Restricted Scholarship Funds

Overview
Information on specific Restricted Scholarship funds administered by CGS is provided in this section. Current and newly admitted Harvard students may be nominated for scholarships by their Harvard Financial Aid Offices. Students do not apply directly to CGS for these scholarships. With few exceptions, awards from these funds are based upon financial need. Only those students who meet a fund's specific eligibility criteria can be nominated to CGS for a scholarship from that fund.

Eligibility Criteria. Each fund has particular eligibility criteria associated with it. These criteria are based on birthplace, residency, citizenship, schools attended, ancestry, or other factors. Documentation of eligibility (see FAQs) must be provided to CGS at the time a student is nominated.

Nomination Process. Students do not apply directly to CGS for Restricted Scholarships. Instead, the Harvard Financial Aid Offices forward the names of eligible candidates to CGS. In April or May each year, CGS convenes a selection committee to review all nominations and award Restricted Scholarships for the following academic year.

 Index by Eligibility Criteria
An index of Restricted Scholarship funds, sorted by eligibility criteria, is presented below. Each listing identifies the particular eligibility criteria followed by the applicable fund name(s) in parentheses. The index is linked to an alphabetical listing of Restricted Scholarship funds, which provides a detailed description of each fund. To access fund information, either scroll through the index below or start from the menu on the left.

Eligibility based on the birthplace, residency, or citizenship of the student:
 

Cities in Massachusetts:

Other U.S. Cities and Counties:

  • Cleveland, Ohio, area (Kreger)
  • New Haven, Connecticut (Pennoyer)
  • St. Louis, Missouri, area (Harris)
  • Westchester County, New York (Baylies)
  • Stark and Tuscarawas Counties, Ohio (Redpath)
  • Carbon County, Pennsylvania (De Y. Lentz)
  • Orangeburg, South Carolina (Slater)
   

States:

Countries and Geographic Areas:


Eligibility based on schools attended by the student:

  • Boston Latin School (Fiske)
  • Cambridge, Massachusetts, public high schools (Buckley)
  • Fisk University (Bemis)
  • Gadsden, Alabama High School (Cory)
  • Belmont Hill School (Flint)
  • Hampton University (Bemis)
  • Harvard College (Upham)
  • Princeton University (Princeton)
  • Mansfield, Massachusetts, High School (F.L. Cady and F.M. Cady)

Eligibility based on the student's ancestors:

  • Joseph and Robert Downer o f Wiltshire, England (Downer)
  • Governor Thomas Dudley of Massachusetts (Lynch)
  • David and Beulah Ellis of Dedham, Massachusetts (Ellis)
  • John and Hannah Ellis of Walpole, Massachusetts (Ellis)
  • Henry Bright, Jr., of Watertown, Massachusetts (Bright)
  • John Austin Amory, Class of 1907 (Amory)
  • Robert Pennoyer (Pennoyer)
  • Alan Bedford Hudson (Baxendale)
  • Edward Frederick Slater (Slater)
  • John W. Appel (Appel)
  • Joseph E. and Octavia W. Goodbar (Goodbar)
  • Members of the Harvard College Class of 1889 (Downer)
  • Members of the Harvard College Class of 1902 (1902 World War Memorial)

Eligibility based on other criteria:

  • Students with the surname Baxendale or Hudson (Baxendale)
  • Students with the surname Thayer (A.W. Thayer)
  • Students with the surname Downer (Downer)
  • Sons of employees of Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. (Cabot)
  • African-American students (Bemis, Eisenhower, and Flournoy)
  • Students of the Jewish faith ( Rubin)
  • Native American Indians (Wm. Jones and Stoughton)
  • Asian nationals (Ayala and Lopez)
  • U.S. citizens of Filipino descent (Ayala and Lopez)
  • Students whose area of concentration is Asian Studies (Stillman)
  • Students preparing to serve in the Diplomatic Service of the U.S. (Hewey)
  • Graduate students in the natural sciences (J. Parker)
  • Awarded to one meritorious scholar at each of Harvard's graduate and professional schools, as well as Harvard College, who is deemed by his/her financial aid officer to have financial need (Starr)
  • First-year graduate student from a college or university in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, or Kentucky (Rumrill)
  • Undergraduates from secondary schools in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, or Kentucky (Rumrill)
  • Graduate or undergraduate students pursuing a course of study in theology, philosophy or psychology (Vanderbilt)


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