Chamber Scholarship Program

The Auburn Chamber awards up to $20,000 a year in scholarships to graduating seniors.

 

The 2026 grant application period is now closed.

Scholarships Overview

Through the success the annual School-Business Partnership Golf Tournament, the Auburn Chamber has been able to award nearly $400,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors to help them further their education.

The application period opens in January and closes in early March. Recipients are notified in late April, and are recognized at the Auburn’s Annual Scholarship Awards Breakfast in May.  

Academic Scholarship

Open to any graduating senior who resides in Auburn, the Chamber awards six $1,500 Academic Scholarships each year, and one applicant is awarded the $3,000 Patrolman Stephen A. Lukas Memorial Scholarship.

Career/Trade School Scholarship

The Chamber awards up to two $1,000 scholarships specifically for graduating seniors planning to attend career or trade schools post graduation. Applicants must be Auburn residents who are graduating seniors. Awards are made on the basis of scholastic achievement, financial need, community and school involvement, essay, and potential interview.

Chamber Member Scholarship

Applicants for this scholarship must be the child of a parent/guardian who is a member in good standing of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce.

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of parent/guardian Chamber involvement, work experience, community and school involvement, essay, and the potential interview.

The Chamber awards up to two $1,500 scholarships, and one recipient will be awarded the $3,000 Major David L. Brodeur scholarship.