COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
BGCG College & Vocational Scholarship Program
To support students in achieving higher education, we offer college and vocational scholarships. Our program is unique because it is a renewable award — once a student is in our program, they remain eligible for continued funding throughout their college education. In 2025, the Club awarded $463,500 to 66 students.
To apply, graduating high school seniors and college freshmen through juniors must complete a scholarship application in the early spring of each year.
Each year, the Club awards college scholarships to deserving Club members. To receive scholarships, students must complete a rigorous application process, including a formal interview with the scholarship committee. In addition to funding for vocational education, recipients of college scholarships have gone on to a broad range of colleges and universities, including Amherst College, New York University, Norwalk Community College, University of Connecticut, University of Pennsylvania, and Villanova University. Each recipient is required to fulfill volunteer hours at the Club during the summer and school breaks as a requirement for their award.
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$1,000,000 Scholarship Gift Announced in 2019Former Greenwich First Selectman Rebecca Breed, a longtime Club supporter who volunteered in many positions from board member to youth tutor, was honored as the 2019 Champion of Youth Award recipient. The Breed family made a historic $1 million gift to the Club in support of college scholarships for Club graduates. The gift will be distributed over ten years.
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College Scholarship Recipients
In 2025, for the group of 66 high school seniors and college students, their good grades, commitment to character development, volunteerism, and community leadership has led to a combined reward of $463,500 in scholarship funds made possible through our BGCG Scholarship endowment.
Through a dynamic partnership with Strategic Value Partners, 20 BGCG members have received special awards through the SVP Scholars Program. This initiative not only provides crucial financial support through college scholarships but also offers summer internships and mentorship opportunities.
Three Club alumni received the prestigious Torch Award, which is given to rising college seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA who represent the Club’s values: Lorena Formento, Northeastern University; Cordelia Papen, University of Connecticut; and Chloe Smith, Loyola University Maryland.
Special awards were given to Fordham University senior, Serena Fakhoury, who received the Adalbert von Gontard Scholarship, and to Starla Tejada, a senior at Pace University, who received the Rebecca S. Breed Scholarship. Both scholarships are named in honor of two founders of the Club’s scholarship program who left a bequest for this purpose.
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Endowed Scholarships
Marvin B. Berenblum Scholarship
Rebecca S. Breed Scholarship
Carol D. Browne Scholarship
Lillian Butler Davey Scholarship
Sally P. Lawrence Scholarship
Sukie McFadden Scholarship
Don Palmer, Jr. Scholarship
James Starcher Scholarship
Rowena Lee Teagle Scholarship
William Croft Wilson Scholarship
Adalbert von Gontard Scholarship
For more information, email Ryan Accurso, Teen Coordinator, at Scholarships@bgcg.org or (203) 869-3224 Ext 111.
