NOTE: Scholarship Applications deadline is Saturday April 4, 2027, 5pm. Students are eligible for scholarships if they have participated in the DRYA area junior sailing at anytime.
The YNEF will be awarding a minimum of (13) $2,000 college scholarships to young sailors in the community and the Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Association. These scholarships have been created to encourage young men and women who have participated in any junior sailing, including Learn to Sail programs, to apply for a scholarship.
High school seniors and college/university students attending college/university classes in the 2027 academic year are eligible to apply.
The assessment process will use three criteria found on the Scholarship Application Form;
The YNEF currently has twelve (13) Perpetual Scholarships supported by endowments that make it possible to award an annual scholarship (indexed for inflation) basically forever, presented in the donor’s name. Persons interested in a perpetual scholarship should contact Jim Morrow.
In 2026, fourtenn Youth Nautical Education Foundation (YNEF) applicants were awarded a $2,000 college scholarship. Since its inception in 2012, a total of 186 YNEF scholarships have been awarded. Twelve of those scholarships have been funded in perpetuity.
The 2026 Scholarship recipients (pictured below) were awarded during a special brunch at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club in May.
