The First Endowed Scholarship
Award, are funded through the Academy's budget, and totaled
The Mary Louise Curtis Bok Scholarship Fund was established in 1970 with a
gift from the Mary Louise Curtis Bok Foundation, and was acknowledged by
$466,467 in FY 2015. Approximately 35% of enrolled students
Superintendent E. A. Rodgers, Rear Admiral, in his letter of thanks, which
are receiving MMA endowed or merit-based scholarships.
started with, "I am elated over the $100,000 endowment which has been
Pass-through scholarships are defined as gifts which pass
established, through your good influence, to provide financial aid to needy
from the donor (or their trust instrument) to MMA's devel-
students attending our Academy..."
opment office, to the financial aid office where the selection
process takes place on an annual basis. The donor names the
scholarship and establishes selection criteria (again, subject
to certain policies), just like an endowed scholarship, howev-
The total number of active pass-through scholarships
er, contributions to the fund are awarded in the same year in
varies from year to year. The following Maine Maritime
which they are received. MMA had a total of 23 pass-through
scholarships in fiscal year 2015, which yielded $230,150 that the
Academy Pass-Through Scholarships were awarded in
Academy awarded to qualified students.
the 2014- 2015 academic year with gratitude:
other sources of financial aid include various types of loans
and grants: federal, state, and private, and the national system
ABs (American Bureau of shipping) scholarship program
of Pel Grants. Natural y, loans must be repaid after gradua-
Association of ship Brokers & Agents (AsBA) scholarship
tion. The Class of 2014 average indebtedness was $40,909 for
Bechtel group foundation pet scholarship
undergraduates who received their baccalaureate degrees.
Boston Marine society scholarship
Despite that burden, Maine Maritime Academy students show
Managers of the Boston port & seamen's Aid society scholarship
that they are prepared to pay down their loans after graduation.
Maine Maritime Academy Alumni Association scholarship
MMA graduates default on their loans at a significantly lower
Maine Maritime Academy casco Bay chapter scholarship
percentage rate than the national average: 5.1 % compared to the
Maine Maritime Academy penobscot Bay chapter scholarship
national average default percentage rate of 13.7 (FY 2011, 3-year
MMA Alumni Association seacoast chapter scholarship
cohort). We attribute that good news to the fact that gradu-
robert e. cort '53 regimental scholarship
ates are consistently placed into jobs within their career fields
thomas B. crowley, sr. Memorial scholarship (crowley Maritime corporation)
within about 90 days of graduation, and many of those jobs are
well-paying positions from the start. So, while the outcome part
csl International Inc. scholarship (canada steamship lines)
of the equation is working well; it's affording the costs up front
ernold goodwin deering & portland High school scholarship
and during the following 4 years that is daunting for students
Houston pilots (Anchor Watch) scholarship
just entering college.
MeBA (Marine engineers Beneficial Association) scholarship
The scholarship program at MMA is young: the first endowed
northeast paper Industry Management Association (pIMA) scholarship
scholarship was established in 1970 through a gift from the
portland Marine society scholarship
Mary Louise Curtis Bok Foundation to fund the Mary Louise
portsmouth propeller club scholarship
Curtis Bok Scholarship Fund. In 45 years, the program has
salem Marine society scholarship
grown, and continues to expand, thanks to the largesse of
searsport/Bucksport propeller club
MMA's graduates who want to make sure that others have the
snAMe scholarship
chance to obtain their higher education at the Academy. Their
tug valour Memorial scholarship
foresight and their belief in the value of a Maine Maritime
Woman's seamen's friend society of connecticut, Inc. scholarship
education have sent the message to undergraduates that they are
worth the investment.
Editor's Note: we apologize if we have left your name out of any list, or if your name has been listed incorrectly.
Please notify the development office if we need to update our records: 207-326-2223.
the following Maine Maritime Academy endowed scholarships
have been established with gratitude:
scott everett Adams Memorial scholarship fund
Bulger family regimental scholarship fund
class of 1950 regimental scholarship fund
Harold Alfond engineering scholarship fund*
captain William l. Bullard scholarship fund
class of 1951 regimental scholarship fund
Maurice d. Alpert Memorial scholarship fund
commander William c. Bullock, sr. regimental scholarship fund
class of 1952 regimental scholarship fund
Margaret g. Ames scholarship fund
edward e. Bulmer scholarship fund
class of 1954 regimental scholarship fund
ned Andrews chapter scholarship fund
gertrude e. & frances p. cameron scholarship fund
class of 1956 regimental scholarship fund
Bennett/Hodgkins fund
casco Bay chapter scholarship fund
class of 1957 regimental scholarship fund
Bingham endowed scholarship fund
Barbara A. cassidy scholarship fund for Women
class of 1961 endowed scholarship fund
Mary louise curtis Bok scholarship fund
captain christopher g. christakos Memorial scholarship fund
class of 1962 regimental scholarship fund
travis J. Bourgoin `02 endowed scholarship fund
carl e. cianchette regimental scholarship fund
class of 1964 regimental scholarship fund
richard e. Brennan scholarship fund
class of 1944 regimental scholarship fund
class of 1967 regimental scholarship fund
leslie Brokaw regimental scholarship fund
class of 1945 regimental scholarship fund
class of 1971 endowed scholarship fund
Wilbur A. Brown regimental scholarship fund
class of 1946 scholarship fund
class of 1977 Memorial scholarship fund
vice Admiral c. f. Bryant scholarship fund
class of 1947 regimental scholarship fund
class of 1980 Memorial scholarship fund
James delaney Buffett, Jr. regimental scholarship fund
class of 1949 Memorial scholarship fund
class of 1985 regimental scholarship fund

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