MELMAC EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Support early success in college/promoting post secondary success -improving students' ability to persist and complete post-secondary studies in order to prepare them for satisfying and rewarding careers.scholarships -*tyler/grandmaison scholarship - a $2000 scholarship for one senior from every maine high school, public and private, credited toward the third semester of post-secondary study (in state or out of state). These scholarships are intended to reward college persistence.*cte scholarship - a $2000 scholarship for one senior from every maine cte. The cte scholarship is credited to the second semester of post-secondary study (in state or out of state). These scholarships are intended to reward persistence in a post secondary program.

Aligning education and employment systems -creating alignment between key stakeholders and decision makers in education and employment systems in order to expose students to employment opportunities in maine and to remove barriers to student opportunity and success. Aspire! Community-wide grants are intended to incentivize school districts to develop comprehensive, age appropriate pre-k-16 college and career access programs that, in addition to implementing access programming, includes broad exposure to local businesses through job shadow and internship experiences.grants are provided to nonprofit organizations.