All scholarships are awarded to new and returning students through the FACTS application for Grant and Aid. Some scholarships are awarded as part of a financial aid package and do not require additional submissions.Other scholarships require a separate application, now available online, and an essay. These applications and essays are reviewed by the scholarship donors. After review, the scholarship donor or a designated committee chooses the recipient(s). These scholarships may or may not require demonstration of financial need.
We encourage all new and returning students to explore these opportunities for tuition assistance.
Financial Aid Scholarships
The following scholarships have been made possible by generous supporters of St. Dom's. They are awarded based on financial need as determined by the FACTS Grant and Aid process and the Financial Aid Committee.
- Dion Family Foundation — For Rising Ninth Graders
- Donald and Liane Burpee Memorial Scholarship for Lisbon, Maine students (established 2020)
- Diane Robitaille Memorial Scholarship — For Rising 12th Graders
- Bob Boucher Scholarship — upperclassmen
- Gendron Family Scholarship — Grades K — 8
- Trinity Scholarship — Grades K — 8
- G. Michael Welch Scholarship — upperclassmen
- Kremer Foundation — K — 8
- Adrienne Richard Endowment Fund
- Stevens Family Scholarship
- Dominican Sisters Scholarship
- Michaud Family Scholarship
- Fuller Family Scholarship
- Berube Family Scholarship
- Family Wealth Management Partners of UBS Financial Services, Inc. Scholarship in honor of Daniel Wellehan ‘51
- SDA Alumni Association Scholarship
First Responder Scholarship
Because of our gratitude for all that our first responders do for our community, we are excited to offer the First Responders Scholarship again for the 2024-2025 school year. The scholarship is $500 per family per school year for eligible applicants. Pre-K families are eligible to apply for this scholarship. Verification of occupation and employment is required. Applications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This scholarship is awarded in addition to any financial aid award.
A first responder is a person with specialized training who is among the first to arrive and provide assistance at the scene of an emergency, such as an accident, natural disaster, or terrorism. First responders typically include law enforcement officers, paramedics, EMTs, and firefighters. If you are unsure of your eligibility for this scholarship, please email Director of Enrollment Camden Martin at camden.martin@portlanddiocese.org. Thank you for your service!
Corporate Sponsor Scholarships
Saint Dominic Academy is blessed to have benefactors and Corporate Sponsors who believe a Catholic education is an important part of a young person's development, growth, and preparation for the future. For the 2024 – 2025 school year, we are honored to award the scholarships in the name of the following Corporate Sponsors:
These scholarships are awarded based on financial need as determined by the FACTS Grant and Aid process and consideration by the Financial Aid Committee and do not require an additional application.
Alumni Scholarships
Family members who have witnessed the value of a loved one's St. Dom's education have established scholarships to create a legacy and give the opportunity for others to grow through Catholic education. We are honored to offer these scholarship opportunities in memory of St. Dom's alumni. These scholarships require an application, now available online, and an essay. The recipient(s) are chosen by the scholarship donor and are awarded through the FACTS Grant and Aid process.
Laurianne Cormier
Laurianne Cormier Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for two or more high school students for the coming school year.
Louise and Raymond Jean have chosen to honor her mother, Laurianne Michaud Cormier, through an endowed Saint Dominic Academy fund.
Laurianne Michaud was born in Lewiston, Maine on July 12, 1912. She graduated from a legacy institution, "Le Cours Superieur" at the age of 16. Due to her father's untimely death, Laurianne went to work to help support her mother and five younger siblings after graduation. Her dream of becoming a nurse remained unfulfilled.
Laurianne married Phillippe Cormier in 1940 and raised two daughters, Anita Cormier Goulet and Louise Cormier Jean, both of whom graduated from Saint Dominic High School. In her retirement, Laurianne became a volunteer at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center. She dedicated 35 years to St. Mary's, accumulating almost 20,000 hours of service. She loved the environment and especially enjoyed interacting with the nursing staff. Just weeks before her death on June 23, 2015, and two weeks shy of her 103rd birthday, she was still attending to her duties at St. Mary's.
Her age does not diminish but magnifies the enormity of our loss. She became a role model not only for the family but also the community.
