The Mensa Education & Research Foundation and Mensa members are proud of their history of providing scholarships to selected essay winners.
This year, more than 28,000 applicants competed for 183 scholarship awards at the local, regional, and national levels for a combined value of more than $208,000. The 74 American Mensa Local Groups that completed the essay judging process have scholarships that are awarded on their behalf, with funding provided by the Mensa Foundation, to students like you.
Region 01 |
|
Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($600.00) |
Azsadee Peek, Stamford, CT Emma Nagler, Garden City, NY Gabrielle Kutsup, Butler, NJ Lusine Avakyan, Cranston, RI Meghan Robinson, Scarborough, ME Michael Hoyt, Troy, NY Mirai Arthur, Monroe, NY Nolan Blewitt, Old Saybrrok, CT Thomas Glass, Lyme, NH |
Maine Mensa Scholarship ($600.00) |
Abigail Paulding, Parsonsfield, ME |
Mid-Hudson Mensa Scholarship ($875.00) |
Alyssa Hoag, Hopewell Jct, NY |
Peggy Deane Scholarship ($1,000.00) |
Serena Heddell, Huntington Station, NY |
Rhode Island Mensa Scholarship ($1,000.00) |
Julienne Racine, Foster, RI |
Region 02 |
|
Capital Area Scholarship ($1,000.00) |
Beatrice Hillsberg-Winkler, Chevy Chase, MD Kristina Winn, Laurel, MD Samuel Resnick, Olney, MD |
Carol Gomez Scholarship ($500.00) |
Tyler Dalton, Lincoln University, PA |
Central New Jersey Mensa Scholarship ($600.00) |
Liam Boyle, High Bridge, NJ |
David Harron Herman Memorial Scholarship ($1,000.00) |
Abhilasha Kulkarni, Belle Mead, NJ |
Donald Katz-Cnjm Scholarship ($1,000.00) |
Riley Kurmin, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($600.00) |
Bridget Van Houtem, Fredericksburg, VA Faith Page, Suffolk, VA Johnathan Kellogg, Lititz, PA Nikita Smirnov, West Windsor, NJ Samiatu Yussuf, Baltimore, MD Sarah Mutchnick, Perkasie, PA Tarini Basireddy, Fairfax, VA |
Region 03 |
|
Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($600.00) |
Audrey Duran Martinez, Louisville, KY Evan Szafranski, Mars, PA Gianna Terragnoli, Tonawanda, NY John Combs, Nicholasville, KY Karlee Collins, Union, KY Kennedy Bowling, Carleton, MI Lilee Mullen, Wooster, OH Maria Tracy, Rocky River, OH Wenwei Fisher, Delaware, OH |
Region 04 |
|
Chicago Area Mensa Scholarship ($600.00) |
Artem Khaiet, Mount Prospect, IL Rhea Mehta, Libertyville, IL |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($600.00) |
Brooke Bowersox, Cedar Rapids, IA Brooke Stanley, Milwaukee, WI Emily Navarrete, Mundelein, IL Jaden Soller, Hudson, IN Jiyu Zhang, Florissant, MO Maya Silver, Bloomington, MN Piper Kremer, Decatur, IL Sirihaasa Nallamothu, Normal, IL |
Minnesota Mensa Scholarship ($500.00) |
Mintesinot Sturm, Saint Paul, MN |
Region 05 |
|
Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($600.00) |
Abby Vidonic, Fort Mill, SC Anna Elliott, Attalla, AL Autumn Lawrence, Duluth, GA Caelyn Taylor, Cottondale, AL Caroline Wiggins, Fairhope, AL Charlotte Boulware, Central, SC Daniel Tate, Calhoun, GA Emma Bryson, Charleston, SC Joshua Hensley, Nebo, NC Samantha Minick, Saluda, SC Yuti Kale, Brentwood, TN |
Jack Haley Memorial Scholarship ($1,000.00) |
Natalie Cauthen, Bogart, GA |
Middle Tennessee Mensa ($1,500.00) |
Alexandra LaMar, Benton, KY |
North Alabama Mensa ($600.00) |
Jacob Bates, Meridianville, AL |
Region 06 |
|
David James Hoffheinz Memorial Scholarship ($5,000.00) |
Mari Alvarez, League City, TX |
Debbie Kittenbacher Memorial Scholarship ($3,000.00) |
Emma Clark, Allen, TX |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($600.00) |
Adeline Morrison, Seymour, TX Chloe Dane, Austin, TX Michaela Horst, Borger, TX Morgan Brown, Houston, TX Skylar Burris, Flower Mound, TX Ugochukwu Anieto, McAllen, TX Zarek Womack, Christoval, TX |
Marjorie Brown Memorial Scholarship ($3,000.00) |
Marley Nelson, Nacogdoches, TX |
Tom Jeffrey Memorial Scholarship ($3,000.00) |
Thomas Knickerbocker, McKinney, TX |
Region 07 |
|
Denver Mensa Scholarship ($600.00) |
Benjamin Goldblatt, Fort Collins, CO |
Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($600.00) |
Ava Moritz, Broomfield, CO Elizabeth Kent, Colorado Springs, CO Kennason Suchy, Tonganoxie, KS Laura Pulido, Lone Tree, CO Maggie McKeown, Harrisburg, SD Rashelle Fenner, Macedonia, IA Zoe Bundy, Fargo, ND |
Nebraska Western Iowa Mensa Scholarship ($600.00) |
Nathan Delaney, Omaha, NE |
North Dakota Mensa Scholarship ($500.00) |
Sophie Lies, Bismarck, ND |
Region 08 |
|
Chod Harris Scholarship ($500.00) |
Elijah Griffin, Eureka, CA |
Horst Scholarship ($1,000.00) |
Cade Weatherbie, Everett, WA |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($600.00) |
Chau Thai, San Jose, CA Jaida Hargrove, Reno, NV Luke Navarre, Zillah, WA Maxwell Mamishev, Seattle, WA Miquela Sampson, Anchorage, AK Tasiana Taylor, Beaverton, OR William Joy, Napa, CA |
The Diana Maul Scholarship For Oregon Mensa ($600.00) |
Leah Chariker, Albany, OR |
Region 09 |
|
Art Mattson Memorial Scholarship ($3,000.00) |
Emma LeSieur, Newport Beach, CA |
Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship ($600.00) |
Diana Bernabe, Las Vegas, NV Faith Wong, Cypress, CA Roy Kim, Escondido, CA |
Larry Grannis Memorial Scholarship ($2,000.00) |
Akash Shah, Placentia, CA |
San Diego Mensa Scholarship ($1,500.00) |
Joshua Yang, San Diego, CA Marion Demailly, San Diego, CA |
The Richard Lederer Scholarship ($2,000.00) |
Everett Richards, Poway, CA, CA |
Region 10 |
|
Joe And Carol Vitale Memorial Scholarship ($1,000.00) |
Dillon Matthews, Miramar, FL |
Karen Cooper Memorial Scholarship ($600.00) |
Ashley Bax, Parkland, FL Chinara McCarter, Cape Coral, FL Christopher Frano, Bradenton, FL Deshawn Johnson, Gainesville, FL Jonathan Romero, Oviedo, FL Victoria Lynch, Wellington, FL Viviana Deniculi, Clearwater, FL |
North Florida Mensa Scholarship ($1,000.00) |
Natalee Todd, Oxford, FL |
Palm Beach County Mensa Scholarship ($600.00) |
Kyla Cartwright, Loxahatchee, FL |
Tampa Bay Mensa Scholarship ($600.00) |
Jocelyn Maidens, Valrico, FL |