Edan Cicerone Memorial Scholarship

3rd  ANNUAL DONATION DRIVE
(Anniversary May 30th 2021)

Please consider supporting our annual scholarship fund to encourage and award a student who supports justice and equality for our LGBTQ community

Last May we had two scholarships go out despite Covid. We hope this scholarship will be perpetual. 


This is a Memorial Donation made to honor the life of Edan Cicerone. All donations will be awarded to an eligible High School student And will be directed to the Edan Cicerone Scholarship Fund at the Blue Hills Bank in Milton, Mass. (Trustee Paul Cicerone).


Edan Cicerone was born on June 30, 1994, and passed away in his sleep on May 30, 2018. Edan grew up in Milton, Massachusetts and attended Lesley University. He was pursuing a career as a social worker. Edan was  working with disabled adults, special needs children, and animals when he passed .  Edan had a hard time seeing  how anyone could be cruel, or non accepting to another person. He was gifted in treating the ‘underdogs” with the utmost kindness and sincerity. With this humanity, came tremendous respect.

This scholarship is in hopes to remind people , that love , kindness and acceptance is a job we can all be better at. Candidates for the scholarship will write a small essay about how they have contributed to driving justice and equality and assisted in creating  unity. We are in hopes the mere offer of the scholarship will encourage people to self -assess themselves in what , if anything , they have done to contribute or divide human kindness and acceptance.
The first scholarship was awarded this year, on May 28th 2019 for $2500.00 

How the award is Offered to students :

“The Edan Cicerone Memorial Scholarship:
This scholarship recognizes a graduating senior of any gender identity or sexual orientation whose history, activities, and personal plans demonstrate support for justice and equality for the LGBTQ community.
In 250 words or less, tell us a little about yourself and how you have demonstrated support for the LGBTQ community. Please submit a typed essay to........
The Cicerone Family thanks you and looks forward to your submissions.”


Here was last years  announcement at award night: 

“The Edan Cicerone memorial scholarship is given to honor the memory of Edan . Edan a Milton resident, was 23 years old when he passed away suddenly on May 30th of 2018. Found amongst Edan’s writings were the worlds “This is my world too”. Edan had a strong belief that all people should and could feel comfortable about being themselves. he believed that this world is here to share kindly with each-other, and that supporting others should be a job we all do well.
This scholarship goes to a Milton high student that exemplifies and carries this message a graduating senior who’s history, activities and or personal plans demonstrate support for justice and equality for the LGBTQ community. is to honor a caring individual who loves giving back, with the Edan Cicerone Scholarship his memory can continue to do so.”


“I’m grateful for the range of emotions I can feel that paint my experiences in color” 
-Edan Cicerone

“This is my world too”
-Edan Cicerone

Thank you from Edan's family. 
Donna, Paul and  Mike Cicerone