Our 2025 Scholarship Recipients


By Isabella Day • May 1, 2025

The Nantucket Golf Club Foundation is proud to announce its 2025 scholarship recipients, recognized and celebrated at the annual scholarship announcement event on April 28, 2025. The Nantucket Scholar program, which awards two Nantucket High School graduating seniors a four-year, tuition and fees scholarship to the college or university of their choice, began in 2006. In 2018, the Professional Scholarship program was added for students who have developed a passion in a professional field throughout high school and plan to pursue post-secondary education in that field. 


The 2025 Nantucket Scholars are Biliana Dountcheva and Cecilia Wendelken. They will be attending Brown University and Maine Maritime Academy respectively. All finalists of both programs will receive a renewable scholarship to the college, university, or technical school of their choice.


The 2025 Nantucket Scholar finalists are Adney Brannigan, Andrea Bunlerssak, Viktoria Dimitrova, Elijah Holland, Boyan Kalpazanov, Madeline Lombardi, Nora Sullivan, and Owen Sullivan.



The 2025 Professional Scholarship finalists are Conrad Burns, Hansen Dalton, Cecilia Gagnon, Maddeline Muise, Merlin Orellana Rivas, Martina Savova, Tinita Sirisophapong, Curren Wiggin, Rita Wood, and Samantha Zadroga. 

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