I Received A Scholarship... What's Next?

Kosciusko County Community Foundation

Congratulations on receiving a scholarship from the Kosciusko County Community Foundation! This scholarship recognizes your hard work, dedication, and commitment to your education. Please review the information below carefully to ensure you complete next steps successfully.

STEP 1. Check your email. An official award notification has been sent to the email address you provided on your application. This message includes additional information about your scholarship.

STEP 2. Complete important follow-up forms by JUNE 10 to either accept or decline your scholarship award.

Go to the Kosciusko County Community Foundation Scholarship Portal at www.kcfoundation.org/scholarshipportal.
Login to you existing account.
Find your assigned follow-up forms listed under the Assigned to You column on your dashboard.
Complete and submit each form by the deadline.

STEP 3. Notify the Community Foundation IMMEDIATELY should your school or major change after submitting your follow up forms. Scholarship checks will be mailed directly to your college, university, or trade school at the end of July.

STEP 4. Contact your school’s financial aid or bursar office in August to verify that they received the check for your scholarship(s) and inquire how the money is being distributed to ensure your preferences are being followed. It is your responsibility to follow up with your college or university. Please note that it may take several business days before your scholarship is applied to your student account.

Don’t forget to send a thank you note!

Write a separate thank you note for each scholarship award that you received. A sample thank you could include “Dear donor of the ______ Fund.” Then, include a heartfelt message about the impact this scholarship will have on your education. Once complete, mail your thank you note to the address below and we will forward your thank you to the donor or their family:

Kosciusko County Community Foundation
102 E. Market St.
Warsaw, IN 46580

The Community Foundation may not be able to award a scholarship to a student attending a for-profit college, university or trade school.

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If you have additional questions, please contact our program staff at scholarships@kcfoundation.org or 574-267-1901.

No. Community Foundation scholarships are restricted to tuition, required fees, and can sometimes be used for books depending on the school.

Nope! As of 2024, all scholarship acceptance forms have been made electronic and should be submitted through the scholarship portal. Follow the step-by-step instructions above.

The Community Foundation does not currently have any automatically renewable scholarships. However, you are eligible to apply for our scholarships every year that you remain enrolled in school.

You will need to complete a new application each year. You will have access to the application you submitted this year by logging back into your account on the scholarship portal.

The application opens each year on December 1 with a deadline on March 1.

You have three semesters to use your scholarship(s)—fall, spring, and summer. Your college, university, or trade school is instructed to return any remaining funds to the Community Foundation after the last summer session.

If you receive a refund check from your college, university, or trade school, you must return it to the Community Foundation to comply with the terms you agreed to in the Scholarship Acceptance Form.

You will have the opportunity to decline each scholarship award when completing the Scholarship Acceptance Form(s). When you decline a scholarship, the Community Foundation will try to re-award it to another deserving and qualified student.

If you plan to decline all of your awards, please contact the Community Foundation for additional instructions.

A check will be sent directly to your school at the end of July. You will provide us with the correct mailing address and your student ID number on your School Selection Form to ensure the check gets to the right place.

If your plans change over the summer and you will no longer be going to your reported college, university, or trade school, notify us immediately!

No. One check will be issued to your college, university, or trade school for the full amount of your award at the end of July. You have the opportunity to provide us with any preferences you might have regarding the distribution of your award on your School Selection Form. However, we cannot guarantee that your school will follow these requests.

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