In testimony to her amazing life, we request that the scholarship recipients donate some time as volunteers at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, in addition to being good students.
Apply for the Laurianne Comier Memorial Scholarship
Anne Elizabeth Murphy Lampal
Anne Elizabeth Murphy Lampal Scholarship
Scholarship for rising 11th and 12th graders who demonstrate financial need.
Anne, a member of the Class of 1984, was profoundly shaped by her years at St. Dom's. Those teachers and fellow students who were fortunate enough to know her there were themselves shaped by Anne's own forceful and engaging personality.
Anne was a natural leader, someone who, by her independence and integrity, inspired respect and affection in and out of the classroom. It was no surprise that her classmates several times elected her to the student senate, but it was, for Anne, an unlooked-for honor that they also overwhelmingly elected her Carnival Queen in 1984.
St. Dom's nurtured in Anne an inclination to serve others, especially those most in need. As a high school student, she volunteered in a vocational program for the developmentally disabled; as a college graduate, she began her career working at a hospital for psychiatric patients with serious brain injuries; after finishing her M.Div., she worked as a nursing home chaplain.
Anne's faith, a faith that developed over the course of her life, was accompanied by a love of intellectual inquiry. Both came of age at St. Dom's and led her to study philosophy and psychology for her B.A. at Simmons College, and religion and pastoral service for her M.Div. at Harvard Divinity School.
Anne's creativity was evident in many aspects of her life. At St. Dom's, she shone forth on the stage for the audiences that watched her in a variety of lead and supporting roles in the school's theater productions. She wrote about creativity for her undergraduate thesis, and displayed it in her studies, her work, and the many artistic and culinary projects through which she enriched the home she made for her husband and three children.
And, finally, those who knew her well will remember her ironic, often biting, sometimes earthy sense of humor. She was very funny, because she was very insightful, and read her target painfully well.
Apply for the Anne Elizabeth Murphy Lampal Scholarship
Raymond R. Bedard
Raymond R. Bedard Endowed Family Scholarship
Scholarship for students who will be in high school for the coming year.
Ray Bedard attended St. Dom's Regional High School from 1943 to 1947. He was a member of one of the very first classes to graduate from the school. While at St. Dom's, Ray quickly made a name for himself. He was an extraordinary athlete — working through the ranks in various sports including football, hockey, and baseball. By the time he was a senior, he was the captain of both the hockey and baseball teams. As the captain of the hockey team, he led the team to its very first Maine State Championship in 1947 and guided the team through their first New England competition. As a baseball player, the St. Louis Cardinals scouted him for his pitching talent - a rarity for a baseball player from Maine.
Not only was Ray a fine athlete, but he was also a leader. He was well respected by his teammates because he very quietly and methodically knew what it took to lead a team. He did not boast about his accomplishments and made sure to highlight the individual talents of each team member. Though he was a quiet leader, to this day many remember his name. When he was inducted into the St. Dom's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010, he made sure to include every one of his teammates in accepting his honor because he knew that in order to win a championship it takes a team. Ray was a very hard worker. He took pride in everything he did and instilled both traits in his family. Ray strongly believed that everything earned is worked for — not just given. It is with this in mind that the idea of a scholarship to honor his name was established.
Apply for the Raymond R. Bedard Endowed Family Scholarship
Louise Forgues
Louise Forgues Educational Scholarship
Scholarship for students entering grade 9, 10, or 11 for the coming school year.
This scholarship honors Louise Forgues, a proud member of the Class of 1955 and a dedicated Catholic School educator of 39 years.
Louise was born in Lewiston, Maine on May 12, 1937. She attended St. Peter's School and St. Dominic High School. After graduating from Regis College in Weston, MA, she returned to St. Dom's as an educator, teaching chemistry and math from 1961 until 1973. She then taught science and became principal at St. Peter's School for the next 12 years. In 1985, she taught science at Holy Cross School before retiring in 1999.
Louise was devoted to St. Dom's, both in and out of the classroom. She took part in extracurricular activities and attended many sporting events. She and her family were friends of the founder of St. Dom's, Fr. Drouin. As a teacher, Louise fostered a learning environment in and out of class. She often tutored students even after retirement.
Apply for the Louise Forgues Educational Scholarship