MCS Public Affairs Scholarship Information

Each spring the MCS Public Affairs Scholarship is awarded to one or two UMaine undergraduates who propose an independent research project on a public policy topic relevant to Maine. Applicants must have a faculty advisor for the project at the time of application. Scholarship students apply in March and work with a faculty advisor throughout the following academic year to conduct their research. The students then present their work in the spring at the UMaine Student Research Symposium.

The amount of the scholarship is $3,500 ($1,750 Fall/$1,750 Spring) per academic year. See the application link below for more information.

The application deadline is March 27, 2023.

For more information please contact:

Peggy McKee
margaret.mckee@maine.edu

History of the Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship

The Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship was established in 1991 in the University of Maine Foundation with gifts from Harold Alfond to the Margaret Chase Smith Foundation in Skowhegan, Maine. The scholarship was established on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Senator Smith’s election to the U.S. House of Representatives and in recognition of her many years of dedicated public service to the citizens of Maine and to the nation from 1940 to 1973. Senator Smith’s abiding belief was that real progress will be attained only through the education of Maine’s young voters. The scholarship program is administered by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center with the assistance of a university selection committee.