Mary Elizabeth Betts Beattey Scholarship Grant

Mary Elizabeth Betts Beattey Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Columbus Foundation
Amount: Up to US $10,000
Last Updated: February 04, 2026

Summary

Overview

Mary Elizabeth Betts Beattey Scholarship Mary Elizabeth Betts Beattey graduated from high school at 17 in 1937, when the shadow of the Great Depression still darkened her home in Appalachian Ohio, so she put aside her desire to attend college and, for the next three decades, relied on her Gregg shorthand, typing, language arts, and general abilities in various secretarial positions. When her husband died just short of her 50th birthday, she found herself with the time and resources to pursue her dream of a college education. Within three years, she had a degree in Elementary Education from Ohio University, graduating cum laude. For most of the next two decades, she taught fifth grade, reveling in finding the student who, with a little special service, extra attention, encouragement, or cajoling could and would do better academically. The goal of the scholarship is to support a student who has been helped, motivated, or cajoled into doing better and to continue on that path through their high school career. Award Amount: $5,000, payable over four years as 10% awarded year one, 20% awarded year two, 30% awarded year three, and 40% year four.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Candidates must have a GPA that has steadily increased since their freshman year.Candidates must have a grade point average between 3.2 and 3.8 on a 4.0 scale.Candidates must have demonstrated the ability to be successful in college.Candidates must live within the Newark High School catchment1 who have attended Newark High School (or its successor school) for the past four years.Candidates must plan to attend a public, state-supported four-year college or university in Ohio, pursuing a four or five-year degree.