Alice C. Coapland Scholarship 2027 - $3,000

What is the Alice C. Coapland Scholarship?

Alice Coapland spent the early 2000s setting up a permanent scholarship for women in the Northeast Kingdom who otherwise might stop after high school. She died in 2004, but her estate keeps the fund alive through VSAC, Vermont''s statewide college access agency. The award is personal: it looks for young women from small towns around Craftsbury, Lake Region, and North Country schools who combine academic promise with real community roots.

Money is modest but meaningful. Two recipients can receive up to $3,000 each, and renewals can stretch the help across four years of undergraduate study if you keep your grades, stay full time, and continue to show need on FAFSA. VSAC estimated about ninety-seven applicants competing for two seats in recent booklets, so your essay and recommendation need to sound like you, not like a template.

Geography is strict. The booklet lists more than twenty towns, from Albany to Woodbury, tied to three high school service areas. If you commute from Derby or live in Newport City, you fit; if you moved to Burlington for college but still claim Vermont residency elsewhere, confirm your town on the USA before you submit.

Everything runs through the Unified Scholarship Application. That same form also enters you into dozens of other VSAC funds, which is why Vermont counselors nag seniors to file early. Coapland specifically wants essay #1, a non-relative recommendation, transcript, and FAFSA on file by February 11, 2027. Treat the deadline like tax day: postmarked late means you wait another year while classmates collect awards you never knew existed.