2026 Scholarships: By the Numbers

The Masonic Youth Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2026 scholarships have been awarded to 45 deserving undergraduate students. A total of $149,000 in scholarship funds has been distributed. This includes four recurring scholarships (a total of $50,000) given for two, three or four years, with one at $3,500 and three at $3,000 a year; 46 single-year scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 (a total of $94,000); and five specialty scholarships of $1,000 each (a total of $5,000). Additionally, two $2,500 scholarships from the Clarence Robert Jury Bequest Scholarship Fund were awarded to the children of deceased Master Masons and granted by the Masonic Villages’ Board of Directors.

In 2026, there were 125 total scholarship submissions, including 25 from members of the Masonic Youth groups: DeMolay, Job’s Daughters, Rainbow Girls, and for the first time, Ruth Mitchell Tucker Girls; 47 from children of Pennsylvania Master Masons; 49 from grandchildren of Master Masons; three from great-grandchildren of Master Masons; and one from a Master Mason.

The 2027 Masonic Scholarship Resource Guide and Application will be available by Sept. 15 and will be posted at www.pmyf.org. The guide and application will also be available by contacting the office at 800-266-8424 or at pmyf@pagrandlodge.org. Applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2027.