Scholarships
Mayflower Society Scholarship Information
The General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) offers four scholarships ($6000, $5000, $4000, $2400) to graduating high school seniors who will be attending a four-year college or two-year community college. Applicant, parent, grandparent, or great grandparent must be an active GSMD member. Special consideration will be given to applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to bettering themselves.
Expired Deadline: March 2, 2026
Application process was open January 5th – March 2nd 2026.
2025 GSMD scholarship winners:
Noah Kerr, Lindsey Sobon, Kendall Chappell, Kelsey Clayton
GSMD offers two $1500 Thanksgiving Day Awards through the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants (MSMD) in recognition of the Wampanoag Nation's assistance to our Pilgrim ancestors. Applicant must be an active member in the Wampanoag tribe, and a graduating high school senior who will be attending an accredited non-profit college or university in the United States.
Expired Deadline: April 30, 2026
2025 Native American Scholarship winners:
Major Elliott, Eliana Hellon
California Mayflower Society Scholarship Information
Qualified* high school seniors can compete for four awards each year ($5500, $3500, $2500, and $1000) by submitting:
- Application Form
- Essay: Pilgrims and Native People:
A Legacy of Encounter and Consequence - Personal Essay
- High School Transcript
- Character Reference Letter
- Academic Recommendation Letter
Expired Deadline: March 1, 2026
2025 California Scholarship Recipients
Elliott
Stephen Hopkins
Zoey
William Brewster
Jessa
Priscilla Mullins
Nora
Stephen Hopkins
Winning essays: CA Quarterly, Summer 2025, p12–19
*Junior members, or children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, great grandnieces and great grandnephews of current California Mayflower Society members are eligible to receive scholarships, regardless of their state of residence.