WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Dunkin’ and its DMV franchisees are awarding $125,000 in scholarships for the second year in a row.

Fifty students throughout the area will receive a $2,500 academic scholarship to an accredited two or four year college, university, or vocational-technical school of their choice in Fall 2023.

“My fellow Dunkin’ franchisees of the DMV area and I are excited to again recognize hardworking students in our local communities with our second annual Dunkin’ Regional Scholarship Program,” said Parag Patel, DMV-area Dunkin’ Franchisee. “Dunkin’ is dedicated to the local communities that give so much to us. Scholarship recipients exhibit all the qualities of leadership we seek to nurture in young people and Dunkin’ is proud to help them and their families afford the significant investment that higher education represents.”

The Dunkin’ Regional Scholarship program is a partnership between Dunkin’ and Scholarship America, a nonprofit group that has been helping students fulfill their college dreams since 1958.

Applicants must reside and/or be enrolled in college currently in one of the below regions to be considered:

  • Washington, D.C.,
  • Charles County, Md.
  • Frederick County, Md.
  • Montgomery County, Md.
  • Prince George’s County, Md.
  • St. Mary’s County, Md.
  • Washington County, Md.
  • Arlington County, Va.
  • Clarke County, Va.
  • Fairfax County, Va.
  • Frederick County, Va.
  • Loudoun County, Va.
  • Prince William County, Va.
  • Shenandoah County, Va.
  • Spotsylvania County, Va.
  • Stafford County, Va.
  • Warren County, Va.
  • Berkeley County, W.Va.
  • Jefferson County, W.Va. 
  • Anne Arundel County, Md.
  • Baltimore, Md.
  • Baltimore County, Md.
  • Calvert County, Md.
  • Carroll, Md.
  • Cecil County, Md.
  • Harford County, Md.
  • Howard County, Md.
  • Kent County, Md.
  • Queen Anne’s County, Md.
  • Talbot County, Md.

Click here for more information or to apply.