Scholarships

Students submit just one application to apply for all of our scholarships.

The Grays Harbor Community Foundation awards scholarships to local students for education after high school. The emphasis is on undergraduate studies at any two or four year college or university and vocational/technical programs leading to a license or certification.

Students submit only one application. When selected, the recipient is matched to the criteria of an individual scholarship by the scholarship review committee.

Applications are due on March 1st before 5:00 PM each year.

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2024 Recipient of the Ben & Blanche Weatherwax Memorial Scholarship Award of $4,000: "Receiving this scholarship means a great deal to me as it will help me pursue a higher education. I am extremely grateful for the support our community has given to myself and other students!"

-Kailey Pendergrass, Aberdeen Class of 2024 Valedictorian

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$601k

Scholarships Awarded to New Students in 2024

$474k

Renewal Scholarships Awarded in 2024

424

Total scholarships awarded in 2024

Scholarship Spotlights

Willobelle Valentine Receives $7,500 A. M. and May Abel Memorial Scholarship

Willobelle Valentine Receives $7,500 A. M. and May Abel Memorial Scholarship from Grays Harbor Community Foundation to pursue Greek and Roman Archaeology Degree.

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Lake Quinault 2025 Graduate Zachary Leavitt Receives Aaron Thomas Dineen Memorial Scholarship

Aaron Thomas Dineen grew up with a love of the outdoors. During his summers throughout high school Aaron worked at The Cotton Wood Ranch and Rognlin’s.

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Wendell Young, 2025 Hoquiam High School Graduate Receives Dr. Emmett and Dorothy Calhoun Scholarship

Wendell Young has big plans for the fall, he plans to attend Oregon State University to become a Marine Biologist.

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Vocational Scholarships Open

If you are a Grays Harbor high school graduate pursuing a vocational certificate you can apply for a scholarship until August 15th!