Scholarships

Jefferson Hankins graduated from Warsaw Community High School in 2000. He was able to attend his college of choice, Manchester College, thanks to scholarships from the Community Foundation. Jefferson is now employed by National City Bank and is giving back to his community through non-profit involvement, including serving on one of our scholarship committees.

The Community Foundation has more than 70 scholarship funds available, from which we awarded more than $422,000 in 2008-2009.

Scholarships can be used for tuition, books and academic fees, but not for room and board. Scholarship payments made for room and board are taxable to the recipient. Click here to access the IRS website for more information.

How To Apply For
Community Foundation Scholarships:

Review the Qualifications and Eligibility sections of each information sheet to determine if you are eligible to apply for the scholarship.
Complete a standard application form and make a copy of it for each traditional scholarship for which you are applying. Write the name of the scholarship on the appropriate copy of the application form.
Complete a non-traditional application form and make a copy of it for each non-traditional scholarship for which you are applying. (Non-traditional scholarships are highlighted in gray on the “List of Scholarships” and are for adult students). Write the name of the scholarship on the appropriate copy of the application form.
Staple required attachments (such as transcripts, letters of reference, etc.) to each application.
In one large envelope, submit all of your stapled application forms/attachments (in the order that scholarships are listed in the List of Scholarships (link) along with a smaller envelope containing one photo (regardless of the number of applications you are submitting) and one Student Aid Report (SAR) that you receive after filing your FAFSA. The SAR you submit should include your name and your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) number. If you are only applying for scholarships that do not require financial need for eligibility, you do not need to submit your SAR. Applications can be mailed or hand delivered to:
Call the Community Foundation at 574-267-1901 if you have any questions.

How the Community Foundation Determines Financial Need

The majority of our scholarships require financial need as an eligibility factor. This requirement is based on the donor’s wishes at the time they established the scholarship fund.

The Community Foundation uses the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) number issued to you through your Student Aid Report after you have applied for FAFSA to determine financial need. We calculate the cost of college attendance for one year minus your EFC number. If there is a balance remaining after that calculation, we recognize you as having need. Please see the example below.

Example:

COST OF COLLEGE ATTENDANCE FOR ONE YEAR	$18,000
(-) EFC NUMBER	$ 9,500
REMAINING NEED	$ 8,500

If you have additional scholarship questions, please contact our program staff or call 574-267-1901

List of Scholarships

Click here to review a listing of scholarships. Please note that scholarships highlighted in gray are non-traditional scholarships.

Scholarship Information Sheets

Please see the listings below for more information on an individual scholarship.

NOTE: To view and print the scholarship applications below you must have Acrobat Reader. If you do not already have this program on you computer, please click on the Get Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™ logo below and download the reader for your specific operating system.

Traditional Scholarships
(For graduating high school seniors and present college students)

Non-Traditional Scholarships
(Typically for adults returning to school)

Download Applications

Standard Application Form (for scholarships due April 1)
Download: PDF

Non-Traditional Application Form (for adult students – due July 15)
Download: PDF