Woodbury Scholarship Fund Dollars for Scholars

Woodbury Scholarship Fund Dollars for Scholars In 1992 the Woodbury Scholarship Fund affiliated with Dollars for Scholars, a program of what is now Scholarship America.

The mission of the Woodbury Scholarship Fund is to provide financial assistance to Woodbury, Connecticut students in order to help support and encourage the completion of their post secondary education. While still managed entirely on the local level, membership in this national organization provides tax exempt status, access to a wide scope of scholarship information and expertise, and in some cases, the availability of matching grants.

Thanks to all who donated to our participation in this year's Give Local campaign, we appreciate every donation towards ...
04/23/2026

Thanks to all who donated to our participation in this year's Give Local campaign, we appreciate every donation towards scholarships and thank the Connecticut Community Foundation for bonus funds in addition!

07/24/2025

Woodbury Scholarship Fund Dollars for Scholars
Announces 2025 Recipients
Voices, Jul 16, 2025

Twenty-one 2025 high school graduates and 26 current college students are this year’s recipients of scholarships sponsored by the Woodbury Scholarship Fund Dollars for Scholars.

A total of $122,850 in named endowments and grants was awarded based on Scholarship, Motivation and Need as well as criteria specified by individual funds. Nonnewaug High School graduating seniors in the Vo-Ag Program, residing in area towns are also eligible for specified scholarships.

This year’s 21 high school recipients and their respective colleges are: Chelsea Davis, Colgate University; Emma DeFrancesco, Fairfield University; Jonathan Echman, Massachusetts Maritime Academy; Katherine Farrell, Boston College; Kelly Farrell, Boston College; Thomas Harris, Arizona State University; Kathryn Hartery, Dean College; Ian Hubbard, Colby-Sawyer College; James Levario, University of Connecticut; Sophia Marzella, Misercordia University; Zara Minaya, Naugatuck Valley Community College; Lincoln Nichols, Anna Maria University; Kyleigh Paige, Southern Connecticut State University; Ava Parks, University of Connecticut; Audrey Rogers, Marist University; Gavin Sandor, Yale University; Liam Sandor, University of Connecticut; Noah Sapack, Suffolk University; Alexandre Tracy, University of Connecticut; Grace Walkup, Northeastern University; Chloe Weaver, Northeastern University.

The 26 college students receiving scholarships include Melissa Barbino, Central Connecticut State University; Chloe Bombero, Kansas State University; Melania Boria, Cooper Union; Lux Calo, Clemson University; Reilly Faraci, Southern Connecticut State University; Christian Farrell, Marist University; Fiona Gengenbach, University of South Carolina at Columbia; Christine Gorton, University of Connecticut at Hartford; Owen Hale, Lehigh University; Madeline Hall, University of New Haven; Zach Hellwinkle, University of Connecticut; Christo Jamo, University of Connecticut; Maggie Keane, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Ruby Lin, Wesleyan University; James Mahon, Rochester Institute of Technology; Almi Morales, Eastern Connecticut State University; Leah Murphy, Indiana University at Bloomington; Zosia Olejniczak, University of Rhode Island; Adam Pagnelli, Clemson University; Jamie Paige, University of New Hampshire; Margaret Perella, Central Connecticut State University; Braeden Purser-Eber, Indiana University at Bloomington; Ben Shea, Northeastern University; John Snabaitis, University of Florida; Talan Wilkas, Southern Connecticut State University; Rebecca Varnum, Boston College.

For more information about the Woodbury Scholarship Fund Dollars for Scholars or to receive information pertaining to initiating an endowment or grant, visit the website at www.wsfund.org or contact the Fund’s president, Mary Jane Travers at 203-263-5196.

Woodbury Scholarship Fund Dollars for Scholars® is excited to be participating in this year's Give Local fundraising cam...
04/23/2024

Woodbury Scholarship Fund Dollars for Scholars® is excited to be participating in this year's Give Local fundraising campaign!

Hosted by the Connecticut Community Foundation and sponsored by Ion Bank Foundation for the 12th consecutive year, Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills will be held on April 24 - 25 to benefit the vital work of hundreds of nonprofit organizations in the region, including the Woodbury Scholarship Fund Dollars for Scholars organization.

This is a 36-hour online give-a-thon beginning at 7am on Wednesday April 24 and ending at 7pm on Thursday April 25, where donors make secure donations to the Woodbury Scholarship Fund, and every dollar donated is boosted with bonus funds provided by Connecticut Community Foundation.

Please see our page at https://www.givelocalccf.org/organizations/woodbury-scholarship-fund-dollars-for-scholars-inc

The WSFDfS organization is dedicated to financially assisting our local students in the completion of their education. Please help us if you can.

08/14/2023

In Woodbury: Scholarship Recipients Named
Voices, 8/09/23

The Woodbury Scholarship Fund Dollars for Scholars has named the 24 2023 high school graduates and seventeen current college students who are this year’s recipients of scholarships.

Named endowments and grants in the amount of $113,250 was awarded based on scholarship, motivation and need as well as criteria specified by individual funds.

Nonnewaug High School graduating seniors in the Vo-Ag Program, residing in area towns, are also eligible for specified scholarships.

This year’s 24 high school senior recipients and their respective colleges are: Chloe Bombero, SUNY College of Technology and Agriculture at Cobleskill; Lux Calo, Clemson University; Sarah Cipriani, St. Anselm College; Samantha Conti, Curry College; Charlotte D’Alexander, Fairfield University; Madison Dannenhoffer, Sacred Heart University; Brett Davino, University of Connecticut; Gretchen Davis, Endicott College; Fiona Gengenbach, University of South Carolina at Columbia; Madeline Hall, University of New Haven; Sage Mauro, Salve Regina University; Leah Murphy, Indiana University at Bloomington; Adam Paganelli, Clemson University; Jamie Paige, University of New Hampshire; Machaela Pellino, Western Connecticut State University; Margaret Perrella, Central Connecticut State University; Diego Raza, Marist College; Benjamin Shea, Northeastern University; Benjamin Stewart, Eastern Connecticut State University; Danielle Syvotiak, University of Connecticut; Rebecca Varnum, Boston College; Owen Vinciguerra, Marist College; Casey Watson, Delaware Valley University; Jack Wendel, York College of Pennsylvania.

The 17 college students receiving scholarships include: Cassandra Barbino, University of Connecticut; Eva Brown, Boston University; Gillian Brown, University of Connecticut; Elyza Bruce, Georgetown University; Michael Burns, Hobart and William Smith College; Chloe Calo, Clemson University; Thayer Daly-Lehman, University of New Hampshire; Stephanie DiSarro, University of Rochester; Savannah Fish, University of Connecticut; Sindy Gorka, University of Connecticut; Kathleen Green, Smith College; Owen Hale, Lehigh University; Christo Jamo, University of Connecticut; Ava Landry, University of Connecticut; Cosmo Lovig, University of Connecticut; John Snabaitis, University of Florida at Gainesville; Zachery Varnum, University of Connecticut.

Those seeking information about the Woodbury Scholarship Fund Dollars for Scholars or wishing to receive information about initiating an endowment or grant may visit the website at www.wsfund.org or by contacting the fund’s president, Mary Jane Travers at 203-263-5196.

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