How much funding does Ignite Your Future Scholarships Grant provide?

Ignite Your Future Scholarships Grant provides Up to US $20,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Ignite Your Future Scholarships Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Ignite Your Future Scholarships Grant

Noble County Community Foundation Inc

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Funding Amount

Up to US $20,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

Students must maintain a 2.50 or better GPA (with transcript upload) at the end of each semester to receive future payments.
This scholarship will support students who are pursuing bachelor’s degrees with accredited public and private nonprofit universities in Indiana, Ohio, or Michigan.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: For-profit educational institutions are ineligible.

Overview

The Don Wood Foundation invited community foundations in northeast Indiana to present the Ignite Your Future scholarships to students in the communities they serve.
The Ignite Your Future Program creates opportunities for high school seniors living in Noble County, Ind. who seek to advance their education in fields related to engineering, industrial technology, and machine tool technology. Examples of fields that Ignite Your Future Program supports include those considered part of Industry 4.0, which is the digital transformation of manufacturing/production, related industries, and value creation processes.
Engineering fields include:

automation, electrical, computer, industrial, materials, controls, mechanical, design.
$20K Bachelor’s Degree:
Up to $2,500 per recipient per semesterFive scholarships will be awarded.
Colleges:
Any accredited public and private nonprofit universities in Indiana, Ohio, or Michigan

Eligibility

Students must maintain a 2.50 or better GPA (with transcript upload) at the end of each semester to receive future payments.This scholarship will support students who are pursuing bachelor’s degrees with accredited public and private nonprofit universities in Indiana, Ohio, or Michigan.

Ineligibility

For-profit educational institutions are ineligible.

What Noble County Community Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 40
Total given: $1.08M
Median grant: $10K
Range: $5,300–$310K

By dollars: Indiana 100%. Top recipient cities: Fort Wayne, IN; Kendallville, IN; Albion, IN.
38% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
35% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Cole Center Family YMCA · Kendallville, IN

Capital renovations

$310K
Community Learning Center Inc · Kendallville, IN

Remodel

$126K
Noble Early Learning Inc · Ligonier, IN

Operating support

$102K
Town of Albion Parks Department · Albion, IN

Skatepark

$91K
Kendallville Park and Recreation Department · Kendallville, IN

Equipment/complex

$66K