The Aston Wayne Harty Community Fund was established in 2023 in honor and memory of the life of Aston Wayne Harty. To support this special fund, click here: https://www.stxfoundation.org/give-now/?fund=St.%20Croix%20Foundation%20Funds

Established in 2013, this Fund supports public school students, educational programs, and cultural activities on the island of St. Croix. DIAM’s past awards include the Roseway Sailing Program, St. Croix Central High School, and the St. Croix Christmas Boat Parade. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year. To date, the DIAM Fund has awarded $314,124.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year. Limited funds are available.
Eligibility: Organizations

The Foundation Scholars Fund was initially established in 2005 by a generous donor who wished to provide support to young adults attending the University of the Virgin Islands and majoring in business. Since then, the Foundation Scholars Fund has broadened to provide scholarships for youth pursuing summer enrichment opportunities, adults pursuing certification or professional development, and traditional scholarships for higher education. To date, the Foundation Scholars Fund has awarded $43,735 in scholarships.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year. Limited funds are available.
Eligibility: Individuals

The Lang-Wise STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Scholarship Fund was established in the fall of 2022 at St. Croix Foundation by St. Croix resident and engineer Raydiance Wise in an effort to ‘pay forward’ the support she received from multiple organizations when she was pursuing a STEM degree. Recognizing that scholarships help to cover significant costs associated with higher education, this award is designed to encourage students to pursue STEM-related fields of study by offsetting expenses related to travel, clothing, textbooks, and other expenses that become burdensome. The Fund supports graduating seniors from public, private, or parochial schools on the island of St. Croix and has awarded $19,900 in its first two scholarship cycles.

Accepting Applications: annually in the spring

The Patrick and Amelia Williams Opportunity Fund was established in the spring of 2018 by Junior Gaspard (native son of St. Croix) in honor of his grandparents, who despite great odds maintained a work ethic and standard of excellence that has gone on to impact future generations. Originally launched as a competitive scholarship program, in 2022, the Foundation’s Grants Review Committee and advisors to the Fund assessed through surveys and interviews of past candidates that sustained support for awardees is critical as federal aid decreases and coursework intensifies. As such, the Foundation’s Grants Review Committee invited past awardees to apply for this special scholarship, following them through their senior year at university. Since its inception, the Fund has granted $84,000 in scholarships, ranging from $1000 to $5000, to 15 St. Croix students pursuing degrees in nursing, the culinary arts, engineering, biology, music education, business, meteorology, and physical therapy to name just a few. Students are now attending colleges across the nation including Florida, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Delaware, Washington D.C. Pennsylvania, and more.

Application: Competitive and invitation-only opportunities are available

Scholarship Cycle: Scholarship cycles open annually every spring

Established in the fall of 2022, the St. Croix Educational Complex (SCEC) 20th Anniversary Reunion Committee Fund was conceived by the SCEC’s 2003 alum to support graduating students from the St. Croix Educational Complex who have chosen to further their studies at an institution of higher education.

Administered in conjunction with the Patrick & Amelia Williams Opportunity Fund, the SCEC 20th Anniversary Fund’s goal is to provide opportunities to the next generation of youth, many of whom have experienced significant obstacles but persevere despite great challenges, seeing education as a means to achieving personal/professional success that can then be shared with the next generation. Now in its second official year, the SCEC 20th Anniversary Fund has awarded a total of $11,000 to two St. Croix graduates, one now entering his sophomore year studying Psychology at Penn State University and the second a rising freshman at Villanova University majoring in Biomedical Engineering.

Application: Competitive and invitation-only opportunities are available

Scholarship Cycle: Scholarship cycles open annually every spring

Established in 2005, this Fund promotes continuing adult education for residents of St. Croix and provides summer enrichment scholarships to young people, emphasizing culture, academic skill-building, and youth development. This Fund has awarded $66,000 in grants and scholarships since its inception.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year. Limited funds are available.
Eligibility: Individuals and organizations