Scholarships
The General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) Scholarship Program offers scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are Mayflower descendants and will be attending a four-year college or university or two-year community college.
Ancestry Requirements
For an applicant to be considered for a Mayflower Scholarship, the Application Form must include a valid GSMD membership number for either the applicant or for a parent, grandparent, or great grandparent of the applicant. Please note that the membership number supplied must be for a living and currently active GSMD member.
If any documentation from a parent or child that is 18 years needs to be submitted to GSMD to obtain a current GSMD membership number, applicants should begin work as early as possible (the year prior to requesting a scholarship) to complete this process. Also, you will be required to list your Mayflower Ancestor(s) from the ship.
If any documentation from a parent or child that is 18 years needs to be submitted to GSMD to obtain a current GSMD membership number, applicants should begin work as early as possible (the year prior to requesting a scholarship) to complete this process. Also, you will be required to list your Mayflower Ancestor(s) from the ship.
Other Requirements
Each scholarship recipient:
must be a graduating senior
must provide the information requested for the application
must enter a four-year college or university or two-year community college
must provide a test score and percentage from the SAT or ACT tests.
In the spirit of the Mayflower settlers seeking to better themselves by moving to a new and uncharted world, special consideration will be given to applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to bettering themselves.
Applicants are encouraged to add “Letters of Recommendation” from teachers or people in the community.