Dayton Daily News Community Solutions Scholarship Grant

The Dayton Daily News Community Solutions Scholarship, established in 2005 in honor of Mike Peters, aims to support graduating seniors from Miami Valley high schools. This $1000 scholarship recognizes students who demonstrate academic success and a commitment to solving community issues. Applicants must have been accepted into an accredited college or university and provide insights into their community contributions and future plans for impact. This initiative fosters civic engagement and supports future leaders.

This scholarship was established in 2005 in honor of Mike Peters in the spirit of civic engagement. Mr. Peters is a political and comic strip cartoonist. He began his career working for the Dayton Daily News in 1969. In 1981, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for political cartooning. His political cartoons appear in papers across the country, and he also writes the award-winning Mother Goose and Grimm comic strip.

Eligibility

Be a graduating senior from a high school in the Miami Valley (Montgomery, Greene, Miami or Warren counties),Demonstrate the ability to succeed academically,Be accepted to attend a two- or four-year accredited college or university, andDemonstrate how he or she have worked to solve a community problem/need and be able to explain the impact and/or future plans for solving the problem.