KENT, Conn.—Four Kent students were among the recipients of some of the 230 scholarship awards made this year by the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation.
The foundation awarded a record $626,450 in scholarships to students throughout the Northwest Corner for the 2026–2027 academic year. It is the largest annual scholarship distribution in NCCF’s history.
This year’s total represents a significant increase over the $532,100 awarded for 2025–2026.
Those receiving scholarships from Kent included Celeste Trabucco, who was awarded the Francis H. Ducci Scholarship and a Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association Scholarship.
Kara Franks also won a SVNA Scholarship and the Shepard Family Scholarship.
Junxin Zhang and Eason Zhang both were awarded Shepard Family Scholarships and Matteo Taraba received an Apolonia Stanulis Scholarship.
