ECF has served the Northern Virginia/Maryland/D.C. community by providing educational grants and fellowship awards to local area students. These include:
- The ECF Allied Health Grant, which is a $2,000 tuition and fee awarded for a Fairfax or Loudoun Country graduating high school senior or community college student in pursuit of a two-year degree in the allied health or science profession whose area of interest is cancer patient care;
- The ECF Estelle Gaymon Grant, which is a $4,000 tuition and fee award for a female Fairfax or Loudoun County graduating high school senior who will attend a four-year college or university in the U.S. full-time; and
- The ECF Alma Palmer Grant, which is a $3,500 tuition and fee award for each of four years for a female Fairfax or Loudoun County high school senior who will attend an Historically Black College or University (HBCU).
ECF provides Community Outreach Grants to non-profit organizations in Northern Virginia that address children’s, women’s, or public health issues. These include:
- A $2,500 grant that funds first-of-a-kind technologies and programs in Northern Virginia that render support services for breast or ovarian cancer patients and their families;
- A $1,500 grant to provide seed funding for new, innovative programs to drive educational achievement and increase the percentage of disadvantaged students who excel in mathematics, the biological, physical sciences, or technology. Focus is on IBE or Honors programs. This grant can be renewed, based upon documented student achievement; and
- A $1,000 grant that funds bridge programs for economically disadvantaged or at risk youth in Northern Virginia.
