The Dorothea van Dyke McLane scholarship program is open to all students who are permanent residents of Princeton and who are attending a two-year or four-year college in the United States. Awards are granted on the basis of achievement, character, motivation, and financial need and are subject to renewal throughout the recipient’s undergraduate college career. Since 1963, more than 1,000 scholarships have been awarded. To date, there are 26 students enrolled in the program.
In addition, the association gives four special awards: the Frank Clark Award, to a student committed to community service; the Robert Immordino Award, to a student with a deep interest in history; the Anthony Cifelli Award, honoring a longtime board president and one of the original recipients of a Dorothea’s House scholarship; and the Borelli Award, established by Nicholas Borelli in honor of his parents, Donato and Mary Borelli, who emigrated to the United States in 1933.
Applications are available in local schools. To apply, or for more information, contact your guidance counselor, click HERE to send us an email or call Eleanor Pinelli at (609) 921-7911
2025 – 2026 Scholarship Recipients
The 2025-2026 Scholarship Winners
with Dorothea’s House trustees
From left to right: Daniel Guo, Abigail Livingston, Bengu Bulbul, Pietro Frassica, Linda Bruschi, Eleanor Pinelli and Brian Donis.
Not pictured are recipients: Myles Green, Henriette Ondongo, Travis Petrone, Greace (Alex) Riera and Anya Saint-Pierre
2024-2025 Scholarship Recipients
The 2024-2025 Scholarship Recipients
with Dorothea’s House trustees Eleanor Pinelli and Pietro Frassica
From left to right: Christopher Foreman, Yuyi Liu and Brandon Urias.
Not pictured are recipients: Vicky DeLeon Palacia, Maiyin Hobgood, Chance Robinson, Regina Sokar Nicolau, and Dorothea’s House trustees Linda Prospero and Linda Bruschi.
2010 Scholarship Recipients
The 2010 Scholarship Winners
From left to right: Valeria Espichon-Garcia, Wilson Urius, Evan Gershkovich and Eleanor Pinelli, chair of the scholarship committee.
Not available for the photo, but also recipients of a scholarship: Olivia Alperstein, Sheeba Arif, William Dobbs-Allsopp, Asela Pere Ortiz, Ajamu Kambon, Jennifer Sanic
2007 Scholarship Recipients
The 2007 Scholarship Winners
From left to right: Lauren LaPlaca, Olivia Moorhead, Brandi Best, Julio Lopez, Mark Baldino, Justin Morton, Lucas Stern, Ricardo Broadway.
Not available for the photo, but also recipients of a scholarship: Marcia Wells, Niall Lessard and Gabriella Cifuentes.
2004 Scholarship Recipients
The 2004 Scholarship Winners
From left to right: Eleanor Pinelli, chair of the scholarship committee, Philippa Fraumeni, Magdalena Pumpulova, Amber Cifelli, and Sarah Ellesse Ramirez.
Not available for the photo, but also recipients of a scholarship: Oliver Crocco, Arwa Ibrahim, Sumia Ibrahim, Claire Marchetta, Antoine Newlin, Clarissa Noguerira, Leanne Philip, John Embley, Charlene St. Clair, and Sanda Win.