Jewell County Community Foundation: Scott Family Scholarship (Republic County) Grant

The Scott Family Scholarship, offered by the Greater Salina Community Foundation, supports graduating high school seniors in Republic County, Kansas, particularly those from USD 109. This scholarship aims to assist students in pursuing further education, emphasizing academic excellence with a minimum 2.5 GPA requirement. Eligible recipients can renew the scholarship for up to four years, provided they maintain full-time enrollment and meet GPA criteria, ensuring long-term educational support.

Greater Salina Community Foundation
The Foundation achieves its mission by:

• Enabling donors to fulfill their charitable desires
• Increasing the capacity of nonprofit organizations to fulfill their individual missions
• Facilitating prudent management and care of funds
• Promoting community philanthropy through education
• Providing affiliate services to neighboring communities
• Meeting needs through grants, scholarships, and pass-through funds
• Scholarship Program

The community foundation offers a wide variety of scholarships for students, provided by the generosity of local donors.
For graduating high school seniors in Republic County, KS, with preference to USD 109 students
Applicants should include a brief resume that includes academic and extra-curricular activities from both secondary and post-secondary education, demonstrations of citizenship and character, and performance on test designed to measure ability and aptitude for college work.
Renewals
Scholarship recipients are eligible to apply for renewal by meeting the following criteria:

• Recipient must be enrolled as a full-time student and provide a copy of their transcript.
• Recipients must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
• Recipients are eligible to receive this scholarship for a total of 4 years (8 semesters).

Eligibility

Applicants must be eligible for or have graduated from a high school in USD 109 (first priority) or other high schools in Republic County (second priority), Kansas or if and to the extent funds are available, other high schools located in North Central Kansas.
Applicant must have had at least a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or comparable GPA on other scale) while attending high school.
Applicant must have at least a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or comparable GPA on other scale) while attending post-secondary school, if applicable.
Applicant must either be enrolled or plan to enroll as a full-time student at an accredited post-secondary education institution.
Applicant must provide evidence of financial need, which is to be a determining factor in cases of equal merit.
Applicant may use funds for books, tuition, and room and board.