Need-Based Scholarships
We believe that every student deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential, regardless of their financial means.Â
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Through our focus on Equity, Access & Belonging, the Trust provides need-based scholarships and funding to eliminate financial barriers for student participation in school trips, activities, and enrichment programs.
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The Trust reviews need-based scholarship applications at its monthly (September through June) meetings. To be considered, scholarship applications should reach the Trust at least one week prior to any given meeting.
Harvard Schools Trust Meeting Schedule in School Year 2026-27:
September 8, 2026 • October 6, 2026 • November 5, 2026 (Annual Public Meeting) • December 8, 2026 • January 12, 2027 • February 9, 2027 • March 9, 2027 • April 13, 2027 • May 11, 2027 • June 8, 2027 Â
Eligibility Criteria
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Scholarship applications may be submitted by Harvard Schools educators, administrators, or community members.
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The applicant must attest to the financial need of the need-based scholarship awardee(s). The Trust performs no independent investigation or verification of need.​
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Each application must include an itemized breakdown of how funds are to be used.
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Recipient names are to be withheld to protect the privacy and dignity of the recipients and their families.
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Scholarship money may not be used to cover operating expenses typically covered by the District’s operating budget or as part of the core curriculum.​
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Scholarship applications submitted retroactively will not be considered.​​
Awards for Graduating Seniors
The Trust provides annual awards to Bromfield seniors who plan to attend college full-time during the following school year. Each year the Trust asks the Bromfield guidance staff to identify students who have made significant contributions to life at Bromfield.
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Students exhibiting service, spirit, and personal growth, and students who will not be receiving multiple local financial awards are given greatest consideration. These scholarships are presented at Bromfield's senior awards ceremony just prior to graduation.
Harvard Schools Trust Robbins Award
The Trust initiated its annual scholarship program for graduating Bromfield seniors in 1997. The award prioritizes students who demonstrate exceptional community service, school spirit, and personal growth. In 2024 the Trust renamed this award in recognition of Sue Robbins, who served as a HST Director for 33 years, and her late husband Worth Robbins, who was a founding member of the Trust.
Scholarship recipients include:
2026: Audrey Slavin
2025: Klara Tatarev
2024: Leo Sullivan
​2023: Imogen Slavin
2022: Jordan Hoover
2021: Anne Segaloff
2020: Vivien Jamba
2019: Kira Houston
2018: Chandler Farley
2017: Elizabeth Polimou
2016: Alisa Saverse
2015: Sophia Collins
2014: Ki Jung Lee
2013: Dareen Kanaan
2012: Ryan Castro
2011: Caren Hoffman
2010: Melanie Walker
2009 Jeff Messina
2008: Hilary Rowse & Casey Silver
2007: Nick D'Eramo & Lily Narbonne
2006: Kasia Lorenz-Kruk & Hillary Smith
2005: Isabel Alexander & Lily Calderwood
2004: Kelly Nussdorfer
2003: David Butterfield
2002: Elizabweth Long
2001: Michelle Railsback
2000: Bridget Callagy
1999: Tamar Paxson
1998: Kristen Loureiro
1997: Daniel DeRose
Ambassador Simon Henshaw Award for Citizenship and Public Service
In 2021 the Trust established the Ambassador Simon Henshaw Award in memory of Simon Henshaw. This award is given annually to a senior who exemplifies good citizenship. Henshaw, a member of the Bromfield Class of 1978, had a 36-year career with the State Department, serving as Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea in West Africa at the time of his death.
Scholarship recipients include:
2026: Chamberlain Irwin
2025: Klara Tatarev
2024: Sophia Purcell
​2023: Sawyer Madison
2022: Erin Flynn
2021: Anya Buchovecky