We have scholarships available to vocational and technical school students in our Hartford Foundation Scholarship Portal, as well as the Community Scholarships listings. We recommend browsing both to find the best scholarships for you.
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The Hartford Foundation has its own scholarship portal featuring 60+ unique scholarship funds with awards for 4-year, 2-year, vocational, adult and graduate students. Our portal has its own eligibility and application process. Visit the Hartford Foundation portal to apply.
As a community service, we partner with local organizations to provide even more scholarship opportunities for all types of students.
Browse our Community Scholarship listings below.
DEADLINEs vary by scholarship
Community Scholarships are listed and maintained by nonprofit organizations across the Greater Hartford region. Each scholarship has its own unique criteria and application process. Use the search functions below to narrow your results.
Demonstrate acceptance to a 2- or 4-year college, university, or vocational school
Submit copy of high school grades/most recent transcript
Respond in 100-200 words: "Please explain a challenge you have faced in your life, how it affected you or changed you, and what you did to overcome it."
Write an essay between 250-500 words on the following topic, "What is your understanding of affirmative action, and how has it benefited society?" If you feel that it has not benefited society please discuss.
One (1) letter of reference from a teacher, coach or school counselor.
Welcome. We built this website to help you find the right scholarship for you.
During our Scholarship Season, which begins in mid-fall and extends into early winter, the Hartford Foundation offers more than 150 scholarships to students of all types in Greater Hartford.
Scholarships are currently available for the 2023-24 school year.
Click through this slideshow to learn about the different opportunities we offer, and how to apply.
Scholarship America
We partner with Scholarship America to offer 65+ scholarships to Greater Hartford students.
These scholarships are available to:
graduating high school students entering a 4-year college or university
The Hartford Foundation has its own scholarship portal featuring 60+ scholarships. Visitors to our portal complete an eligibility quiz and can then apply to multiple scholarships.
These scholarships are available to:
graduating high school seniors
4-year college students
2-year college students
graduate students
adult learners
vocational students
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 2, 2023 (with a few scholarships available year-round)
Several Greater Hartford organizations have their own scholarships that they've chosen to list on our website. Every Community Scholarship has its own unique critera, application process and deadline.
