Marcia Abigail Ryder Scholarship
Marcia Abigail Ryder was a beloved Traip Academy art teacher for 28 years, during which time she touched the lives of hundreds of students. Her memory and spirit live on through the Kittery Art Association’s Marcia Abigail Ryder Scholarship Fund.
This fund was created in 2008 to perpetuate Marcia’s work inspiring and encouraging young artists in the Seacoast area. Every year the Kittery Art Association awards several scholarships to deserving Traip Academy students to further their education in the arts.
The money for this fund is donated by generous members of KAA and the surrounding community.
Donations for Marcia Abigail Ryder Scholarship Fund can be made to the KAA at any time during the year.
To make a tax-deductible donation to the Marcia Abigail Ryder Scholarship Fund, please make your check payable to
“Kittery Art Association” and mail to:
Attn: Treasurer
Kittery Art Association
2 Walker Street
Kittery, ME 03904
Please be sure to designate “Marcia Abigail Ryder Scholarship Fund” on your check.
If you would like to donate online, select the Scholarship Fund and amount and pay with a credit/debit card or PayPal:
If you know of a Traip Academy Senior who would be a deserving recipient of this scholarship, please contact the School Registrar to receive the application forms. In addition to the completed application form, two recommendations are required. One of these recommendations must be from a teacher.
We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.
~Franklin Delano Roosevelt