Colorado Society of Mayflower Scholarship

The General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) Scholarship Program offers scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are Mayflower descendants and will be attending a four-year college or university or two-year community college.  In 2024, the GSMD‘s added a Native American Scholarship for graduating high school seniors with proven descent to a Native American ancestor.

The 2025 Scholarship Application Process is Closed!

The 2026 Application Process will be open from January 5th to March 2nd    

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

The General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) Scholarship Program is awarding three High School Senior students’ scholarships in the amount of: $6000, $5000, $4000. In addition, a $2,400 Mary Chilton Winslow Scholarship will also be awarded. For all these scholarships, it is required to be a graduating high school senior who is a Mayflower descendant and will be attending a four-year college or university or two-year community college.

ANCESTRY REQUIREMENTS

For an applicant to be considered for a Mayflower Scholarship, the Applicant must provide the name of the Mayflower Ancestor(s) from whom they descend.  They must also provide a valid GSMD membership number for either the applicant or for a parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent of the applicant. This member must be active – not deceased, resigned or dropped.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Each scholarship applicant must:

• Be a graduating senior
• Complete and submit the application form
• Complete and submit the essay
• Submit a recent transcript
• Enter a four-year college or university or two-year community college.

In the spirit of the Mayflower settlers seeking to better themselves by moving to a new and uncharted world, special consideration will be given to applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to bettering themselves.

Applicants are required to provide names/emails from a teacher and a person in the community for each of them to complete a “Letter of Recommendation” form.

Failure to send appropriate forms will eliminate your application from consideration.