Congratulations to all our 2025 scholarship recipients!
The Delaware Community Foundation awarded $836,500 to 245 students for the 2025-2026 school year. Below is a list of this year’s new awardees.
The application deadline for the 2025 – 2026 school year has passed. The scholarship compendium is available at delcf.org/scholarships.
Kent County
Alexa Dickerson
Caesar Rodney
John J. & Rita D. Ryan Scholarship
Deionte Swiggett
Caesar Rodney
Dr. Jill Biden Scholarship
John J. & Rita D. Ryan Scholarship
Francis Mailom
Dover
John A. & Marion B. Smitheman Scholarship
Grace LoBiondo
Milford
Margaret M. Moore Scholarship
Isabella Anderson
Caesar Rodney
Michael & Hannah Koziski Scholarship
Jada Newsome
Milford
Lee Hirsch Scholarship & Barbara Kimmey Pierce Memorial Scholarship
Jamaal Akpoidrissou
Dover
Janosik Family Scholarship
Kenza Lakhsassi
Milford
Chester Dickerson, Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Krisney Andre
Caesar Rodney
Citibank NAF Scholarship
Lacey Hutson
Lake Forest
Tony Silicato Scholarship
Lakeya Fullman
Milford
Lee Hirsch Scholarship
Landon Hughes
Caesar Rodney
Fred Fifer III Memorial Scholarship
Janosik Family Scholarship
Michael & Hannah Koziski Scholarship
Megan Johnson
Milford
James H. Postles Scholarship
John A. & Marion B. Smitheman Scholarship
Noah Marcelle
Milford
James L. Davis Scholarship
Nyla Mason
Caesar Rodney
Janosik Family Scholarship
Reagan Garnsey
Caesar Rodney
Kelly Family Scholarship
Sheldon Thompson
Delaware State University
Keisha M. Michael Memorial Scholarship
Sigrid Evers
Milford
Garbutt Family Scholarship
Milford High School Alumni Scholarship
Sofia Bellestas
Dover
Ken Cicerale Memorial Music Scholarship
Tyra Jones
Delaware State University
Cpl. Stephen Ballard Memorial Scholarship
Wassim Rasamny
Caesar Rodney
John A. & Marion B. Smitheman Scholarship
Zongze Lyu
Caesar Rodney
John A. & Marion B. Smitheman Scholarship
New Castle County
Alessandra Broussard
University of Delaware
African American Aspire to Greatness Scholarship
Philip L. Bartlett Scholarship
Aanya Gupta
Newark Charter School
Margaret L. Richey Scholarship
Ahdel Candelaria Vega
Wilmington Univ. School of Law
Mark B. Holzman Scholarship
Alexandria Drummond
Middletown
Delaware Art & Design Scholarship
Alicia Rodriguez-Feliciano
Widener Univ. School of Law
Mark B. Holzman Scholarship
Amrutha Veeramachineni
UPenn Dental School
Mark B. Holzman Scholarship
Arlene Chiu
Archmere Academy
Drew Bilinski Memorial Scholarship
Arnav Taduvayi
Odyssey Charter
Committee of 100 Scholarship
Arya Gupta
Charter School of Wilmington
Margaret L. Richey Scholarship
Ava Cimorosi
Cab Calloway
Michael & Hannah Koziski College Scholarship
Brianna Saxton
Appoquinimink
Ryan R. Wagner Scholarship
Cailyn Pan
Charter School of Wilmington
Michael & Hannah Koziski College Scholarship
Catherine Osinubi
University of Delaware
Carl Hill Memorial Scholarship
Taylor Family Scholarship
Chase Frey
Odessa
Ryan R. Wagner Scholarship
Clara-Rosa Hertzog
Thomas Jefferson University
Eleanor & Henry H. Stroud, M.D. Memorial Scholarship
Conner Jackson
Newark Charter
Beekhuis Scholarship
Elizabeth Handlin
Odessa
Philip L. Bartlett Scholarship
Emma Archer
Thomas Jefferson University
Mark B. Holzman Scholarship
Emmaline Bragg
Cap Calloway School of Arts
Margaret A. Stafford Nursing Scholarship
Caesar Rodney Rotary
Gael Eduardo Mendoza-Pantoja
Howard
Caesar Rodney Rotary
Hailey Vandenbraak
Padua Academy
Caesar Rodney Rotary
Isabella March
University of Delaware
Philip L. Bartlett Scholarship
Izabella Wolff
Middletown
Margaret A. Stafford Nursing Scholarship
Jakob Reifendifer
Charter School of Wilmington
Frank Vari Memorial Scholarship
Jasmin Mendoza-Aragon
Howard
Philip L. Bartlett Scholarship
Jean Rubelo
University of Delaware
Generation III Scholarship
Jillian Farley
Wilmington Friends
Margaret A. Stafford Nursing Scholarship
John Lednum
DE Military Academy
Citibank NAF Scholarship
Jonathan Kachappilly
Newark Charter School
Michael & Hannah Koziski College Scholarship
Kayla Shoop
Smyrna
Citibank NAF Scholarship
Lillian Powell
Brandywine
Margaret A. Stafford Nursing Scholarship
Lillian Whitesell
University of Delaware
Philip L. Bartlett Scholarship
Matthew Melican
Concord
Delaware Fine Arts Scholarship
Maya Flicker
Brandywine
Julie H. Shenk Memorial Scholarship
