The East Greenwich Historic Preservation Society’s mission is the preservation of the history of East Greenwich. The society provides opportunities for engagement with our shared history through free monthly history speaking programs, periodic community history exhibits that hope to enlighten, bring awareness, foster education, and community growth among its research and other activities. Our monthly newsletter, The Packet, explores in-depth history of the Town of East Greenwich as well as current events related to local history. Each year the EGHPS will award a $1,000 scholarship to a member of the East Greenwich High School graduating class who has demonstrated an interest and service to history-focused causes and projects of benefit to the local East Greenwich community including, but not limited to, work with the East Greenwich Historic Preservation Society.
1. Applicants must live in East Greenwich, RI.
2. Applicants must be East Greenwich High School seniors who will be full-time students at a two- or four-year accredited institution of higher learning for the upcoming academic year.
3. Applicants should notify the EGHPS at info@eghps.org of their intention to apply. Project/research ideas, mentoring and access to our archives are available to applicants upon request.
4. Applicants must exhibit an interest in East Greenwich history through research or through a community service project in the Town of East Greenwich.
5. Applicants are required to submit with each application an article or essay describing
the project or community service as it relates to local history, what initiated their interests, their plans of action and what they learned through the process.
6. The student who is awarded the scholarship must agree to allow the EGHPS to publish a photograph of the student and the student’s article or essay (between 500 - 1000 words) in our publication, The Packet, on our website and in the local papers.
7. Applicants will complete the attached application and return it with the article or essay to the EGHS Counseling Department.
8. Finalists will be subject to review by the East Greenwich High School Counseling Department and by the EGHPS Board.
9. Applications are due in the East Greenwich High School Counseling Department on Friday, April 11, 2025. Incomplete and late applications will not be accepted.
2024 EGHPS Scholarship Recipient
The 2024 recipient of the East Greenwich Historic Preservation Society Scholarship is East Greenwich High School graduating senior Summer Creeden.
2023 EGHPS Scholarship Recipient
The 2023 recipient of the East Greenwich Historic Preservation Society Scholarship is East Greenwich High School graduating senior Raj Vishnu. Raj is a member and gold medalist on the State Championship 2023 EGHS Academic Decathlon Team who represented the Ocean State in the national competition. He was honored by the RI House of Representatives and received a RI House Speaker Scholarship.
As a member of BSA Troop 1, East Greenwich, Raj has achieved the highest rank of Eagle Scout. He organized Troop 1 Scouts, and adults from the East Greenwich Land Trust and the Town of East Greenwich to clean the area around Bleachery Pond and the Maskerchugg River. Raj points out in his report that Bleachery Pond was once an active and important recreation site for the townspeople.
In the fall, Raj will attend New York’s Rensselaer Polytech Institute and pursue studies in Electrical Engineering. He intends to pursue a career in sustainable energy and continue to engage in community service projects. The EGHPS wishes Raj congratulations and best wishes in all of his future endeavors.
2022 EGHPS Scholarship Recipient
The 2021 recipient of the East Greenwich Historic Preservation Society Scholarship is East Greenwich High School graduating senior David Amirsadri. David has volunteered dozens of hours with the EGHPS and engaged in original scholarship to study 1940 presidential candidate Wendell Willkie’s visit to East Greenwich among many other topics. David has also devoted hours to maintenance of EGHPS’ archives and local history topics. David plans to attend the University of Rhode Island and study electrical engineering. EGHPS is proud to award the East Greenwich Historic Preservation Society Scholarship to David and looks forward to many years of supporting East Greenwich students with a love of history.