Scholarships

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If you are a college age person, under the age of 22 years, you are encouraged to apply for a scholarship. Apply any time until May 30, 2026. You must have accepted or are prepared to accept an offer of admission to a college or university, or for the Hulley Scholarship, to a trade school or apprenticeship. Please scroll down this page to complete the scholarship application. You only need to submit one application, you will be considered for all applicable scholarships.

Donate to help support these scholarships

Donations to help fund these worthwhile scholarships are warmly accepted. The Kenmore Village Improvement Society is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Jeffrey Rutowski Memorial Scholarship

Jeff was a cherished, long-time member of the Kenmore Village Improvement Society.
He was loved by many -a bright light in our Kenmore area community. Jeff was the Pharmacist/owner of Kenmore Prescription Center on Delaware Avenue in Kenmore. He had such a caring and truly genuine way about him and missed greatly. The Jeffrey Rutowski Memorial Scholarship is intended to help Kenmore-Tonawanda student who plan to go to college to study college level pharmacology, biology, or chemistry.
If you would like to contribute to the Jeffrey Rutowski Scholarship fund, please see our donation page here: https://www.villageofkenmore.com/make-a-donation.html Click the link below for the application.

Jeff Rutowski Scholarship

Jeff Rutowski receiving the KVIS Good Neighbor Award

KIM TIPPETT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Kim Tippett was a member of the KVIS Board of Directors as well as our PR Coordinator for many years. Kim was a person of the greatest integrity who helped make the world, especially our Ken-Ton community, a better place in so many ways. She was a graduate of Mount St. Mary Academy and Canisius College, working on The Griffin newspaper, then for the Tonawanda News, and other publications. Kim died of metastatic breast cancer at the age of 33. We can never replace her in our hearts, or in the many positive ways she contributed to the KVIS and our community. To honor Kim, we have started a scholarship in her memory. The funds donated by the KVIS and friends like you, will enable us to annually award a student who is planning to study writing/journalism.
If you would like to contribute to the Kim Tippett Scholarship fund, please see our donation page here: https://www.villageofkenmore.com/make-a-donation.html Click the link below for the application.

Kim Tippett Scholarship

KVIS Board member, Joanna Panasiewicz with 2024 recipient, Julianna Valenzuela

JOhn and Bette Hulley Trades Scholarship

Careers for young people are sometimes started by studying at a college or university, other times is begins at a trade school or through an apprenticeship. The KVIS wants to help support those who choose to have a career in the trades -like an electrician, plumber, etc. John and Bette Hulley are KVIS members; John is a master carpenter who worked extensively on restoring the Darwin Martin House in Buffalo. If you would like to contribute to the Hulley Trades Scholarship fund, please see our donation page here: https://www.villageofkenmore.com/make-a-donation.html Click the link below for the application.

John Hulley with 2024 recipient, Ryan McLaughlin

Hulley Trades Scholarship

Anne Moot Music Scholarship

Anne Altenburg Moot is an MFA graduate of SUNY Buffalo where she studied with Livingston Gearhart. She is a graduate of The Artist and Licentiate programs of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto, where she studied with Alberto Guerrero, teacher of Glenn Gould. Some of her students from a long teaching career have achieved prominence in the music field. She has performed widely in WNY including a debut with the BPO, recitals at UB and on WBFO. She was the first accompanist for the Affiliate Artist program in WNY. Some of her original four-hand composition have been published by Robert Pace of the International Piano Foundation. She and her piano partner have made 2 CDs. They have performed at St. Paul's Cathedral Recital Series, for the opening of the Martin House Complex, and at the Pan American Celebration of 2001. Anne is delighted to help further the education of young people who are studying music.
If you would like to contribute to the Anne Moot Music Scholarship fund, please see our donation page here: https://www.villageofkenmore.com/make-a-donation.html Click the link below for the application.

Moot Music Scholarship

KVIS Scholarship APPLICATION

You May Apply If:

You currently reside in the Village of Kenmore and/or Town of Tonawanda.
You have made contributions to our Ken-Ton community through school or community activities.
You have not reached the birthday at which you will turn 22 years old.
You have accepted an offer of admission to:

A bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college or university
A Trade School
An apprenticeship with a licensed practitioner.

You only need to submit one application; you will be considered for all applicable scholarships.

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If you and/or your parents support KVIS please describe involvement *

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Please provide a list of activities you have undertaken to serve or improve the local community. These can be school or outside activities. If it is not clear how the activity served the community, please explain briefly. *

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KVIS Board Member, Joanna Panasiewicz with recipient, Morgan Nagel

KVIS Board Member, Joanna Panasiewicz with recipient, Ethan Epstein

KVIS Board Member, Joanna Panasiewicz with recipient, Gaia Godinho

"Thanks again for selecting me for the Christopher and Frederick Sachs Scholarship! It is an honor to be selected and I look forward to giving back to the organization and the Village of Kenmore in the future. This Scholarship will help pay for some of my textbooks next year, so I am very grateful. Once again, thank you!' -Spencer Gates