The Junior League of Westchester on the Sound is an organization of women whose mission is to advance women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training.

ELIGIBILITY

• The purpose of the scholarship is exclusively educational and charitable and is intended to promote voluntary participation in community affairs and to perpetuate social change in the Westchester Sound Shore communities that will benefit most from it.
• One scholarship in the amount of $5,000 is available to be awarded.
• Students must demonstrate community service beyond the basic community service required by their schools. The award will be based on the merit of their voluntarism in Sound Shore area towns (Port Chester, Rye, Rye Brook, Rye Neck, Harrison, Mamaroneck, Larchmont, or New Rochelle, NY); specifically impacting the local community.

You are eligible to apply if you are a high school senior who is a resident of and attending high school in Port Chester, Rye, Rye Brook, Rye Neck, Harrison, Mamaroneck, Larchmont, or New Rochelle, NY; graduating in the spring of 2026; and who will enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study during the 2026-2027 school year at an accredited two- or four-year college or university.

This is a non-need-based scholarship.  Grade point is not a determining factor.

APPLICATION PROCESS

• All information on the Junior League of Westchester on the Sound, Margaret Manley Community Service Scholarship application form must be filled out completely.
• Use the link below to our online platform, Slideroom, to complete and submit an application and recommendations to the JLWOS Scholarship Committee.
  • After creating a Slideroom account, applicants are sent an email with an activation link.
  • Locate the Margaret Manley Scholarship, and then applicants can click and view a detailed breakdown of all its requirements.
• Transcripts: An official high school transcript request will be made to the school for any scholarship recipient.
• Recommendations: Recommenders will be notified through the Slideroom portal set up by the applicant.  Applicants may submit up to two recommendations.
• Completed applications and recommendation/s must be received by JLWOS on or before Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Applications will not be accepted for consideration after this deadline.

The JLWOS expects to announce a final decision in mid-May 2026.

Questions or concerns can be sent through the Slideroom portal or emailed to  grantsandscholarships@jlwos.org.

2026 Margaret Manley Community Service Scholarship  Link