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Van Buren native Carol Markell says making a gift of $250,000 to endow a Mitchell Scholarship that will be awarded annually to a college-bound graduate of a public high school in the St. John River Valley area of Maine “is about me wanting to give back to a town that deeply appreciated my father, his… Read more »

Giving the 2024 Mitchell Scholars a Warm Welcome by Mitchell Institute on on Exposure

In late June, we announced the Class of 2024 Mitchell Scholars on our social media channels and website. It is, by far, the most joyful news we share with the world every year. We also announced the 184 new Mitchell Scholarship recipients in a wave of press releases to newspapers large and small across Maine,… Read more »

Each Mitchell Scholar will receive a scholarship award of $10,000, along with leadership and professional development programming throughout their college careers Contact: Marc Glass mglass@mitchellinstitute.org / 207-358-7742 PORTLAND, Maine — The Mitchell Institute, a Maine-based nonprofit scholarship and research organization founded by Senator George J. Mitchell to improve college outcomes for students from every community… Read more »

Thanks to your support, the past year was one of unprecedented progress and momentum at the Mitchell Institute. We are deeply grateful to report that our generous friends and Alumni significantly increased their contributions in 2023 to both the annual fund and endowment, making it possible, once again, to expand the number of $10,000 Mitchell… Read more »