George and Dorothy Eykamp Scholarship: Junior College or State-Supported Technical College Scholarship Award Grant

George and Dorothy Eykamp Scholarship: Junior College or State-Supported Technical College Scholarship Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Gibson County Community Foundation
Amount: US $500
Last Updated: January 23, 2026

Summary

Overview

Gibson County Community Foundation Established in 1993, the Gibson County Community Foundation is one of over 800 community foundations in the United States today. The Community Foundation is a charitable resource devoted to our local community. We help people make meaningful gifts that improve life in Gibson County, Indiana today and for generations to come. We are part of the Community Foundation Alliance (The Alliance), a network of nine community foundations serving counties in southwestern Indiana. The Alliance, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, provides management and administrative expertise to county-wide community foundations, empowering each to promote philanthropy, build endowments, and improve well-being in our local community. George and Dorothy Eykamp Scholarship (Junior College or State-Supported Technical College Scholarship Award) Annual, renewable scholarship created by Dorothy M. Eykamp to encourage Gibson County residents and children of employees of Mid-States Rubber Products to further their education, to recognize academic achievement of those graduating from high school and continuing their education, and to motivate recipients to achieve maximum scholastic and vocational potential.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants must be Gibson County residents or the natural or adopted children of a current employee who has completed the equivalent of one year of full-time service with Mid-States Rubber Prod­ucts prior to January 31 of the year in which the award is to be made. Applicants must be enrolled in a full-time course of study leading to a two-year degree or certificate at an accredited junior college or State-supported technical college. Applicants must have graduated in the upper half of their high school senior class.