Scholarships
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| 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 80 scholarship funds available, from which we awarded more than $514,000 in 2010-2011..
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 - Non Traditonal:
Complete a non-traditional application form online. The link will be active from June 1 - July 15.
Before you apply, you should:
1. Review the requirements for each of the non-traditional funds by scrolling to the bottom of this page and clicking on the name of each fund for which you need more information.
2. Have a copy of your Student Aid Report with your name and EFC number (this is the document you received after submitting your FAFSA).
3. Have a photo ready to submit. This should be a head/shoulder pose and should not include any other people in the photo.
4. Have letters of reference to submit (sometimes the funds require that references need to be from someone specific such as an employer or pastor).
5. Have one of the following to submit (whichever represents your highest level of educational attainment): A high school transcript. proof of GED or college transcript.
Paper applications will not be accepted for non-traditional scholarships. If you do not have access to a computer with Internet access or need help completing or submitting the application online, please call the Foundation office at 574-267-1901 to make an appointment for help.
How To Apply For Community Foundation Scholarships - April 1 Deadline:
- 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.
- 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)for 2011-2012 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 supplying a copy of your Electronic Student Aid Report, supply pages 1 and 2. Click here to see a sample Electronic SAR.
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:
Kosciusko County Community Foundation
102 East Market Street
Warsaw, IN 46580
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 for a complete list of Community Foundation scholaships.
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)
- Catherine Abbitt/Jefferson School Memorial Scholarship Fund
- American Teen Scholarship
- Fred and Nedra Beebe Scholarship Endowment
- The Helen and Carl Berkey Educational Endowment
- The Everett and Fern Besson Memorial Fund
- Ben Bibler Body for LIFE Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Darrell W. Boling Memorial Scholarship Fund (check back later for more information)
- Bott Science Scholarship Fund
- The Priscilla and George Bowser Educational Endowment
- Breakfast Optimist Club of Warsaw, IN Scholarship Fund
- Robert E. and Susan R. Brennan Scholarship
- Camelot Scholarship Fund
- David L. Carey Memorial Scholarship
- Carlson Family Educational Fund
- Claypool Knights Legacy Scholarship
- Deborah M. Cooley Memorial Scholarship
- Donny R. Craw Memorial Scholarship
- Delta Theta Tau Scholarship
- DePuy Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Megan Easterday-Harrison Elementary Scholarship
- William E. Farrar Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Robert and Julia Ferguson Scholarship Fund (check back later for more information)
- Ralph and Lucetta Frantz Scholarship
- The Dorothy Frauhiger Memorial Art Scholarship
- Lance Cpl. David Fribley Memorial Art Scholarship Fund
- The Edward B. and Mary Edith Funk Educational Endowment
- The Gasaway Education Fund Scholarship
- Merl M. and Jean M. Gibson Scholarship Fund
- Gill Family Charitable Scholarship (general)
- Gill Family Charitable Scholarship (veterinary)
- Gill Family Charitable Scholarship (vocational)
- Robert T. and Emma Gilliam Memorial Fund Endowment
- The Chauncey L. Griffith Educational Fund
- Roy Hine Performing Arts Foundation Fund
- Phillip D. Hochstetler Scholarship
- The Deborah Hohman Animal Care Scholarship
- Brady Houck Scholarship Fund
- Indiana University Alumni Chapter of Kosciusko County Scholarship Fund
- Indiana Vac-Form, Inc. Scholarship
- Teresa K. Jones Memorial Scholarship
- The Kay A. Kindig Memorial Scholarship
- Dan Kinsey Memorial Scholarship
- The Kiwanis Club of Warsaw Vocational and Technical Scholarship
- Ruth Ladd Memorial Scholarship
- Seth V. Lewis Advised Scholarship Loan Fund
- Felipe A. and Azucena F. Lopez Scholarship
- Madison PTO/Robert and Lenny Nichols Scholarship
- Dr. Harold Mason Memorial Scholarship
- McDonald Memorial Scholarship Fund
- The Paul K. and M. Magdalene Miller Scholarship
- Rob Morton Scholarship Fund
- The Murphy College Fund Scholarship
- Robert and Lenny Nichols/Madison PTO Scholarship
- Elmer E. Ostrom Scholarship Endowment
- Dennis Overmeyer Memorial Scholarship
- Kenneth and Cecile Parks Memorial Scholarship for Nursing
- Bruce V. Petro and Janet H. Petro Education Endowment Scholarship
- Sergeant Terry Polston Memorial Fund
- Purdue Scholars of Kosciusko County
- Janet Marie Rager Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Margaret Reafsnyder Memorial Scholarship Fund
- June Reed Nursing Scholarship
- The B. Franklin and Eleanore Ringle Educational Scholarship
- Sacred Heart Scholarship Fund for Post Secondary Education
- The Lyn Sasso Memorial Scholarship Fund
- The Shane Family Memorial Scholarship
- Tim and Nancy Shoemaker Art & Physical Education Fund
- Richard and Gladys Stewart Nursing Scholarship
- The Pete and Fay Thorn Educational Fund Scholarship
- Max Truex Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Everett and Ethel Vandermark Scholarship Fund
- The Fleda C. Vandeveer Educational Endowment Scholarship
- The Thomas R. and Anne Marie Walter Educational Endowment
- Carl N. Wendel Scholarship Fund
- Wilson-Rhodes Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Dallas Winchester Memorial Scholarship Fund (check back later for more information)
- The WPOA - David F. Lichtenauer Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Tracey Ann Yeager Memorial Scholarship
- Kailey Lynn Zehr Memorial Scholarship Fund
Non-Traditional Scholarships
(Typically for adults returning to school)
- American Association of University Women Scholarship
- Mary Elsbury Memorial Scholarship
- The Mary (Leedy) Hand Memorial Scholarship Endowment
- K21 Health Scholarship Endowment Fund
- The McDonald Memorial Scholarship Fund (Non-Traditional)
- Shirley A. Sadler Memorial Scholarship
- The George and Gertrude Schiff Charitable Endowment Scholarship
- The Warsaw Evening Lions Club Scholarship Fund
- Carl N. Wendel Scholarship Endowment (Non-Traditional)
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