Scholarships

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta manages various scholarship funds for the benefit of eligible applicants. Scholarships allow our donors to invest in the future by helping deserving students pursue higher education. Students benefit from the financial assistance as well as the academic recognition of being a scholarship recipient.

Each scholarship has its own specific purpose and eligibility criteria and are managed with varying degrees of involvement by the Foundation's Education Advisory Committee and staff. If you are interested in applying for a specific scholarship, please do the following:

Review the information for each scholarship to determine eligibility for specific scholarship. To apply, follow the instructions on the page that describes each scholarship.
Please review each application carefully.
If you have additional questions or concerns not addressed in the application itself, please direct your inquiries to the specific contact listed for each scholarship.

If you have questions after reviewing the information available on the website, send an email to scholarships@cfgreateratlanta.org or call the Foundation at 404-688-5525.

** If you are a nonprofit organization interested in scholarship opportunities, visit our Nonprofit Effectiveness webpage.

Lester W. Butts Scholarship Fund

For a graduating senior from Frederick Douglass High School, an Atlanta Public School, in honor of the late Lester W. Butts, the first principal of the school

Helen & Vernon Crawford Scholarship Fund

For adults who have completed a literacy program and wish to pursue post-secondary education

Steve Dearduff Scholarship Fund

For undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in medicine and social work

Dreams2 Scholarship Fund

To provide scholarship opportunities for deserving students who want to pursue their education

William Lucas Memorial Scholarship

For a city of Atlanta or the city of Gainesville, Georgia graduating high school senior focused on social work, education or allied health field

Nancy Penn Lyons Scholarship Fund

For students with financial need who have been accepted for enrollment at prestigious or out-of-state universities

Pattillo Scholarship Fund

For students pursuing an undergraduate degree with preference shown to employees of Pattillo Construction Corporation and their dependents

The James M. & Virginia M. Smyth Scholarship Fund

To provide financial support to students enrolled at an accredited college pursuing an undergraduate degree

George and Pearl Strickland Scholarship

For undergraduate or graduate students with financial need pursuing a degree at the Atlanta University Center colleges

Tech High School Alumni Assoc./W.O. Cheney Merit

For students pursuing degrees in mathematics, engineering or one of the physcial sciences

Everett Williams Scholarship Fund

For graduating seniors with financial need living in or having spent childhood in Oconee County, GA.

Women’s Chamber Of Commerce Scholarship

For students enrolled in undergraduate studies at an accredited four-year college

Scholarships are awarded on a nondiscriminatory basis after careful review of eligible applications. Award recommendations are approved by The Community Foundation's Board of Directors, and scholarship awards are paid directly to the educational institutions where the successful candidates are enrolled.

Questions

If you have questions after reviewing the scholarship information, please send an email to scholarships@cfgreateratlanta.org or call the Foundation at 404-688-5525.

Funding for Your Education

Kristina Morris, program associate at The Community Foundation discusses the Foundation's scholarship program with the Foundation Center and how individuals can apply to help fund their education.

Click here to listen to the interview.

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