The South Boston Sports Hall of Fame 2025 Scholarship Application process has begun for high school seniors residing in South Boston, and we offer two types of scholarships. We will award up to 8 $2,500 scholarships to assist with tuition costs and advanced education. Participation in athletics is not required; this award is based on academics, family need, and community service.

The $5,000 Ed Buccigross Scholarship will be awarded to one of the applicants who is a varsity athlete and displays exemplary volunteerism and academics.

This year, we will also award at least one $1,500 scholarship to an 8th-grade student who shows leadership both in school and in our community!

Please review guidelines and apply today here: https://www.drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1481XQvRHaWBauHiJ5C0YIMThcgUi8byi

The program, founded in 1995, started off with just a single scholarship and has since grown to give over $411,000 total to Southie youth. This year, the organization will award at least nine $2,500 scholarships and one $5,000 scholarship—and there’s still time to apply, with applications closing June 30th.

Despite its name, the Southie Sports Hall of Fame is looking for high-achieving kids of all stripes. According to Moss Lynch, Vice-Chair of the Trust Fund, “Originally, the Sports Hall of Fame was to highlight athletes across South Boston. What we’ve done is created a trust fund to give money to all students who are going to college.” The organization offers special scholarships for a variety of ages and paths beyond just college—one for trade school, one named after late founder Ed Buccigross, for a student-athlete, and another for a promising eighth grader.

The Southie Sports Hall of Fame Trust Fund is funded by a variety of sponsors across the Boston area and beyond, including Amazon, Massport, and the Youth Hockey Association. To give back to its sponsors, the organization names scholarships after them. “Every scholarship we give is a direct representation of and is named after one of our sponsors. We’re 100% sponsor-funded, so that’s our way of giving back,” Lynch says. At the scholarship award ceremony—hosted on the Friday after Thanksgiving each year—a representative from each sponsor organization attends to award their specific scholarship. For additional funding, the Hall of Fame also holds an annual golf tournament, where past winners often attend. “We try to bring a few students to come and give presentations as well and talk about the impact it’s had on them,” Lynch says.

Please address any questions to SouthBostonHallofFame@gmail.com