Nantucket Builders Association Scholarship
The Nantucket Builders Association Scholarship Fund will benefit one or more graduating seniors or former graduates of Nantucket High School, interested in pursuing a Trade or professional career, such as Engineering, Architecture, and Sustainability, in the Building & Construction Industry
This scholarship is intended to defray tuition expenses associated with Trade or Vocational Technical School, a degree program at an accredited College or University, or for expenses incurred in joining the workforce.
Applicants who are selected for an NBA scholarship will become eligible to apply for additional support through the Troy Towne Memorial Scholarship, established in 2019, which recognizes students who best demonstrate the generous qualities of Troy Towne, including: dedication to family, allegiance to community, and a desire to make a positive difference.
This scholarship is intended to defray tuition expenses associated with Trade or Vocational Technical School, a degree program at an accredited College or University, or for expenses incurred in joining the workforce.
Applicants who are selected for an NBA scholarship will become eligible to apply for additional support through the Troy Towne Memorial Scholarship, established in 2019, which recognizes students who best demonstrate the generous qualities of Troy Towne, including: dedication to family, allegiance to community, and a desire to make a positive difference.
The Deadline for applying for a 2025-2026 Scholarship is now closed.
We are proud to recognize all of the past recipients of the NBA scholarship award:
2024: $16,000 in Total Scholarship Awards!
Nantucket Graduating Seniors (NHS '23)
Nantucket High School Alumni
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May 2024:
Colby O'Keefe accepting his $5,000 scholarship check from Frank Daily, NBA President. |
2023: $22,950 in Total Scholarship Awards!
Nantucket Graduating Seniors (NHS '23)
- Colin Lynch*, Wentworth Institute (Civil Engineering); $1,500
*Troy Towne Scholar ($1,500) - Jefferson Romero, Benjamin Franklin Institute (Construction Management); $2,000
Nantucket High School Alumni: Trade School Education (cover cost of course fee and books)
- Akeem Henry (NHS '16), Gould Construction Institute (Sheet Metal); $2,152
- Keith Lewis (NHS '15), Gould Construction Institute (Sheet Metal); $2,152
- Mason Pike (NHS '21), Gould Construction Institute (Sheet Metal); $2,152
Nantucket High School Alumni
- Charlie Clark (NHS '20), Wentworth Institute of Technology (Architecture): $1,500
- Ruby Dupont (NHS '21), Northwestern University (Architecture); $1,500
- Finnbarr Kelly (NHS '22), CalPoly (Construction Management): $2,000
- Mya Kotolac (NHS '14), Harvard University (Masters; Landscape Architecture), $1,500
- Tyler Roethke (NHS '20), University of Massachusetts (Building, Construction & Technology), $2,000
- John Wilson (NHS '21), University of Maryland (Architecture) $1,500
- Victoria Wilson (NHS '17), Pratt Institute (Masters Degree; Architecture), $1,500
2022: $21,250 in Total Scholarship Awards!
- Finnbarr Kelly, CalPoly (Construction Management): $4,000
- Ruby Dupont, Northwestern University (Architecture); $4,000
- Gideon Holdgate, Mass College of Art (Furniture); $4,000
- *Troy Towne Scholar ($1,250)
- *Troy Towne Scholar ($1,250)
- Tyler Roethke*, University of Massachusetts (Building, Construction & Technology), $4,000
- Victoria Wilson*, Pratt Institute (Masters Degree; Architecture), $4,000
*Sponsored by Marine Home Center
2021: $18,000 in Total Scholarship Awards!
- Ruby Dupont, Northwestern University (Architecture); $4,000
- Gideon Holdgate, Mass College of Art (Furniture); $4,000
- Jackson Milne, Wentworth Institute (Architecture); $2,500
- Tyler Roethke*, University of Massachusetts (Building, Construction & Technology), $4,000
*Troy Towne Scholar ($1,000) - John Wilson*, University of Maryland (Architecture), $4,000
*Troy Towne Scholar ($1,000)
2020: $14,000 in Total Scholarship Awards!
- Diego Echeverria, Roger Williams University (Architecture); *Troy Towne Scholar ($1,500), $2,500
- Gideon Holdgate, Mass College of Art (Furniture); $2,500
- Jackson Milne, Wentworth Institute (Architecture); $2,500
- Cooper Norris, University of Vermont (Engineering); $2,500
- Victoria Wilson, UMASS (Architecture); $2,500
2019: $14,000 in Total Scholarship Awards!
- Mario Reyes Chacon, Construction Mgmt; Wentworth Inst. of Technology; $2,500 Scholarship
- Diego Echeverria, Roger Williams University (Architecture); $2,500 Scholarship
- Gideon Holdgate, Mass College of Art (Furniture); $2,500 Scholarship
- Cooper Norris*, Engineering, University of Vermont; $2,500 Scholarship and *Troy Towne Scholarship ($1,500)
- Victoria Wilson, UMASS (Architecture); $2,500 Scholarship
2018: $12,000 in Total Scholarship Awards!
- Ericson Bonilla, Wentworth Institute (Architecture)
- Diego Echeverria, Roger Williams University (Architecture)
- Blaise Flegg, Lincoln Institute of Technology (Welding Technology)
- John Paul CorreiaIII, New England Institute of Tech. (Construction Mgmt)
- Jake Pearl, Bucknell University (CivilEngineering)
- Victoria Wilson, UMASS Amherst (Architecture)
2017: $9,000 in Total Scholarship Awards!
- Mya Kotolac, UC Berkeley (Landscape Architecture)
- Jake Pearl, Bucknell (Civil Engineering)
- Victoria Wilson, UMASS (Architecture)
- John Paul Correia, New England Inst. of Technology (Construction Mgmt)
- Bertram Wilson IV, Roger Williams University (Construction Mgmt)
- Fernando Ramos, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Tech. (Electrical)
2016: $6,000 in Total Scholarship Awards!
- Mya Kotolac ($1,500)
- Robert Bretschneider ($1,500)
- Akeem Henry ($1,500)
- Jake Pearl ($1,500)
2015: $6,000 in Total Scholarship Awards!
- Mya Kotolac, NHS 2014, University of Berkeley (Major: Sustainable Architecture): $2,000
- Colin Carr, NHS 2011, Wentworth Institute of Technology (Major: Architecture): $2,000
- Shaun Stojak, NHS 2011, Princeton University (Major: Civil Engineering): $2,000
2014: $6,000 in Total Scholarship Awards!
- Mya Kotolac, NHS 2014, University of Berkeley (Major: Sustainable Architecture)
- Colin Carr, NHS 2011, Wentworth Institute of Technology (Major: Architecture)
- Cameron Dias, NHS 2013, Universal Technical Institute (Major: Diesel/Automotive):
- Ben Parker, NHS 2012, Dartmouth College (Major: Engineering)
2013:
In 2013, the Nantucket Board of Directors chose to award a $1,500 Marine Home Center gift cards to each the Wood Tech Club at Cyrus Pierce Middle School and the ConstructionTech Club at Nantucket High School. The $3000 in gift card funds helped to provide the clubs with much-needed lumber, materials and equipment.
2012: No scholarships awarded as no candidates met our criteria
2011:
- Taylor Grey, North Street Bennett School
2010:
- Eli Fischer, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
- Carlos Portillo, Assistance to enter the workforce
2009:
- Eli Fischer , Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
- Benjamin Ferantella, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
- Erik Hughes, Alfred State College (heavy equipment operator)