Kevin's Fund Scholarship Commitments
The Kevin M. Eidt Memorial Scholarship Fund currently supports ten annual scholarships specifically
related to achievements in the areas in which Kevin excelled: seven to Norwalk High School and three to
Boston College.
The 2024 Scholarships for Norwalk High School are:
- $120,000 to a graduating senior, in the Kevin M. Eidt Chapter of the National Honor Society, in good
standing and in the top 10% of their class with demonstrated achievements across the spectrum of academics,
athletics, arts and community and religious service. The scholarship recipient is determined by the
scholarship selection committee based on a submitted application and personal interview process.
- $5,000 to the four year member of the Norwalk High School Marching Band who has made an outstanding contribution to the Marching Band.
- $2,500 to the Norwalk High School senior named Distinguished Student Speaker for the graduation ceremony.
- $2,000 to a graduating senior in good standing at Norwalk High School who has made an outstanding contribution to the Jazz
program.
- $2,000 to a graduating senior in good standing at Norwalk High School who has made an outstanding contribution to the Orchestra
program.
- $2,000 to the Norwalk High School scholar-athlete who has made an outstanding contribution to the school both as a scholar and an athlete.
- $1,000 to the four year member of the Norwalk High School Marching Band, in good standing, with the
highest cumulative grade point average (one each for Norwalk High and P-Tech), similar to Kevin's achievement. The recipient is determined by
the Principal of the High School, or a designated representative, based on the standard grade point
average formula used in the determination of official class ranking.
The 2024 Scholarships for Boston College are:
- The Boston College Carroll School of Management scholarship is awarded to a junior who has demonstrated the unique combination of academic achievement, character, leadership, and school spirit similar to Kevin’s. The award is the sum of the Fund's $10,000 contribution and other third party contributions. The total of the most recent award was $25,000. The recipient is selected by the CSOM faculty and administrators.
- $10,000 to the recipient of the Boston College EMS Kevin M. Eidt Award attending a post graduate program.
- $2,000 to a Boston College freshman who has made an outstanding contribution to the Emerging Leader Program.
Norwalk Community Scholarship
- Beginning 2024 Kevin’s Fund, through a grant from the City of Norwalk, will award a $5,000 Norwalk Community Service Scholarship. This scholarship, for outstanding community service to the city of Norwalk, is available to students from all four Norwalk High Schools.
Beginning in 2015, to further the connection between Norwalk High School and Boston College, Kevin’s Fund offers a one-time $2,000 scholarship, (Kevin was in the BC Class of 2000), to each Norwalk High School senior who matriculates at Boston College.
2024 Scholarship Recipients
- Norwalk High School Scholarship – Kiera Cunniffe, University of Wisconsin
- Norwalk High School Marching Band – Aidan Isidore, University of Connecticut
- Norwalk High School Distinguished Student Speaker – Christian Pierre, Stanford University
- Norwalk High School Marching Band Academic Award – Christian Pierre, Stanford University
- Norwalk High School Marching Band Academic Award – Vladimir Flores, Sacred Heart University
- Norwalk High School Jazz – Vladimir Flores, Sacred Heart University
- Norwalk High School Orchestra – Marcello Maturi, Columbia Unviversity
- Norwalk High School Scholar-Athlete – Henry Wilkins, College of William & Mary
- Boston College CSOM – Forster Worrell ('25). Rochmond, VA
- Boston College EMS – Julie Satterthwaite ('24), Westchester, PA
- Boston College ELP – Allison Berg ('27), Tacoma, WA
- City of Norwalk Community Service Award – Megan Pollard (Norwalk High), Quinnipiac University
- Special Achievement Award – Marcello Maturi, Columbia Unviversity
Link to Kevin's Fund Page on the Boston College CSOM website
Link to Kevin's Fund Page on the Boston College ELP website
Past Recipients
Norwalk High School
Boston College
St. Jerome Youth Group
Other Scholarships
Norwalk High School
Recipient Spotlight
Application Process
2025 Application
Selection Committee
About the Fund
Background
The Kevin M. Eidt Memorial Scholarship Fund was established through the generosity of the many people
Kevin touched in his short life. Kevin, an 18-year-old dean's list freshman in the honors program at
Boston College, passed away from cardiac arrest on January 23, 1997 while playing intramural basketball.
Kevin set the example of the passion and sincerity we should bring to each day. He was an individual
with vision, commitment, abiding hope, aspirations, and compassion. And when we look back, it was a
life, albeit a glimpse of life, by which people can be measured and judged by.
Mission
The mission of the Kevin M. Eidt Memorial Scholarship Fund is to preserve Kevin's spirit by paying
tribute to achievements in academics, athletics, arts, and the virtues of service and faith that were
the essence of Kevin's life.
Fund Facts
With 13 scholarships, valued at $164,500, awarded to the class of 2023, Kevin's Fund has provided nearly
$2.9 Million in financial support to 235 exemplary young men and women matriculating at over 85 diverse
colleges and universities in Kevin's memory. The dramatic growth in scholarship awards is directly related
to the financial success of our annual benefit dinner dance, which began in 2000 and funded scholarships
for the class of 2001. As a result of this generosity, Kevin's Fund has awarded the following scholarships
To the class of 1997 $3,750
To the class of 1998 $5,000
To the class of 1999 $12,000
To the class of 2000 $13,000
To the class of 2001 $47,000
To the class of 2002 $55,000
To the class of 2003 $70,000
To the class of 2004 $85,000
To the class of 2005 $100,000
To the class of 2006 $111,000
To the class of 2007 $127,000
To the class of 2008 $139,000
To the class of 2009 $140,000
To the class of 2010 $118,000
To the class of 2011 $117,000
To the class of 2012 $115,000
To the class of 2013 $121,000
To the class of 2014 $122,000
To the class of 2015 $124,000
To the class of 2016 $122,250
To the class of 2017 $124,000
To the class of 2018 $127,000
To the class of 2019 $128,000
To the class of 2020 $128,000
To the class of 2021 $126,500
To the class of 2022 $156,000
To the class of 2023 $160,500
To the class of 2024 $164,500
For the 2024 – 2025 academic year, Kevin’s Fund is providing financial support to 14 students matriculating at Berklee College of Music, Boston College (2), College of William & Mary, Columbia (2), The George Washington University, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, Stanford, Temple, UConn, Univerisity of Wisconsin, and UMass-Amherst.
Scholarship Fund Accomplishments as of June 30, 2023 |
Recipients | 235 |
Awards | $2,864,500 |
Funding as % of Contributions | 99.5% |