Scholarships
Southbridge Credit Union Thomas Smalarz Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: 3/27/2026
Criteria: Current high school senior who has made a positive impact in your community
Application: See attached
Oxford Lions Club Scholarship
Deadline: 3/27/2026
Criteria: Graduating senior from Oxford, MA who will be attending college / university or furthering their education in a vocational program of study
Application: See attached. Email completed application to mlmarzeotti@gmail.com
Professional Women in Construction Scholarship
Deadline: 3/31/2026
Criteria: High School Seniors residing in New England, planning to pursue a career in architecture, engineering, construction, or related trades and fields, including trade school, community college, graduate degrees
Note: Recipients will also display leadership and involvement in community service and extracurricular activities and demonstrate strong financial need.
Application: Apply online here
March Scholarship Newsletter
Deadline: 3/31/2026
Below you will find a list of 19 Scholarship Programs available to your students. More than 800 Individual Scholarships will be distributed through these 19 Programs. Students from your school are eligible for all awards below.
Charging our Future Scholarship
Deadline: 3/31/2026
Criteria: Applicants must be high school seniors, high school graduates, or current college undergraduates with a permanent home residence of New York or Massachusetts. All engineering majors are eligible; however, priority will be given to electrical engineers, particularly those with a major, minor, concentration, or coursework in Power Systems Engineering. See attachment for more details!
Application: See attached
Webster Dudley Oxford Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
Deadline: 3/31/2026
Criteria: Residents of Webster, Dudley or Oxford; planning to attend college after graduation
Application: See attached
The Rebekah Assembly Scholarship
Deadline: 3/31/2026
Criteria: See application for requirements.
Application: See attached
STEM and Trades Scholarship
Deadline: 3/31/2026
Criteria: Open to all high school seniors planning to pursue a STEM-related degree in college or enter the trades. See application for additional details.
Note: Award: $5,000 initially, with an additional $1,000 each year for the next two years, provided the student maintains a 3.0 GPA. Please include a link to the attached flyer.
Southbridge Garden Club Scholarship
Deadline: 4/1/2026
Criteria: Students with a major focusing on environmental studies (or related fields) from Charlton, Dudley, or Southbridge
Application: See Attached
United Church of Christ Scholarship
Deadline: 4/1/2026
Criteria: Bay Path students planning to pursue higher education
Note: Essay required. Topic: How has your faith influenced your choices for the future? (500 words)
Application: See attached for instructions.
Woman In Business, Inc. /Judith A Jaeger Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: 4/2/2026
Criteria: High School seniors with a 3.0 GPA
Application: See Attached
Engineering Scholarship with Internship
Deadline: 4/3/2026
Criteria: Open to students (graduating high school senior or college student) majoring in Engineering, attending and living in Massachusetts or New York. See application for additional details.
Note: Award: $10,000 plus a summer internship at National Grid.
Application: https://www.aabe.org/index.php?component=pages&id=4
2026 NEPPA Scholarship
Deadline: 4/3/2026
Criteria: Pursuing a career in public power related field. (See What is Public Power? More about NEPPA) Be a resident serviced by a NEPPA member utility.
Note: Be sure to include all required documents with your applications.
Application: Apply Online
Tyler's Heart Scholarship
Deadline: 4/6/2026
Criteria: Bay Path senior planning to pursue a career in human services, behavioral or mental health.
Application: Complete an essay on the following topic - "If you had the power to change one mental health policy at the local level, what would it be and why?" Submit typed essays to hello@tylersheart.org, including your name, current school and email address.
Note: Please visit https://tylersheart.org/ for more information.
Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship
Deadline: 4/7/2026
Criteria: Graduating senior interested in pursuing a career in teacher education
Note: A 300-word essay on the topic "Putting the 'WHY' in my Teaching Future" required. Rubric included.
Application: Submit your essay to your Guidance Counselor by April 7, 2026.
Scholarship details and essay rubric attached
Worcester County Conservation Scholarship
Deadline: 4/10/2026
Criteria: High School Senior, living in Worcester County, planning to major in natural resource conservation, environmental science, related environmental field or agricultural field
Note: See the attached flyer for more information
Application: Apply online here
William J. Wolfe Scholarship
Deadline: 4/10/2026
Criteria: Under age 25, must have received services through the Key Program or the MA Department of Children & Families
Application: See Attached
Progress Mary Székely Scholarship
Deadline: 4/13/2026
Criteria: Resident of Massachusetts planning to major in computer science, software engineering, IT and / or computer information systems
Note: See attached for more information
Application: Apply online
Veteran's Council of Southbridge Auxiliary Scholarship
Deadline: 4/15/2026
Criteria: Residents of Southbridge who are the child, grandchild or great-grandchild of a veteran, planning to attend college, university or trade school.
