The Junior League of Greater New Haven offers an Annual High School Voluntarism Scholarship Award, which was created to promote voluntarism and to recognize female high school seniors in the Greater New Haven area who exemplify a demonstrated commitment to the community and who plan to attend an accredited college, university or vocational school. Up to $1,500 in awards are distributed each year. Winners are honored each year at the League’s Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony in May or June.

Please find the cover letter for the 2026 Award here.

Please find the application for the 2026 Award here.

Past Junior League High School Voluntarism Award Winners:

2026 – Amelia Shipley, North Haven High School, North Haven, CT

2025 – Chloe Retuya, Sacred Heart Academy, Hamden, CT

2024 – Mikayla DaSilva, Choate School, Wallingford, CT

2023 – Sciana Vertusma, Hopkins School, New Haven, CT

2022 – Vivian Rodriguez, Mark T. Sheehan High School, Wallingford, CT

2021 – Jayne Whitman, Amity Regional High School, Woodbridge, CT

2020 – Alena Kica, Oxford High School, Oxford, CT and Farah Najjari, West Haven High School, West Haven, CT

2019 – Analeigh Hutchins, Ashley Martin

2018 – Mahreen Pasha, Fatima Al Rashed

2017 – Alexis Kelleher, Victoria Charron

2016 – Naja Grasty, Hamden High School, Hamden, CT and Maria Shah, Hamden High School, Hamden, CT