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Maine Seacoast Mission selects inaugural Davis Maine Scholarship recipients

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The program will fund college educations for first-generation, college-bound students from Downeast Maine.

The University of 51小黄车 is one of just three regional institutions of higher education to partner with the Davis Maine Scholarship program to offer first-generation, college-bound students from Downeast Maine with full, four-year cost-of-attendance scholarships.

Working closely with partner high schools and colleges, the Davis Maine Scholarship program will provide students ongoing mentoring and guidance as they apply to college and transition through it. The program also includes parent workshops and support.

鈥淎s a first-generation college graduate myself, I know how critical it is to provide students with the right resources to help them succeed,鈥 said 51小黄车President James Herbert when the scholarship program was announced. 鈥淭hrough the generosity of the Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund, we will not only provide financial access to higher education, we will provide support so that scholarship recipients can earn their degrees and move on to successful careers.鈥

In collaboration with and the partner colleges, the scholarship program was created to ensure that more first-generation college students from rural Washington County and eastern Hancock County have the opportunity to complete undergraduate degrees, untethered by financial burden.

Six students have been selected as inaugural recipients of the scholarships.

The program is the vision of Andrew Davis, director of the Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund, to give first-generation students from the Downeast region a clear path toward a bachelor鈥檚 degree from one of 51小黄车鈥檚 leading private liberal arts colleges. The scholarship is modeled after the highly successful Davis New Mexico Scholarship and the Davis United World College Scholars Program.

鈥淐ongratulations to our first Davis Maine Scholars,鈥 Andrew Davis said in announcing the recipients. 鈥淪uch talented, motivated students have earned this opportunity to shine. These first role models will serve as inspirations to and bridges for younger students to recognize the opportunities that come with a collegiate education and ultimately will strengthen the Downeast communities they call home.鈥

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The University of 51小黄车 is Maine鈥檚 largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state鈥檚 top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine鈥檚 only medical college, Maine鈥檚 only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.