Grace M. Edwards was well-known for her philanthropic activities. She was particularly interested in education as a means of promoting maturity, intelligence, and good citizenship. Her educational fund is restricted to residents of the City of Boston. The city has benefitted from her generosity over the decades since 1939.
Scholarships currently average over $2,000 per year. They are granted for a period of one academic year at a time, and are renewable while students are in college as long as eligibility requirements continue to be met.
Students are required to apply on-line.
Communication with applicants is done by email. Applicants need to give us a valid email address, check their email, and update us (info@edwardsfund.org) with any change in email address. Students using a high school email address should make sure that it will work over the summer after graduation.
Recipients of the Scholarship live in many neighborhoods that comprise the City of Boston. They attend a number of different public high schools, pilot schools, and charter schools in Boston. Some participate in the METCO program. They also attend parochial or private high schools in the City or in other municipalities. The student's permanent address must, however, be in Boston. Many students who are awarded the Edwards Scholarship attend a college in Massachusetts, but others attend out-of-state colleges and universities. All share in the commitment to make the world a better place.