The application window for 2026 is now closed. Applications for 2026 graduating seniors are currently being reviewed. All applicants will be notified by the end of March if they have been selected to receive a scholarship administered by the Foundation.
If you are awarded a Scholarship from the Community Foundation, you will need to download the following documents and submit them back to the Foundation in order to receive funding:
Contact the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester if you have any questions at (248) 608-2804.
“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands: one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” Audrey Hepburn
For additional scholarship opportunities for Rochester Community Schools students, go to the RCS Foundation website:
For additional scholarship opportunities for Avondale students, go to the Avondale College & Career Resources database:
For students who have received scholarships from the Foundation in previous seasons, please download and fill out this Progress Report:
Over the years, the Women's Fund has consistently given to the Assistance League of SE MI in support of Assault Survivor Kits. Any time a woman goes to the hospital as the result of reporting an assault, her clothes become evidence. Each Assault Survivor kit provides new clothing and toiletries for survivors of abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault.