Scholarship
About our Scholarship
The Scholarship Committee was established in 1959 and officially known as the Verdean Veterans Memorial Educational Aid Committee. Its Chairman was Manuel Lopes and the Executive Secretary was John Britto. The first scholarships were awarded in 1960 and totaled $275. The name was changed in 1973 and the mission was revived in 2004 with the formation of the Cape Verdean Recognition Scholarship Committee.
The Cape Verdean Recognition Scholarship is awarded to graduates of selected high schools in the region. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of several factors of consideration including academic achievement, extra-curricular and community service activities, and school recommendations, to name a few. The first scholarships awarded by the Cape Verdean Recognition Scholarship in 2005 were presented to 15 scholars for a total of $6,600. Over the years since then, the Committee has awarded more than $600,000 dollars in scholarships. This year, under the leadership of Co-Chairs Myles Dias and Bruce A. Rose, the Committee expects to award $80,000, a record amount for the third consecutive year!
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The Mission of the CVR Scholarship Committee is to raise funds to provide scholarships to students, particularly students of Cape Verdean heritage, from selected area high schools to support their college education.
Our scholarship awardees have attended a vast variety of institutions from local and regional colleges and universities like Bristol Community College, University of Massachusetts, and Bridgewater State University to the most elite institutions such as Harvard, Brown, and Columbia University.
Over the past 20 years. The Cape Verdean Recognition Scholarship Committee has raised over $600,000 in scholarships awarded to more than 600 students. In 2024, the Scholarship Committee awarded scholarships to 38 in the amount of $72,000, with expectations to exceed that amount in 2025.
For the year 2025 the Scholarship Committee members are: Co-Chairs Myles Dias, and Dr. Bruce A. Rose; Joseph Almeida, Carl Cruz, Britney Ganeto, Marilyn Gonsalves, Quinn Harris, Serge Moniz, Kelly Rebeiro-Oliveira, Corday Silva, and Carol Spencer.