Albert Francis Gilmartin Memorial Scholarship Program
The Boston Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist high school seniors at Quincy High School and North Quincy High School who plan to continue their education in undergraduate school programs.
Albert Francis Gilmartin Memorial Scholarship Program
The Albert Francis Gilmartin Memorial Scholarship Fund of The Boston Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist high school seniors at Quincy High School and North Quincy High School who plan to continue their education in undergraduate school programs.
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet all of the following criteria
- Be residents of Quincy, MA or the Hough’s Neck neighborhood of Quincy, MA
- Be high school seniors attending North Quincy High School or Quincy High School
- Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university for the entire upcoming academic year.
- Have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale)
- Demonstrate financial need.
Awards
Award Amounts
Up to four (4) awards will be granted.
Awards are one-time only and are not renewable.
Estimated award amount is yet to be determined.
Notification
Applicants will be notified in late March.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of The Boston Foundation. Payments are made in one installment in August.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
- An online recommendation
Financial need will be considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of The Boston Foundation play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Revisions
Albert Francis Gilmartin Memorial Scholarship fund of The Boston Foundation reserves the right to review the conditions and procedures of this scholarship program and to make changes at any time including termination of the program.
Requirements
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
- Student name
- School name
- Grades
- Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than February 9, 2026 3:00 PM Central Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
