Scholarship Applications:
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Scholarship Program:
The goal of our scholarship program is to help to give local youth every opportunity to learn the life-long skills of sailing. To be eligible for a scholarship, participants must be enrolled in year-round schooling on Nantucket. We are able to grant these scholarships thanks to generous gifts from private donors and foundations. Their support is very important to us at Community Sailing and is sincerely appreciated by island children and their families.
Scholarships are granted on a first-come, first-serve basis as funds are available.
Dr. Margaret H. ("Meg") Blair Sailing Scholarship was established in 2019 to honor into perpetuity Meg's passion for the water and for teaching children, through sailing, the empowerment that learning the power and the beauty of the sea provides. Meg was an avid sailor and fisherman, and loved every moment spent on Nantucket's waters.
The Dr. Margaret H. ("Meg") Blair Scholarship is available to two year-round Nantucket youth each year, for up to four weeks of sailing. Applicants are required to complete a scholarship application and write a thank-you note to Dr. Blair's family, in care of Nantucket Community Sailing.
Alan I. Newhouse was an avid Nantucket sailor and one of the founders of Nantucket Community Sailing. His passion was watching young children learn to sail in Polpis Harbor, and he often took NCS donors and friends out to Polpis for them to see the children in action. To honor Alan, and establish a permanent recognition of him and his love for sailing, the Alan I.
Newhouse Scholarship was established in 2008.
The Alan I. Newhouse Scholarship is available to two year-round youth each year, for up to four weeks of sailing in Polpis Harbor. Applicants are required to complete a scholarship application and write a thank-you letter to Mr. Newhouse's family, in care of Nantucket Community Sailing.
We would like to thank the following foundations for their generous donations and support to our scholarship and community outreach programs:
- Community Foundation for Nantucket - Nantucket Fund
- Cape Cod 5 Foundation
- Nantucket Golf Club Foundation
- Nantucket Island Resorts
With your help, the NCS scholarship program can continue to grow and reach as many island children as possible.
Click here to support our scholarship program.
The goal of our scholarship program is to help to give local youth every opportunity to learn the life-long skills of sailing. To be eligible for a scholarship, participants must be enrolled in year-round schooling on Nantucket. We are able to grant these scholarships thanks to generous gifts from private donors and foundations. Their support is very important to us at Community Sailing and is sincerely appreciated by island children and their families.
