Awarded + Closed

Joey Irwin Scholarship

Funded by Martinez Family

Eligibility

Focus Area

  • Trade or Vocational Occupation

Specific Eligibility

  • Must be a senior at Frederick High School.

Academic Requirements

  • Must have a minimum GPA of 2.50.

Amounts Awarded

  • One-Time Scholarship: Up to $10,000 awarded.
  • Note: The number of scholarships granted will vary from year to year, which means the maximum amount will vary depending on the number of winners.

Purpose

In Memory of Joey Irwin: This Scholarship Fund was created to honor the life of Joey Irwin who passed away suddenly on April 17, 2017. A native of the Carbon Valley, Joey attended Frederick schools and graduated from Frederick High school in 1992.

Joey was an incredibly skilled Master plumber in the community.He lived and breathed his work and thought of most clients as family.  Joey was most at home in the outdoors, he was an avid and accomplished huntsman and fisherman.  He loved teaching all of his nieces and nephews to fish. Joey also enjoyed sports, rooting on the home teams and playing golf. Joey spent most of his time with family and was often referred to as the favorite uncle. Joey had a zest for life and a heart of gold. He truly would give the shirt off his back to help anyone in any situation.

Use of Funds

  • Scholarship award is restricted to tuition, fees, required books and supplies, room & board, and other direct educational expenses related to study in a trade or vocational school for the upcoming academic year.
  • Award amounts will be split between semesters

Application Details

  • High school transcript upload with fall grades, short answer questions and upload 2-3 minute video as part of online application.

Scholarship Recipients

2025

Joey Irwin scholarship 2025 recipient, Cooper Camblin
Cooper Camblin Frederick High School

2024

Joey Irwin 2024 recipient, Will Hershey
Will Hershey Frederick High School