yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maine | Orono, ME | Scholarship Program | $58,000 | 2025 |
| Husson University | Bangor, ME | Scholarship Program | $34,000 | 2025 |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle | Presque Isle, ME | Scholarship Program | $20,000 | 2025 |
| University of New England | Biddeford, ME | Scholarship Program | $12,000 | 2025 |
| University of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | Scholarship Program | $8,000 | 2025 |
| University of Maine at Farmington | Farmington, ME | Scholarship Program | $7,800 | 2025 |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent | Fort Kent, ME | Scholarship Program | $6,000 | 2025 |
| University of Maine at Augusta | Augusta, ME | Scholarship Program | $4,000 | 2025 |
| Thomas College | Waterville, ME | Scholarship Program | $4,000 | 2025 |
| Colby College | Waterville, ME | Scholarship Program | $4,000 | 2025 |
| University of Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown, Canada | Scholarship Program | $2,000 | 2025 |
| University of New Hampshire | Concord, NH | Scholarship Program | $2,000 | 2025 |
| University of Maine at Machias | Machias, ME | Scholarship Program | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Saint Lawrence University | Canton, NY | Scholarship Program | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Northern Maine Community College | Presque Isle, ME | Scholarship Program | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Moody Bible Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Scholarship Program | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Monmouth University | West Long Branch, NJ | Scholarship Program | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | Scholarship Program | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Messiah College | Mechanicsburg, PA | Scholarship Program | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Maine Maritime Academy | Castine, ME | Scholarship Program | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg, VA | Scholarship Program | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Harvard Univeristy | Cambridge, MA | Scholarship Program | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Eastern Maine Community College | Bangor, ME | Scholarship Program | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Colby-Sawyer College | New London, NH | Scholarship Program | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Bennington College | Bennington, VT | Scholarship Program | $2,000 | 2025 |
Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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