Application: Apply online here: https://forms.gle/QbhwyowFpnNknQkSA
2026 Wachusett Area Rotary Club Scholarship
Deadline: 4/15/2026
Criteria: Rutland & Paxton residents with evidence of community involvement and academic standing
Note: Please complete all parts of the scholarship application.
Application: See attached.
Dudley Grange Scholarship
Deadline: 4/16/2026
Criteria: See application for specific details
Application: See attached
Marcos Rios Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: 4/17/2026
Criteria: Bay Path senior planning to attend college
Application: See attached
Oxford Woman's Club Scholarship
Deadline: 4/17/2026
Criteria: Oxford resident planning to attend College / University after graduation
Note: Be sure to include all required documents with your applications.
Application: See attached.
Southbridge Police Association Scholarship
Deadline: 4/17/2026
Criteria: Southbridge resident
Note: Preference will be given to applicants who are enrolling in a field of study related to law enforcement. Additionally - applicants may be disqualified from consideration if any of the requirements are excluded from the submission.
Application: See Attached
Paxton Lions Club Robert J. Zoppo Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: 4/18/2026
Criteria: Graduating seniors from the town of Paxton who are planning to attend college / university or pursue technical training after high school
Application: See Attached
Town of Charlton Scholarships
Deadline: 4/29/2026
Deadline: Return to the Guidance Office by 4/29/2026
Criteria: Charlton Resident (see application for additional details)
Application: See attached
National Association of Women in Construction Scholarship
Deadline: 4/30/2026
Criteria: Student applicants planning to enroll as a full-time student in a construction oriented program at the post-secondary level (college or university) OR planning to work in a construction oriented apprenticeship program.
See attached qualifications and guidelines.
Application: See Attached
Ronald J. Denault Law Enforcement Scholarship
Deadline: 4/30/2026
Criteria: Charlton resident interested in continuing their education in law enforcement / criminal justice. See application for additional information.
Application: See Attached
Wachusett Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarships
Deadline: 4/30/2026
Criteria: Seniors who reside in the Wachusett Area (includes Paxton & Rutland)
Note: Three $2,500 scholarships for students pursuing a degree in business; and one $2,500 scholarship for a student entering a technical field of study
Application: Available online at https://wachusettareachamber.org/scholarship-program/
Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: 5/1/2026
Criteria: Live in New England; Average GPA of 3.0 or higher (that's an 85 avg for Bay Path); demonstration of community service; and financial need
Note: A member of the Class of 2025 from Bay Path was awarded this scholarship!
Application: See attached
Early Deadline: April 2, 2026
Regular Deadline: May 1, 2026
Website: www.phillips-scholarship.org
Grace Flynn Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: 5/1/2026
Criteria: Bay Path seniors residing in Oxford with volunteer experience at the Oxford Library or St. Roch church
Note: See application for specific criteria
Application: See attached
George Sellig Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: 5/1/2026
Criteria: Resident of Webster, pursuing a college degree after graduation
Application: See Attached
W. Sumner & Howard L. Jordan Scholarship
Deadline: 5/1/2026
Criteria: Resident of Paxton or Rutland pursuing studies in agriculture / horticulture, veterinary science or conservation / environment.
Application: See Attached
Professional Women in Construction Scholarship
Deadline: 5/4/2026
Criteria: Bay Path students with a minimum of a 2.5 GPA; residents of Charlton; planning to attend college after high school.
Application: See attached scholarship flyer and application.
Marsh-Harding Scholarship
Deadline: 5/8/2026
Criteria: Graduating senior who has resided in Rutland for at least five yers
Note: A 300-word essay on the topic "Putting the 'WHY' in my Teaching Future" required. Rubric included.
Application: See attached application and cover letter.
Catherine E. Philbin Memorial Fund
Deadline: 5/29/2026
Criteria: For individuals interested in entering the nursing profession
Application: Available in Guidance - see your School Counselor
Paul D. O'Reilly Award
Deadline: 6/1/2026
Criteria: Senior in Metal Fabrication at Bay Path, interested in pursuing a career in welding after graduation
Note: Mr. Paul O’Reilly was a master welder who once took a class here at Bay Path. While studying here, he asked the instructor to see the equipment we have in our Metal Fab program. He was very pleased with Bay Path and all that we do for our students. His family is providing this Tool Award in his memory to an outstanding senior from our Metal Fab program who is looking to pursue a career in welding after high school. Recipients will be nominated by their welding instructors.