The Mission of the Scholarship Fund is to perpetuate Sara’s ideals by providing financial support for humanitarian work around the world for young women who share Sara’s zest for life, love of adventure, and zeal to excel.

Sara’s Wish Foundation scholarships have been awarded to extraordinary young women committed to making the world a better place by fully participating in it. We are proud to have offered financial assistance to 175 young women who exhibited qualities of leadership, service, and adventure. With our financial contributions, these women have been able to cover costs associated with traveling to all areas of the globe.  Ethiopia, Korea, the Philippines, Chile, Nepal, and South Africa are just a few examples. Our scholarship recipients have performed a wide variety of remarkable public services in these distant lands, contributing to the welfare of our global village. Be sure to read more about them, as they truly offer inspiration and hope for our future.

These young humanitarians have made a difference in 65 countries across every inhabited continent.  It is now time for Sara’s Wish Foundation to dedicate funding to sustaining and/or improving the work of some of our scholarship recipients, many of whom continue their work in medical, educational, or other humanitarian initiatives across the globe.

Beginning in the fall of 2104, only previous scholarship recipients were eligible to apply for funding from Sara’s Wish Foundation. One or two previous recipients received awards each year, with amounts ranging from $1000 to $10,000.  These awards were given for sustained, substantial humanitarian work in the global community.

[Note: As of January 2025, the Global Humanitarian Award is no longer being offered by Sara’s Wish Foundation. Instead, we are focusing our scholarship funding on our new endowment established at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. This fund is earmarked for highly qualified students who wish to study abroad.]