Husson offers five tuition scholarships for Aroostook County students

Husson University will offer tuition-free attendance to five eligible Aroostook County students annually through a new scholarship, the university announced Nov. 6. The Clavette-Grainger Opportunity Scholarship is available to students applying for undergraduate admission in fall 2027.

Applicants must have earned a 3.0 high school grade-point average, have family adjusted gross income of $80,000 or less and qualify for a federal Pell Grant. They must either live in Aroostook County or attend school there, according to Husson.

Recipients must be first-year undergraduates studying full time in a four-year degree program on the Bangor campus. Tuition coverage will come from a combination of federal, state and institutional aid, rather than an award described as covering every expense of attending college.

The scholarship was funded by Husson graduates Bruce and Cynthia Grainger. It extends the university’s Opportunity Scholarship program to a third Maine county, alongside existing programs for students in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties, the university said.

Husson said it was accepting applications for fall 2027 and reviewing them on a rolling basis. Meeting the listed eligibility criteria does not change the announced limit of five annual recipients; the program is not a tuition waiver for every county applicant.

What we know / what we don't

What we know

• Husson University will offer tuition-free attendance to five eligible Aroostook County students annually through a new scholarship, the university announced Nov. 6. The Clavette-Grainger Opportunity Scholarship is available to students applying for undergraduate admission in fall 2027.

What we don't know

• The named primary source provides the account reported here; later developments and individual outcomes have not been independently confirmed.

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1. Husson University official scholarship announcement

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