FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington President Kathryn A. Foster was recently joined by Senator George J. Mitchell, Mitchell Institute Scholarship Director Jared Cash and current and alumni UMF recipients of the Senator’s Mitchell Institute Scholarship at a dinner held in their honor on the University of Maine at Farmington campus.
Since Senator George J. Mitchell founded the Mitchell Scholarship Program in 1995, over $8.5 million has been awarded in scholarship assistance to more than 1,900 Maine students. UMF has 36 Mitchell Scholars currently enrolled, and over 120 Mitchell Scholar alumni—giving UMF the highest number of student Scholars, per capita, of any Maine school, according to Cash.
Mitchell Scholars are selected for their academic promise, history of community service and financial need. These students demonstrate a remarkable college persistence rate of 95%.
In addition to supporting the educational aspirations of Maine’s young people, the Mitchell Institute supports Scholars by providing regular communication and exchange of ideas, involvement in community service activities, leadership development, summer fellowships and interaction with career professionals. Mitchell Scholars and alumni together report devoting a total of 30,188 hours to community service during the academic year.
The University of Maine at Farmington and the Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute share a goal to increase the number of Mitchell Scholars participating in an international experience during their college career. To accomplish this, a one-time $2,500 scholarship is available to UMF’s Mitchell Scholars in their junior or senior year. It may be applied to any UMF-based international experience, including short courses in January, May, or summer terms and semester-long study abroad experiences.
