Search & Apply for a Scholarship

Funding a college education is a serious financial challenge, but it shouldn’t be an insurmountable obstacle. BTCF manages more than 50 scholarship funds established by donors who care about making higher education available to everyone. Search them below.

To search for scholarships by school district, click here.

To search and apply for grants, click here.

Most scholarship deadlines are March 15 and accept our Common Application, with the exception of the Margaret Derwin Scholarship Fund, Tabor Foundation Fund and Violet Simmons Scholarship Fund, which require separate applications. Scholarships that require a separate application are indicated by an *.

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Scholarship NameCountyDeadline 
Alice and Richard Henriquez Memorial Fund
Provides grants to young people ages 14-22 engaged in international community service projects.
Entire Region02/01/19Apply
Violet H. Simmons Summer Scholarship
Supports enriching educational experiences, generally during the summer, for Webutuck High School graduates who are enrolled in college.*
Northeast Dutchess02/15/19Apply
Thomas J. Berlinghoff Scholarship Fund
To provide support to a graduating Webutuck High School senior who will attend any institution of higher education.
Northeast Dutchess03/15/19Apply
The Ferris Burtis Scholarship Fund
Scholarships for students going on to study classical music.
Entire Region03/15/19Apply
Karen Kisslinger Scholarship Fund
For students of Housatonic Valley Regional High School (Conn.), Webutuck High School (New York) and Monument Mountain Regional High School (Mass.) who have a demonstrated interest and passion for community health.
Berkshire, Northeast Dutchess, Northwest Litchfield03/15/19Apply
Rhoda Lubalin Art Scholarship Fund
Scholarship for Webutuck High School, NY, high school seniors going on to study art.
Northeast Dutchess03/15/19Apply
Moonlight Mile Scholarship Fund
For women at least 18 years of age who are residents of Massachusetts or New York that are seeking matching funds to support travel or equipment needs for study or athletic competition, professional training, or support for alternative healing.
Berkshire, Columbia, Northeast Dutchess03/15/19Apply
Northeast Dutchess Scholarship Fund
For graduating students of Dover High School, Millbrook Public High School, Stissing Mt. High School, Webutuck High School, northeast Dutchess County, NY.
Northeast Dutchess03/15/19Apply
Matthew D. Reagon Scholarship Fund
To assist graduates of Webutuck Central School pursue higher education goals.
Northeast Dutchess03/15/19Apply
Simple Gifts Fund
Scholarships for Berkshire Taconic region young people for cultural or creative summer enrichment programs.
Entire Region03/15/19Apply
Andrea Wagner Women in Science Scholarship Fund
Scholarship fund for female residents of the Berkshire Taconic region who are enrolled in a four-year college program majoring in natural or physical sciences or engineering and who are freshmen, sophomores or juniors at the time of the application
Entire Region03/15/19Apply
Violet H. Simmons Scholarship Fund
Scholarships to graduating high school seniors of Webutuck High School.*
Northeast Dutchess04/30/19Apply
Alice B. Henriquez Memorial Fund Writing Prize
Writing prize for a senior at Webutuck Senior High School (Amenia, NY).
Northeast Dutchess05/01/19Apply
Tabor Foundation Fund
Scholarships for residents of northwest Litchfield County, Conn., or northwest Dutchess County, N.Y., who plan to undertake education or training in a health care or medical field (nursing, EMT, physical therapy, counseling, etc.) and to seek employment in their community afterwards. Non-residents working in the area may also apply.
Northeast Dutchess, Northwest Litchfield06/30/19Apply
Harvard Business School - Governing for Nonprofit Excellence (GNE) Scholarship
One scholarship for nonprofit board chairs or vice chairs who are not serving in full-time employment roles for the nonprofit organizations they are applying to represent. The nonprofit must be located in Berkshire Taconic’s catchment area.
Entire RegionTBD 2019Apply
Harvard Business School - Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations (PMNO) Program
Harvard Business School’s PMNO program enables nonprofit leaders to address the challenging work of measuring the performance of nonprofit organizations.
Entire RegionTBD 2019Apply
Harvard Business School Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) Program
Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) is a flagship executive education leadership program. Two scholarships for executive directors/CEOs are offered annually.
Entire RegionTBD 2019Apply

Donor Profile

Rhoda Rubin established a scholarship for nursing
Rhoda Rubin

“I Did What I Had to Do”

A single mother who held down three jobs, Rhoda Rubin was honored by her children through a scholarship fund that helps students that aspire to become nurses. Read her story.

We Can Help

For information about the foundation's overall grantmaking:

Berkshire Taconic Program Director.

Maeve O'Dea
Program Director
413.229.0370 x 111
Email Maeve

For questions about our application processes or how to claim your award:

Brandon Williams
Grants Coordinator
413.229.0370 x 115
Email Brandon