Congratulations to all our 2026 scholarship recipients!
The Delaware Community Foundation awarded $1,001,500 to 233 students for the 2026-2027 school year.
Below is a list of this year’s new awardees.
The application deadline for the 2026 – 2027 school year has passed. The scholarship compendium is available at delcf.org/scholarships.
Kent County
Elliana Campbell
Caesar Rodney
Fred Fifer III Educational Foundation Scholarship
Lucy Chorman
Milford
Chester Dickerson, Sr. Memorial Scholarship
James H. Postles Scholarship
V. George & Jeannette Carey Scholarship
Nolan Cohee
Milford
FCA Foundation Scholarship
Marisol Exavier
Dover
Dover High School Alumni Association Scholarship
Aiden Flaherty
Caesar Rodney
Citibank NAF Scholarship
Janosik Family Scholarship
Montana Fox
Caesar Rodney
Janosik Family Scholarship
Hana Hemmings
Dover
John B. & Marion A. Smitheman Scholarship
Elizabeth Hufschmidt
First State Military Academy
John B. & Marion A. Smitheman Scholarship
Jacob Kaminski
Smyrna
FCA Foundation Scholarship
Janosik Family Scholarship
Ania Matthews
Milford
Barbara Kimmey Pierce Scholarship
Jalia McNair
Dover
George Henry Award
Emma Oehmke
Caesar Rodney
Kelly Family Scholarship
Michael J. & Hannah George Koziski Scholarship
Madison Rau
Lake Forest
Michael J. & Hannah George Koziski College Scholarship
Philip L. Bartlett Scholarship
Emily Rauch
Milford
Lee Hirsch Scholarship
Robert J. & Kathryn W. Davis Scholarship
Gabriella Razzano
Lake Forest
Tony Silicato Memorial Scholarship
Janosik Family Scholarship
Jaylia Romeus
Caesar Rodney
Michael J. & Hannah George Koziski Scholarship
Grace Saintil
Dover
John B. & Marion A. Smitheman Scholarship
Maggie Santos
Smyrna
Delaware Fine Arts Scholarship
Brian Song
Polytech
Dr. Jill Biden Scholarship
Madison Stahl
Milford
Milford H.S. Alumni Association Scholarship
Kaycee Stevens-Brittingham
Milford
Garbutt Family Scholarship
James L. Davis Scholarship
Lee Hirsch Scholarship
Landen Swank
Polytech
John B. & Marion A. Smitheman Scholarship
Elijah Tackett
Dover
Michael J. & Hannah George Koziski College Scholarship
Rachel Woodzell
Caesar Rodney
John J. & Rita D. Ryan Scholarship
New Castle County
Justice Allison
Odyssey Charter School
Citibank NAF Scholarship
Sazid Bhuiyan
Mount Pleasant
John & Louise Maslin Scholarship
Alessandra Broussard
University of Delaware
Harry C. Anthony, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Mostafa Chowdhury
Mount Pleasant
Philip L. Bartlett Scholarship
Wyatt Crumley
Middletown
Ryan R. Wagner Scholarship
Taylor Fitgerald
Caravel Academy
Keisha M. Michael Memorial Scholarship
Asvika Gobinathan
Wilmington Charter
Dr. Jill Biden Scholarship
Janae Harrison
Appoquinimink
Ryan R. Wagner Scholarship
Lorena Heredia
Howard
Caesar Rodney Rotary
Leah Judy
Padua Academy
Caesar Rodney Rotary Scholarship
Avery Lee
MOT Charter
Beekhuis Scholarship
Thomas & Mary Jo Russo Scholarship
Pranavi Kona
Newark Charter
FCA Foundation Scholarship
Christina Liapis
Concord
Julie H. Shenk Memorial Scholarship
Gracie Maiden
Appoquinimink
FCA Foundation Scholarship
Chase Maracle
University of Delaware
Carl Hill Memorial Scholarship
Isabela March
University of Delaware
Taylor Family Scholarship
Regina Miller
Newark Charter
Philip L. Bartlett Scholarship
Reilly Miller
Newark High School
Beekhuis Scholarship
Philip L. Bartlett Scholarship
Stella Mulik
Cab Calloway School for the Arts
William J. & H. Virginia Miller Scholarship
Ken Cicerale Memorial Music Scholarship
Vincent Naccarato
John Dickinson
Michael J. & Hannah George Koziski Scholarship
Casey Nwakobia
Padua Academy
FCA Foundation Scholarship
Margaret O’Connor
Cab Calloway School for the Arts
Caesar Rodney Rotary
Seth Ozer
University of Delaware
Achievement Scholarship for Students with Chronic Illness
Xavier Phares
Odessa
Margaret A. Stafford Nursing Scholarship
Grayden Ripanti
Odessa
Ryan R. Wagner Scholarship
Vilmaris Rivera-Morales
University of Delaware
Carl Hill Memorial Scholarship
Jahmir Rose
Salesianum
Frank D. Vari Memorial Scholarship
Karla Saldana
Delcastle
Generation III Scholarship
Lentz Trade Scholarship
Steven Wesley Beheler Scholarship
Charles Shelman
