FAHS Scholarships
The Finnish American Heritage Society (FAHS) Scholarship Fun began in November 2000. Since then, scholarships have been awared to forty-three (43) students who are motivated to support the mission and purpose of FAHS. The purpose of FAHS is to encoruage members and others in the community in learning, collecting, preserving, and enjoying the Finnish-American traditions, customs, history, and cultural heritage. The society desires to promote better awareness and appreciation of Finnish contributions to American life, past and present, as well as Finnish contributions to the world.
The primary intent of the FAHS Scholarships is to perpetuate Finnish-American heritage through support of relevant educational intitiatives. These can be related, but not limited to, music, the arts, health, education, the environment, architecture, or engineering.
The Scholarship Commitee does not discriminate based on age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, belief, or any other conditions. Scholarships are awared annually. FAHS greatly appreciates ongoing donations to the Scholarship Fun to ensure that will continue to be a resource we can offer to community members today and into the future as well.
The current fund balance (as of February 5th, 2025.) is over $20,000. The commitee invites candidates to apply, with the deadline of April 30th, 2025. Notification of recipients will be by June 30th. The awards will be presented in the Fall of 2025. Members of FAHS and their families are eligible. Anyone who has been awared a scholarship is asked to wait at least a year before re-applying, to give others equal opportunity to take advantage of this amazing FAHS resource.
To Scholarship Applicants:
If you are interested in applying for a scholarship and have questions, please email FAHS at scholarsfahs@gmail.com and include your contact information.
We encourage eligible candidates to apply for support from the Finnish American Heritage Society. Wishing you all a health, peaceful year in 2025.
Warmly,
The 2025 FAHS Scholarship Committee
PLEASE NOTE: The Scholarship is awared in a non-discriminatory process. The essay should focus on how your studies will relate to Finland and/or Finnish-American heritage. The criteria used for selection is not based on the percentage of finnish heritage present in an individual. It is based on the focus of studies and proposed use of funds as they relate to the mission and purpose of FAHS. Do no include any indentifying information in your essay, since these are read "blind" by independent individuals. Please make sure you keep copies of application materials for your records. Winning essays may be included in future FAHS publications.
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FAHS Scholarship Application
Struggling with this form for some reason? You can click to download the PDF Scholarshop Application and mail it to us at:
The Finnish American Heritage Society of Connecticut, 76 N Canterbury Rd, Canterbury, CT 06331.