Congratulations to the following students for earning the Fox 2025 Scholarship. This year's 19 scholars were chosen on the basis of scholastic achievement, financial need, outstanding character, demonstrated leadership, and a spirit of reverence. The 2025 scholars personify the quest for excellence advocated by Lewis Fox throughout his lifetime.
The Jacob L. and Lewis Fox Foundation was established in 1936 by Lewis Fox, a graduate of Hartford Public High School and a local attorney, as a memorial to his father, Jacob L. Fox. The Foundation has awarded college scholarships to graduating seniors of Bulkeley, Hartford Public, and Weaver high schools annually since 1937, and expanded scholarships to include students from Hartford host magnet schools in 2009.
To date, over 1,200 students have received financial aid from the Foundation. Although Lewis Fox, a prominent member of the Hartford Board of Education for 37 years, died in 1976, the legacy of his devotion to the youth of Hartford continues to support their educational efforts.
All students who are Hartford residents and have attended their entire junior and senior years at one of the following Hartford public schools, and who are entitled to receive a diploma of graduation in June of the current school year from one of these schools, are eligible for the Jacob L. and Lewis Fox Scholarship: Achievement First Hartford High Academy, Bulkeley High School, Capital Preparatory Magnet School, Classical Magnet School, Great Path Academy Middle College High School at Manchester Community College, Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy, Hartford Public High School, Pathways Academy of Technology and Design, R.J. Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts, Sport and Medical Sciences Academy, University High School of Science and Engineering, Weaver High School.
The scholarship is intended to perpetuate the memory of Jacob L. Fox and Lewis Fox and to contribute to the development of able and high-minded young men and women. Click HERE to learn more.