excellence in education

The Westhaven Foundation College Scholarship Committee identifies Westhaven and Williamson

County resident students who most exemplify the spirit of the Westhaven community through their demonstrated voluntary efforts in the areas of activism, civic involvement and charity, and reward them through scholarship awards for these non-academic efforts.

We have established The Westhaven Foundation Scholarships to support Westhaven and Williamson County high school graduates in furthering their education.

There are a total of five scholarships available for the 2026 year:

The Fountain Scholarship will award $5,000 to one high school senior and $2,500 to an additional high school senior both of whom must reside in the Westhaven Community in Franklin, TN.

The Grimes Lift Scholarship will award $5,000 to one high school senior and $2,500 to an additional high school senior both of whom must reside in Williamson County, TN

The Debbie Jones Memorial Nursing Scholarship will award $2,500 to a student residing in Williamson County, TN

Both the Fountain and the Grimes Lift scholarships will be awarded to rising college freshmen demonstrating a high degree of volunteerism along with strong community involvement, and who are continuing their education at an accredited college or university, vocational or other post-secondary educational program. Applicants for the Debbie Jones Memorial Nursing Scholarship must meet the same criteria, albeit, they may apply as high school seniors or for any year while in college with a nursing major. This scholarship, however, can only be awarded once to any one person.

Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.7 to demonstrate potential success in their educational programs.

The Scholarships will be awarded without regard to means, race, religion, or gender.

Students may submit an application for only one scholarship. As stated above, a recipient of the Debbie Jones Memorial Nursing Scholarship in ineligible to make application in subsequent years.

All applications and required attachments must be received by The Westhaven Foundation Scholarship Coordinator by Friday, March 15 2026.

Applications will be reviewed and selections made by The Westhaven Foundation Scholarship Committee. All decisions are final. Scholarship recipients will be notified by Friday, April 10, 2026.

For questions about the scholarship application, please contact Jill@westhavenfoundation.org

 $5000  Recipient  - Connor Britt, son of Natalie & Jeff Britt of Westhaven, a graduate of Independence High will be attending the University of Tennessee – Knoxville with a major in Mechanical Engineering

$2500 Recipient – Colin Adams, son of Barbara & Robert Adams of Westhaven, also a graduate of Independence High, will be attending Vanderbilt University with majors in Business and Pre-Law

 $5000  Recipient  - Connor Britt, son of Natalie & Jeff Britt of Westhaven, a graduate of Independence High will be attending the University of Tennessee – Knoxville with a major in Mechanical Engineering

$2500 Recipient – Colin Adams, son of Barbara & Robert Adams of Westhaven, also a graduate of Independence High, will be attending Vanderbilt University with majors in Business and Pre-Law

 $5000  Recipient - Baker Bruehl, son of Kaylyn & Reid Bruehl of Arrington, also a graduate of Page High School will be attending Western Kentucky with a major in Business Management/Sales..

$2500 Recipient – Shiloh Branson, daughter of Kristy & Steven Branson of Thompson Station, a graduate of Vanguard Virtual High School, will be attending Belmont University with a major in Biology

 $2500 Recipient – Jessica Crockett, daughter of Holly & Larry Crockett of Franklin, a graduate of Page High School will be attending Lipscomb University with a major in Nursing 

  $5000 Recipient – Davis Long, son of Kristin & Finlay Long, Franklin High Graduate, matriculating at UNC Chapel Hill with a major in Pre-Med/ Biology

$2500 Recipient – Gael Garcia Valencia, son of Martha Valencia & Gonzalo Garcia, Centennial High Graduate, matriculating at Emory with a Computer Science major

$5000 Recipient – Meghan Snyder, daughter of Samantha and Chris Snyder, Battle Ground Academy Graduate, matriculating at the University of Alabama with a Nursing major.

$2500 Recipient – Audrianna Wyatt, Westhaven resident, daughter of Becky and Damian Wyatt, Independence High Graduate, a rising junior at UTK in Nursing