Scholarships

The Orange County Colony of Mayflower Descendants 2020
Scholarship Competition Information

The Executive Board of the Orange County Colony of the California Society of Mayflower Descendants proudly announces the 2020 scholarship program for students attending college, undergraduate or graduate level students or a graduating high school senior, who are either a member or have a direct lineage connection or share bloodline (i.e., niece, nephew, grandniece, grandnephew, cousin) to a member of the Orange County Colony Mayflower Descendants. The applicant or his/her family member must be an OC Colony member in good standing for at least one year as of the date of the application. There will be no restrictions on age (if meets eligibility requirements) prior winner status, or residence of the member or applicant.

Scholarships will be awarded as follows: $1,500 First Place, $1000 Second Place, $500 Third Place.

The applicant package must be complete and contain each of the following items:

• Scholarship Application - Download:  Word |  PDF
• Essay of 750 words
A letter of recommendation from the parent or grandparent whose direct lineage qualifies the student for competition.
Applications are accepted with an accompanying essay on a particular topic chosen each year by the OC Colony Board. This topic is changed annually and announced no later than February 1st of each year.  

The topic for the 2020 essay is:
The Pilgrims who founded Plimouth Plantation relied heavily on the advice and help of Native Americans in the early years.  Describe how these relations changed during the next 60 years.

Essays will be evaluated for content. organization, style, references and grammar. All entries must be typewritten,
and sources cited in appropriate bibliographic style. The essayist is encouraged to cite one of the two references
from: the following sources listed below:

-Mann. Charles C. 2006. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus. New York: Random I-louse. -Stratton, Eugene Aubrey. 1986. Plymouth Colony; Its History and People 1620-1691. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing

The application packet due date is March 1, 2020. 
The application materials may be scanned and sent via email to mhmandev@gmail.com or mailed via US Postal Service.
Mail no later than March 1, 2020 to: Marlene Mandeville, 16792 Talisman Lane #103, Huntington Beach, CA 92649.

Students will be notified and money distributed in April 2020. The winners will be recognized at the Annual Membership Meeting April 25, 2020 as well as the Mayflower Compact Day, November TBD, 2020, if they are available to attend. Attendance is not mandatory to receive the scholarship.

The California State Society of Mayflower Descendants 2020
Scholarship Competition Information:

The California Mayflower Society awards three scholarships each year to qualified applicants: one $5000 scholarship, one $3,000 scholarship and one $2,000 scholarship. This is a statewide competition, open to any qualified student applicant from any colony within the State of California.
The due date for the 2020 applications to be submitted is March 2, 2020. 

For more information and to obtain the application, please go to the Scholarship Page on the California Society website. For specific information or questions, please email Kathy Gire, Scholarship Secretary at kabumpo16@aol.com

The General Society of Mayflower Descendants 2020
Scholarship Competition Information:

There are 4 Scholarships offered by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants each year. Scholarships will be awarded as follows: $6,000 First Place, $4,000 Second Place, $3,000 Third Place and $2,000 for Fourth Place. This is a national competition open to any qualified student applicant from any state or colony. The due date for the 2020 applications to be submitted is March 1, 2020.

For more information and to obtain the application and qualifications, please visit the Scholarship Page on the General Society website or email scholarships@TheMayflowerSociety.org