Merit Scholarships

A Legacy of Opportunity

LCDS is proud to announce the availability of several scholarships for incoming Middle and Upper School students. These scholarships allow us to enroll and support an outstanding collection of young scholars, representing the full range and diversity of our local area. We are dedicated to providing opportunities for students who demonstrate exceptional promise in all facets of life.

Each scholarship is named in honor of individuals who have significantly contributed to the school's legacy, who have exemplified our core values. By offering these merit-based scholarships, we aim to attract and nurture the leaders, thinkers, and innovators who will contribute to our vibrant school community and help to build a better tomorrow.

xxxJohn A. Jarvis Scholarship
LCDS will award $10,000 in scholarship in honor of John A. Jarvis, headmaster of LCDS from 1967-1990, whose vision and determination profoundly shaped the school. The John A. Jarvis Scholarship, which is renewable yearly, recognizes students with strong academics who reflect our core school values of scholarship, belonging, respect, integrity, community, and kindness – both inside and outside of the classroom. The recipients of this prestigious scholarship shall be recognized as “Jarvis Scholars” during their time at LCDS.

Helen Stahr Scholarship
LCDS will award $10,000 in scholarship in honor of Helen Russell Stahr, the founder of one of the precursor schools to LCDS. This scholarship was established in the spirit of dedication to education that Helen Stahr embodied. This scholarship is renewable yearly, and Stahr Scholarship recipients will demonstrate not only an exemplary academic record, but a passion for learning and deep engagement with both the school and the community.

Eugene Gardner Scholarship
LCDS will award $10,000 in scholarship in tribute to Eugene Gardner, a former Board Chair whose legacy as an advocate for the arts at Lancaster Country Day School was unwavering. This scholarship is renewable annually, and its recipients will demonstrate outstanding accomplishment in and dedication to music, theatre, dance, and/or the visual arts.