The Newton 9-11 Memorial Committee is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity that designed, raise funds for, and installed a memorial to the victims and heroes of 9/11/2001, especially the eight Newton residents who lost their lives that day. Thanks to our generous contributors, we can offer annual scholarships to Newton high school students. By engaging current students to write about 9-11, we hope to preserve the lessons of that fateful September day.
To be eligible to apply for the scholarship, you must:
- Complete the application and submit an essay about one of the two suggested topics.
- Be a rising high school senior (graduating in 2027) and a resident of Newton, Massachusetts.
- Meet the deadline of June 30, 2026.
We hope that the quality of the essays will merit one $1000 scholarship and two additional scholarships, each for $500, which will be awarded at the 2026 Memorial Commemoration. Scholarship recipients will be announced in early September 2026.
