Mancuso Scholarship Recipients in the News

Worcester Technical High School graduate Marlin Polanco was terrified about the prospect of accumulating a lot of debt while trying to pay her way through college. The daughter of Salvadorian immigrants, and the first in her family to attend college, Polanco knew that her parents would not be able to contribute a lot to her education during tough financial times. Read More

New Salem resident Cameron Doyle has an opportunity to earn his undergraduate degree without the burden of student loans after successfully applying for Framingham State University’s prestigious Mancuso English and Humanities Scholarship.

“It’s really incredible,” says Doyle. “My parents make a good living, but I have multiple siblings and when all of us are in college we will wrack up a lot of debt. This just makes the whole process easier, not worrying about having to pay off a loan.” Read More

When an admissions counselor at Framingham State called Wendy Pierre of Malden to tell him he didn't have to worry about paying for college or housing for the next four years, he was shocked. "It's a huge opportunity," Pierre told Patch in an interview Thursday afternoon. "My family is really excited for me. They keep congratulating me and telling me what a huge accomplishment this is." Read more

Tanisha Tanis, a student at Leominster High School, knew that paying for college was likely going to mean taking on a fair amount of debt. To reduce the impact on her and her family, she started searching far and wide for scholarship opportunities when she found the Mancuso Scholarship at Framingham State University. Now, she has the chance to earn her degree for free. Read more

A Milford High School senior is one of two in the state who will have all tuition, fees, room and board covered for up to four years at Framingham State University. Sofia Wilson, of Milford, and Maddison Behringer, of Ashburnham, were recently named the third pair of winners of the Mancuso English, Humanities, and Social & Behavioral Sciences Scholarships.

A Milford High School senior is one of two in the state who will have all tuition, fees, room and board covered for up to four years at Framingham State University. Sofia Wilson, of Milford, and Maddison Behringer, of Ashburnham, were recently named the third pair of winners of the Mancuso English, Humanities, and Social & Behavioral Sciences Scholarships.

Nicolle Fernandes has dreamed of going to college since she was a young child, motivated in part by having opportunities her mother lacked growing up in Brazil. It turns out that listening to mom pays off. Read more

Haley Hadge, of Sutton, and Nicolle Fernandes, of Gloucester, are the second pair of recipients of the Mancuso English Humanities and Social & Behavioral Sciences Scholarships. They will enroll at Framingham State this fall with 100 percent of their tuition, fees, room and board covered by the scholarship. Read more

Framingham State University has chosen the inaugural recipients of a new scholarship that will enable selected students to attend the university for free for up to four years. Olivia Renda, of Westminster, and Meeghan Bresnahan, of Peabody, will enroll at Framingham State this fall with 100 percent of their tuition, fees, and room and board covered by the scholarship for the academic year. Read more