Scholarships Requiring Essays
Most scholarships through the Community Foundation require an essay to be written to find the most suitable award recipient.
Foundant Essay Question
(required by most scholarships)
One-page essay should answer the following:
- What are your educational goals and how do you plan to achieve them while attending college?
- What are your long-term or career goals/plans and what steps will you take to achieve them?
- What personal characteristics or experiences qualify you to receive a scholarship?
Anita Buckner Memorial Scholarship
Describe your volunteer activities and the impact those activities have had on your life in an essay of 250 to 400 words.
Ad Club Scholarship
Describe your volunteer activities and the impact those activities have had on your life in a 300-word essay.
AFSCME Scholarship
Write a 300-word essay on "How has the Union impacted you or your family?"
Lynn D. Augustine Memorial Scholarship
Submit a 100-word personal statement.
Roberta K. Gorden Scholarship
Submit a 300-word essay describing the importance and value of work and your work experience.
L. Mark Hanover Memorial Scholarship
Submit an essay regarding motivation for selecting your major and long-term goals. Also, a recommendation from a science teacher is required.
Curtis R. and Georgia Ann Pelz Scholarship
Submit an essay about the motivation for selecting your major and your long-term goals.
Norman Lee Stewart Education Scholarship
Submit a 500-word essay about a teacher, book, work of art, or piece of music that has influenced or changed your life.
Robert G. and Mildred R. Turner Memorial Scholarship
Submit a 500-word essay which ponders your greatest weakness and provide an example of how this has been overcome.
Robin Vogel Memorial Scholarship
Submit a 300-word essay describing an occasion in your life when you made a decision you later regretted. How did this experience change you? What did you learn?
Young Leaders in Action Scholarship
Submit a 500-word essay describing how your leadership and service has made a positive difference in your school, in your community, in your family, and/or on the job, and how it will continue to make a difference in college and beyond.
