CSTO Young Adult Resident Scholarship

CSTO is no longer accepting applications for the 2026 Young Adult Resident Scholarship for residents of Castle Square!

First-time applications are CLOSED
Returning applications are CLOSED
Detailed Scholarship Guidelines

CSTO’s Young Adult Resident Scholarship Program helps young adult residents further their academic studies and careers by providing financial support for post-secondary education, including universities and colleges, community colleges, trade and vocational schools, or online courses. 

CSTO wishes to continue supporting Castle Square families with this scholarship program.

DEADLINE: Has closed for 2026

CSTO 2025 Scholarship Winners

CSTO 2026 Scholarship Winners

Guidelines:

Eligible Applicants

  • Castle Square residents between ages 18 - 35

  • Applied to enroll in post-secondary education, including universities and colleges, community colleges,

    trade and vocational schools, or online courses.

Process

Part 1: Submit Your Application by TBD.

Part 2: Semi-finalist Interview.

Part 3: Award Celebration at National Night Out 2027.

Starting in 2025, CSTO launched a scholarship program for Castle Square residents, with 21 residents winning scholarships for the 2026-2027 academic year. Sponsored by the CSTO Charitable Trust, CSTO disbursed a total of $100,000 in scholarship awards! The awardees were recognized on stage during CSTO’s 27th National Night Out, which happened on August 4th, 2026.

Congratulations to our 21 award recipients for 2026! 

Ivy Chang, Amanda Chen, Eddy Chen, Jacky Chen, Brandon Doan, Lily Huang, Kevin Lam, Malaky Lewis, Gordan Liu, Jason Mai, Aisha Mohamud, Hamdi Mohamud, Darren Seto, Okasha Warsame, Omar Warsame, Sahra Warsame, Terrance Woolfork Jr., Alan Xie, Alicia Yu, Betty Zhao, Kenny Zhu

We thank the CSTO Charitable Trust Grant Program, Greater Boston Legal Services, the CSTO Board of Directors, the Scholarship Committee, and CSTO Staff members for collectively working together to make this scholarship program a success.

Want to learn more? Click the button below to check out the full guidelines for the CSTO Young Adult Resident Scholarship Program.

If you have any other questions, please email info@cstoboston.org.

Detailed Scholarship Guidelines