Barowsky Scholars
The Barowsky Scholars program seeks to support students who are interested in honing their careful listening, civic discourse, facilitation, and negotiation skills to become leaders who build trust and find common ground across people and groups with differing views and experiences. The program is funded by the Andrew P. Barowsky Foundation and administered by The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI). It provides a four-year renewable scholarship of up to $25,000 based on financial need.
This program seeks to support and encourage students who meet the following eligibility requirements:
• U.S. citizen and current resident of Maine.
• High school senior or recent high school graduate.
• Enrolling as a first-year student in a four-year degree program, at an accredited, not-for-profit, private or public college or university in the U.S. full-time in 2025-2026.
• Strong academic record in high school.
• Motivated to excel in college and make a difference in their community, and in society overall.
• Must complete one economics course and two of any of the following courses prior to completing college: accounting, finance, history or psychology.
• Student demonstrates a commitment to reasoned, rational thinking, an ability to collaborate and work across difference, and a desire to deploy those skills in furtherance of civic engagement.
• Involved in a balance of community, school, and work activities.
• Students must live on campus in housing paid directly to the university (e.g. in university sponsored housing or student-group organized housing) and attend classes in-person to receive and renew the scholarship.
This program seeks to support and encourage students who meet the following eligibility requirements:
• U.S. citizen and current resident of Maine.
• High school senior or recent high school graduate.
• Enrolling as a first-year student in a four-year degree program, at an accredited, not-for-profit, private or public college or university in the U.S. full-time in 2025-2026.
• Strong academic record in high school.
• Motivated to excel in college and make a difference in their community, and in society overall.
• Must complete one economics course and two of any of the following courses prior to completing college: accounting, finance, history or psychology.
• Student demonstrates a commitment to reasoned, rational thinking, an ability to collaborate and work across difference, and a desire to deploy those skills in furtherance of civic engagement.
• Involved in a balance of community, school, and work activities.
• Students must live on campus in housing paid directly to the university (e.g. in university sponsored housing or student-group organized housing) and attend classes in-person to receive and renew the scholarship.
Scholarship Amount: A four-year renewable scholarship of up to $25,000 based on financial need
Application Process:
Information about the scholarship, including guidelines and application instructions, can be found at https://tpi.org/barowsky-scholars/.
Applications must be submitted online by March 14, 2025, at 12:00 PM.
Application Opening Date: December 20th
Application Deadline Date: March 14th
Open To:
High School
Courses:
Nonspecific to course of study
