Martin Van Buren High School

The Jimmy Rane Foundation was established with the purpose of sending deserving students to college. Since then, the Foundation has awarded 680 scholarships to well-deserving students. These hard-working and outstanding students have taken these scholarships all over the country to institutions including: Auburn, Alabama, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Indiana, Troy, Duke, Stanford, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech,...

To recognize those high school seniors who have consistently demonstrated excellence in both the spoken and written word and plan to pursue college and a career that requires excellence in communication.Application PeriodNovember 1 to March 4Number and Size of AwardsNumber of recipients and award amounts vary; award amount may be split between two or more recipients. Award paid in one...

Albert and Toni Roothbert established the Roothbert Fund to assist those in need of financial aid to further their education. Based in New York City, the Roothbert Fund operates as a volunteer organization. Through scholarships, the Fund supports fellows’ graduate or undergraduate study at an accredited institution based in the United States.The Fund seeks candidates whose daily actions are guided...

To provide financial support for individuals working in or planning to work in the fields of developmental disabilities or behavioral health within the eight-county area surrounding Rochester (Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates counties) who wish to pursue a master’s degree in their field. The intent of this scholarship is to elevate the state of practice and...

The Jenkins Memorial Scholarship was inaugurated in October 1946, as a special Golden Anniversary Project. In 1947 the fund was established as a permanent project as a living memorial to the young people who lost their lives in military service during WWII and was named for one of them, Clifford N. Jenkins, Jr., son of Margaret Jenkins, New York State...

Since its incorporation in 1989 through 2024, the NY Grace LeGendre Endowment Fund Inc (GLEF), has awarded over $205,000 in fellowships to 175 NYS women. Of these, one hundred fifteen were working toward a Master’s and fifty six toward a doctorate. They were enrolled in fifty-seven  diverse fields of graduate study.Fellowships are awarded annually for graduate study to qualified women....