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Academic Awards

Jean France
Historic Preservation Scholarship

Each year, Historic Pittsford is pleased to offer the Jean France Historic Preservation Scholarship.  This one-time $500 award is intended to encourage and support students who demonstrate an interest in a career related to historic preservation.  Related career areas may include history, architecture, landscape architecture, museum studies, environmental studies, agricultural science and other fields.

Please check back in March 2025 when eligibility criteria and an application form for the 2025 Jean France Historic Preservation Scholarship will be posted. The application deadline is May 15, 2025.

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Jean France

This scholarship honors Jean France, a Pittsford resident, architectural historian and preservation advocate who worked tirelessly for the preservation of Pittsford’s historic architectural and cultural resources. She was a founding member of Historic Pittsford.

Recent Past Recipients

2024 - Caroline Johnson, Nazareth University

 

2023 - Elizabeth Pearson, SUNY Brockport

 

2022 - Danielle Strauf, RPI

 

2021 - Evelynne Borrelli, SUNY Potsdam

 

2020 - Sierra Krienke, Syracuse University

2019 - Joseph Perry, Monroe Community College


2018 - Jonathan Beldner, Purdue University

2017 - Austin Ange, Viginia Tech


2016 - Julia Corsetti, Simmons College

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