Cab Calloway
Margaret A. Stafford Nursing Scholarship
Caden-Cole Taylor-McKinney
Archmere Academy
Drew Bilinski Memorial Scholarship
Grayson Warner
St. George’s
Cullen Brown Scholarship
Yadira Zepeda-Cruz
Odyssey Charter School
Margaret A. Stafford Nursing Scholarship
Angela Zhang
Archmere Academy
Committee of 100 Scholarship
Ella Zhao
Newark Charter
Michael J. & Hannah George Koziski College Scholarship
Sussex County
Addison Brenneman
Cape Henlopen
Scott Kammerer Scholarship
J.D. O’Connor Scholarship
Leonidas Cash-Velasquez
Indian River
Quiet Resorts Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Nellie G. Allen Curiosity Shop Scholarship
Skip Dalton
Cape Henlopen
Cloutier-Valenti Legacy Scholarship
Chloe DeForrest
Cape Henlopen
Cloutier-Valenti Legacy Scholarship
Geneva Pepper Morris Scholarship
Brianna Dorey
Seaford
Janosik Family Scholarship
Victoria Evans
Sussex Academy
Sussex Foundation Scholarship
Emmanuel Fletcher
Laurel
Michael J. & Hannah George Koziski College Scholarship
Future Energy Leaders Scholarship
Katya Geyer
Sussex Academy
Dr. Jill Biden Scholarship
Janosik Family Scholarship
Sussex Foundation Scholarship
Carson Hastings
Delmarva Christian Academy
J.D. O’Connor Scholarship
Lily Jewell
Delmarva Christian Academy
William O. Murray/Bethany Fenwick Chamber Scholarship
Dania Lainez
Indian River
Atlantis Scholarship for Excellence
Margaret A. Stafford Nursing Scholarship
Noah Lewis
Cape Henlopen
George Henry Award
Jorda Molina
Laurel
Janosik Family Scholarship
Floyd Moore V
Sussex Tech
Don & Anne Ward Scholarship
Momina Naeem
Sussex Central
Georgetown-MIllsboro Rotary Scholarship
Lucille M. Tiro Memorial Scholarship
Dang Nguyen
Cape Henlopen
Michael J. & Hannah George Koziski College Scholarship
Kieran Probert
Sussex Academy
Sussex Foundation Scholarship
Lauren Ruark
Sussex Tech
Margaret F. Moore Scholarship
Natalie Schneider
Cape Henlopen
FCA Foundation Scholarship
John M. Roca Memorial Scholarship
Emerson Sheldon
Cape Henlopen
J.D. O’Connor Scholarship
Joni Reich Family Scholarship
William Smith
Laurel
Janosik Family Scholarship
Destiny Snow
Seaford
Janosik Family Scholarship
Joni Reich Family Scholarship
Margaret F. Moore Scholarship
Riley Stazzone
Cape Henlopen
FCA Foundation Scholarship
Cape Henlopen Taxpayers for Fair Elections Scholarship
Benjamin Steimel
Sussex Academy
Sussex Foundation Scholarship
Ryder Van Horn
Cape Henlopen
Cape Henlopen Taxpayers for Fair Elections Scholarship
Kameron Vann
Cape Henlopen
Cynthia & Nathaniel Simmons Memorial Scholarship
Abigail Van Vorst
Sussex Tech
Don & Anne Ward Scholarship
Janosik Family SCholarship
Weston Warner
Indian River
J.D. O’Connor Scholarship
Declan West
Cape Henlopen
Thurman G. Adams and Hilda McCabe Adams Family Scholarship
Out of State
Sofia Berthe
Temple University
Elisabeth C. Tassone Oncology Scholarship
Suhani Bhatt
Thomas Jefferson University
Mark B. Holzman Scholarship
Younghoon Choi
Thomas Jefferson University
Imogene Coca Compassion in Care Scholarship
Louise Conaty
Thomas Jefferson University
Eleanor & Henry H. Stroud, M.D. Scholarship
Sophia Crisomia
Lincoln Memorial University
Mark B. Holzman Scholarship
Alexandria Drummond
Howard University
Delaware Art & Design Scholarship
Mark Dyer
Thomas Jefferson University
Mark B. Holzman Scholarship
Mary Fitzwater
University of South Carolina
MATRA Scholarship
Brendan Groll
Thomas Jefferson University
Sherman Townsend Memorial Scholarship
Ryan Hoefer
Thomas Jefferson University
Angela Wenyon Memorial Scholarship
Riley Holliday
Lincoln University
Ladies/Lions Auxiliary of Lincoln University
Priya Jayakumar
Thomas Jefferson University
Margaret L. Richey Scholarship
Bahiyah Jones
Howard University
African American Aspire to Greatness Scholarship
Olga Parcells
Wilkes University
Stonegates Scholarship
Kiley Persolio
Drexel University
Scott Kammerer Scholarship
Kate Reyen
Bucknell University
MATRA Scholarship
William Stetson V
Virginia Tech University
MATRA Scholarship
Avery Wolverton
Thomas Jefferson University
Mark B. Holzman Scholarship
Interested in Applying?
The 2025-2026 scholarship application deadline has passed, visit delcf.org/scholarships.