The Margaret A. McGrath Charitable Foundation is awarding 13 scholarships totaling $75,000 to local students for the 2025-26 academic school year. The Foundation has provided scholarships for over 124 students in the Towns of Sweden and Hamlin since its inception.
The Foundation offers two types of scholarships to residents of the Towns of Sweden and Hamlin. The Philip and Margaret Dollard Business Scholarship is awarded to those majoring in Business and the Marie Dollard McGrath Elementary Education Scholarship is awarded to those majoring in elementary education. Scholarships are for Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees.
This year’s recipients of the Philip and Margaret Dollard Business Scholarship are:
•Haneen Amireh (Hamlin) – SUNY Brockport
•Christopher Benedict (Sweden) – Nazareth University
•Jenna Cring (Hamlin) – SUNY Brockport
•Daniel Dailey (Sweden) – Miami University of Ohio
•Helayna Dela Cruz (Hamlin) – University at Buffalo
•Brennan Hoelperl (Hamlin) – Sacred Heart University
•Jenna McNulty (Hamlin) – RIT
•Nathan Parker (Sweden) – St. Vincent College
•Gregory Rightmyer (Sweden) – Genesee Community College
The recipients of the Marie Dollard McGrath Elementary Education Scholarship are:
•Jenna Rivera (Sweden) – Roberts Wesleyan University
•Cora Rose (Hamlin) – University of Rochester
•Alexander Stoker (Sweden) – SUNY Geneseo
•Keira Wilson (Sweden) – SUNY Brockport
Margaret A. McGrath established the Foundation in 2004 under her will to provide scholarships to residents of the Towns of Sweden and Hamlin who have chosen to pursue a degree in either Business or Elementary Education. The Foundation has awarded $1,209,000 in scholarships since its formation.
Qualifying 2026 graduating high school seniors and current college students should submit applications for the 2026-2027 academic year by March 1, 2026. For further information, contact Richard J. Dollard, Executive Director and Trustee at 637-7170 or visit http://www.frontiernet.net/~mcgrathfound