Mehtap Yazar
MOT Charter
Beekhuis Scholarship
Mikayla Grimes
Hodgson
Michael & Hannah Koziski College Scholarship
Nikolas Carranza
Salesianum
Margaret L. Richey Scholarship
Ojas Paudyal
Concord
John & Louise Maslin Scholarship
Rafe Marsh
Dickinson
Michael & Hannah Koziski Scholarship
Redwanal Bari
University of Delaware
Carl Hill Memorial Scholarship
Saniyah Anderson-Harris
Delcastle
Steven Wesley Beheler Scholarship
Shil Shah
Middletown
Dr. Jill Biden Scholarship
Margaret L. Richey Scholarship
Soham Bhatt
Newark Charter School
Margaret L. Richey Scholarship
Tharanya Satheesh
Odessa
Beekhuis Scholarship
Valeria Tamayo
Las Americas Aspira Charter School
Michael & Hannah Koziski College Scholarship
Wasma Ali
Newark Charter
Philip L. Bartlett Scholarship
William Easterday
St. George’s Technical
Philip L. Bartlett Scholarship
Wren Rust
Cab Calloway
William J. & H. Virginia Miller Scholarship
Thomas A. & Mary Jo Russo Scholarship
Sussex County
Aaron Tikiob
Cape Henlopen
Cloutier-Valenti Legacy Scholarship
Allen Zhang
Worcester Prep
Janosik Family Scholarship
Margaret L. Richey Scholarship
Anna Beck
Cape Henlopen
Janosik Family Scholarship
Anna Coverdale
Cape Henlopen
J.D. O’Connor Scholarship
Robert J & Kathryn W Davis Scholarship
Brielle Ross
Cape Henlopen
George Henry Award
Margaret M. Moore Scholarship
Caleb Murat
Laurel
Hastings Scholarship
Chloe Megee
Indian River
Janosik Family Scholarship
Darcy Crotty
Cape Henlopen
Janosik Family Scholarship
Duncan Winger
Sussex Academy
Sussex Foundation Scholarship
Emma Mullen
Sussex Academy
Janosik Family Scholarship
Gwenn Twilley
Sussex Tech
Don and Anne Ward Scholarship
Jenna Reinhold
Cape Henlopen
Cape Henlopen Taxpayers for Fair Elections Scholarship
Joseph Morelli
Delmar
Janosik Family Scholarship
Kaila McCabe
Pennsylvania College of Osteopathic Medicine
Angela M. Wenyon Memorial Scholarship
Atlantis Scholarship for Excellence in Medicine
Kathryn Meszaros
Sussex Academy
Margaret M. Moore Scholarship
Keenan Williams
Sussex Academy
J.D. O’Connor Scholarship
Sussex Foundation Scholarship
Thurman G. Adams and Hilda McCabe Adams Family Scholarship
Kendall McCabe
Indian River
Atlantis Scholarship for Excellence
J.D. O’Connor Scholarship
Kieran Morrissey
Cape Henlopen
Cape Henlopen Taxpayers for Fair Elections Scholarship
Layla Webster
Cape Henlopen
Geneva Pepper Morris Scholarship
Lily Allen
Sussex Central
Chris Cordrey Student Athlete Scholarship
J.D. O’Connor Scholarship
John Botto Memorial Scholarship
Philip L. Bartlett Scholarship
Lucas Santini
Cape Henlopen
Cloutier-Valenti Legacy Scholarship
Cynthia & Nathaniel Simmons Memorial Scholarship
Macy Mumford
Indian River
Georgetown-MIllsboro Rotary Scholarship
Lucille M. Tiro Memorial Scholarship
V. George & Jeannette Carey Scholarship
Matthew Perchiniak
Sussex Academy
Dr. Jill Biden Scholarship
Margaret L. Richey Scholarship
Morgan Leeper
Sussex Academy
Sussex Foundation Scholarship
Mustafa Kilicarslan
Delmar
Janosik Family Scholarship
Noah Calhoun
Cape Henlopen
John M. Roca Memorial Scholarship
Peyton Miller
Sussex Tech
Don and Anne Ward Scholarship
Rylee Tipton
Cape Henlopen
Janosik Family Scholarship
Shannon McLaughlin
Sussex Academy
Sussex Foundation Scholarship
Shelby Manlove
Sussex Academy
Michael & Hannah Koziski College Scholarship
Srijay Chenna
Charter School of Wilmington
Margaret L. Richey Scholarship
Terra Berkheimer
Indian River
Margaret L. Richey Scholarship
Terrin Jones
Woodbridge
Michael & Hannah Koziski College Scholarship
Thien Barends
Indian River
Margaret M. Moore Scholarship
Out of State
Christopher Farrell
DeVry University
Achievement Scholarship for Students w/ Chronic Illness
Callista Herrmann
St. Mary’s College
MATRA Scholarship
Cody Gibbs
Lincoln University
Ladies/Lions Auxiliary of Lincoln University
Cullen Kisner
Thomas Jefferson University
Sherman Townsend Memorial Scholarship
Ernest Burch
Snow Hill H.S.
Janosik Family Scholarship
Jeffrey Makowski
University of Connecticut
MATRA Scholarship
Ryan Simon
Montana State University
MATRA Scholarship
Sofia Berthe
Temple
Elisabeth C. Tassone Oncology Scholarship
Srijay Chenna
University of Pennsylvania
Margaret L. Richey Scholarship
Interested in Applying?
The 2025-2026 scholarship application deadline has passed, visit delcf.org/scholarships.