Assessment/Accountability MCAS
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System

John and Abigail Adams Scholarship

The John and Abigail Adams Scholarship provides a tuition waiver for eight semesters of undergraduate education at a Massachusetts state college or university. The scholarship covers tuition only; fees and room and board are not included.

Massachusetts public high school students are eligible for the scholarship when they:

• score at the Advanced and Proficient levels on grade 10 MCAS tests in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. (A student must earn a score of Advanced on the ELA or Mathematics test and a score of Proficient or higher on the second test.); AND
• have a combined score that places them in the top 25% of the graduating class in their district.

Eligibility for the scholarship is based on a student's first attempt at taking the grade 10 tests in ELA and Mathematics. In order to receive the scholarship, students must be enrolled in a Massachusetts public high school in their senior year and will receive an award letter in the fall of their senior year.

In order to claim the Adams Scholarship, the student must be

• a permanent legal resident of Massachusetts for at least one year prior to entering college as a freshman;
• a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States; and
• a graduate of a Massachusetts public high school.

Students in charter schools and students who participate in school choice or METCO are eligible for the scholarship if they meet the eligibility requirements for either the school they attend or the district in which they reside.

In order to use the scholarship the student must

• be accepted at a Massachusetts public college or university;
• complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA);
• send the Adams Scholarship award letter to the financial aid or bursars office at the college or university that he or she plans to attend; and
• enroll in a state college or university in the first semester following high school graduation.

To continue receiving the Adams Scholarship, the student must

• continue to enroll full-time at a public higher education institution;
• maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 on all college work;
• annually complete the FAFSA; and
• complete college/university studies within eight consecutive semesters.

For additional information call 781-338-3678 or send an e-mail to mcas@doe.mass.edu.

A list of eligible institutions is attached.

The John and Abigail Adams Scholarship may be used at these Massachusetts community colleges, state colleges, and universities.

Community Colleges

Berkshire Community College
Admissions: (413) 499-4660 x. 242
Financial Aid: (413) 496-9511

Bristol Community College
Admissions: (508) 678-2811 x. 2516
Financial Aid: (508) 678-2811 x. 2515

Bunker Hill Community College
Admissions: (617) 228-2101
Financial Aid: (617) 228-2275

Cape Cod Community College
Admissions: (508) 362-2131 x. 4311
Financial Aid: (508) 362-2131 x. 4393

Greenfield Community College
Admissions: (413) 775-1801
Financial Aid: (413) 775-1109

Holyoke Community College
Admissions: (413) 538-7000 x. 2850
Financial Aid: (413) 552-2150

Massachusetts Bay Community College
Admissions: (781) 239-2500
Financial Aid: (781) 239-2600

Massasoit Community College
Admissions: (508) 588-9100 x. 1411
Financial Aid: (508) 588-9100 x. 1479

Middlesex Community College
Admissions: (978) 656-3370 x. 3207
Financial Aid: (978) 656-3370 x. 7202

Mount Wachusett Community College
Admissions: (978) 630-9110
Financial Aid: (978) 630-9169

North Shore Community College
Admissions: (978) 762-4000 x. 4333
Financial Aid: (978) 762-4000 x. 4471

Northern Essex Community College
Admissions: (978) 556-3700
Financial Aid: (978)-556-3650

Quinsigamond Community College
Admissions: (508) 854-4262
Financial Aid: (508) 854-4261

Roxbury Community College
Admissions: (617) 541-5310
Financial Aid: (617) 541-5310

Springfield Technical Community College
Admissions: (413) 755-3333
Financial Aid: (413) 755-3333

State Colleges

Bridgewater State College
Admissions: (508) 531-1237
Financial Aid: (508) 531-1341

Fitchburg State College
Admissions: (978) 665-3144
Financial Aid: (978) 665-3156

Framingham State College
Admissions: (508) 626-4500
Financial Aid: (508) 626-4534

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Admissions: (413) 662-5410
Financial Aid: (413) 662-5219

Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Admissions: (508) 830-5000
Financial Aid: (508) 830-5000

Salem State College
Admissions: (978) 542-6200
Financial Aid: (978) 542-6112

Westfield State College
Admissions: (413) 572-5218
Financial Aid: (413) 572-5218

Worcester State College
Admissions: (508) 929-8040
Financial Aid: (508) 929-8056

University of Massachusetts

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Admissions: (413) 545-0222
Financial Aid: (413) 545-0801

University of Massachusetts Boston
Admissions: (617) 287-6100
Financial Aid: (617) 287-6300

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Admissions: (508) 999-8605
Financial Aid: (508) 999-8857

University of Massachusetts Lowell
Admissions: (978) 934-3931
Financial Aid: (978)934-4220

Note: The University of Massachusetts Medical School and Massachusetts College of Art & Design are specialty institutions are not eligible institutions for use of the Adams Scholarship.