Awarded Annually to a High School Student Who Resides in Swarthmore
The Swarthmore Centennial Foundation awards the $6,000 Edmund Jones Scholarship to an outstanding high school senior who resides in Swarthmore. Mr. Jones, former Mayor of Swarthmore, was a founding member of the Centennial Foundation and was the creator of this scholarship that has been awarded to a high school senior every year since 1993.
Students are selected based on their academics, citizenship and local community service.
Applicants must submit their high school transcript, a letter outlining their community service activities, and a short essay on one of the following topics which will be published in the Swarthmorean:
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“My life in Swarthmore”
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“My ideas for making Swarthmore a better place”
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“The impact a Swarthmore organization has had on my life”
The scholarship is paid in $1,500 increments, Freshman through Senior years of college.
Completed applications must be submitted in March, to Swarthmorefoundation@gmail.com or mailed to:
Swarthmore Centennial Foundation
P.O. Box 493
Swarthmore, PA 19081

Previous Award Winners
Year | Winner | School |
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2019 | Lena Lundgren | Harvard University |
2018 | Leah Graham | University of Pittsburgh |
2017 | Peter Foggo | Swarthmore College |
2016 | Kaitlyn Pell | Colorado College |
2015 | Phoebe Richardson | Stanford University |
2014 | Marissa Lee | Harvey Mudd College |
2013 | Jordan Scull | Elon University |
2012 | Hart Clements | University of Virginia |