Scholarships
2026 Scholarships
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Transition Fidalgo is pleased to offer a scholarship to graduating seniors of Fidalgo and Guemes Islands. This scholarship supports students who share Transition Fidalgo's goals and mission in supporting local communities in the face of climate change. Scholarships range from $500 to $2000.
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Applications (Due May 1) must include :
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Two Letters of Recommendation
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​One from a High School staff member, and the other from an outside source
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Short Essay
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An essay (up to two pages) describing your commitment and interest in community resilience, environmental stewardship, and climate change. Please describe how you have supported these initiatives in the past, and your goals and aspirations for the future.
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Applications Due May 1
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Previous Scholarship Recipients
2025 Scholarships:
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TF awarded two $1,000 scholarships in 2025 to local AHS graduating senior students.
Mikiah Dunham: Mikiah will be continuing her studies at Whitworth University, majoring in Environmental Science, and she will also minor in Political Science. Her older brother, Noah was awarded a Transition Fidalgo $2,000 scholarship in 2023. Mikiah's leadership abilities during her high school career with the Green Club were exceptional, and she volunteered over 300 hours to various causes, demonstrating her compassion and desire to make a positive impact on our community.​
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Dylan Willingham:
Dylan will be heading out of state to attend the University of Colorado, where she will major in Political Science and minor in Environmental Science. Dylan aspires to ultimately be an Environmental Lawyer, and as one of Transition Fidalgo's 2024-25 Youth Board Advisors she demonstrated a strong leadership ability and willingness to take positive action to benefit others.
2025 Scholarship recipient Dylan Willingham receives her scholarship check during the Transition Fidlaog Summer Picnic.
2024 Scholarships:
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TF awarded two $1,000 scholarships in 2024 to local AHS graduating senior students.
Aileen Kim:
Aileen will be attending the University of Washington this Fall where she is enrolled in Pre-Science (Microbiology). Aileen was associated with the AHS Green Club as a member and a club officer and has expressed a life-long appreciation of nature. Aileen appreciates the need to recycle for herself, her family and she worked with the Green Club to establish the recycle program at the new High School. Additionally, she worked with fellow students to make the reusable tote bags that have been distributed throughout the community.
Anthony Zumpano:
Anthony will be traveling to Alaska to study Physics at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Anthony has vocational plans on becoming a researcher at an observatory. Anthony enjoys mathematics, physics, and astronomy and he plans to join in a multidisciplinary Climate Scholars Program as part of their Honors College at the U of A that he has opted into. Notably, Anthony took part in an internship with Friends of the Forest with Transition Fidalgo which he assisted in measuring the water outflow through streams from Heart Lake.
Left to Right: TF Board President Bud Anderson, scholarship recipient Aileen Kim, TF Board Treasurer Warren Carr, TF Project Coordinator Kelsey Kittleson, and scholarship recipient Anthony Zumpano.
2023 Scholarships
We awarded a scholarship grant to well deserving Anacortes High School senior Noah Dunham is studying Mathematics at Whitworth University.
Noah was presented his scholarship during our 2023 Board Retreat on Guemes Island.
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Front Row: Board member Sequoia Ferrel, Noah's Dad, Noah, Noah's mom, TF Project Coordinator Kelsey Kittleson, and Board member Phoebe Barnard.
Back Row: Board members Warren Carr, Peter Heffelfinger, and Bud Anderson.
Due to Covid restrictions, no scholarships were granted in 2021 or 2022.
2020 Scholarships
We awarded scholarship grants of $1000 each to very deserving Anacortes High School seniors Saville Feist and Alli Schuh. TF Board Former President Rich Bergner awarded the scholarships at our May Monthly Gathering.
Grace Hill received a $1500 scholarship, presented by Board Vice-President Bud Anderson.​
L: Cali Swain a $500 scholarship, again presented by Board Vice-President Bud Anderson. R: Callie pictured with her parents, John Swain and Christine Eastman.
2019 Scholarships
We awarded scholarship grants of $1000 each to very deserving Anacortes High School seniors Saville Feist and Alli Schuh. TF Board Former President Rich Bergner awarded the scholarships at our May Monthly Gathering.
Alli Schuh
Saville Feist
2017 Scholarships
2017 Scholarships include: AHS graduate Tristan Munich; Anacortes Food Rescue; Island View school garden; Film on local impacts of climate change.
2016 Scholarships
We awarded the Anacortes Woven Dreams Food Co-op a business incubator grant.
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Eco-Business Awards
TF formerly bestowed Eco-Business awards to local businesses that strove to uphold sustainable practices and values, recognizing those in our community who made business decisions that protected our environment.
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2016: Dr. Sarah Hill and Playhouse Dental, for ecological building design and solar energy.
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2015: The Market, for the store’s efforts to buy local, to offer sustainably-caught fish, to recycle (even cooking oil), and to return money from donated bring-your-own bag credits to preserve Skagit farmlands ($4000).”
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2014: Larry and Amber Nelson of Blue Cow Carwash, Linda Sanford of American Dream Real Estate