Multiple Named Scholarships
Funding Amount
$300 - $40,000 (varies by scholarship)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Owen County Community Foundation administers numerous named scholarships established by donors to support Owen County students pursuing higher education.
Geographic Scope: Owen County, Indiana
Eligibility: Varies by individual scholarship, but generally includes:
- Owen Valley High School seniors
- Lighthouse Christian Academy seniors
- White River Valley High School seniors
- Postsecondary students already attending college
- Specific criteria vary (academic achievement, involvement in community, vocational interests, etc.)
Award Amounts: Range from $300 to $40,000+ per scholarship
Eligible Institutions: Indiana colleges and universities including:
- Clarion University (Pennsylvania)
- Indiana University-Bloomington
- Indiana State University
- Ivy Tech Community College
- Taylor University
- University of Southern Indiana
- Vincennes University
- Purdue University
2022 Award Summary:
- 73 scholarships awarded
- Total: $127,371
- $107,571 to 32 high school seniors
- $19,800 to 10 postsecondary students
- Record year for number and amount of scholarships
- Three new scholarships added in 2021-22:
- Geraldine & Wilma Bucklew Educational Scholarship
- Morgan L. Drescher Family Scholarship
- William Truax Family Scholarship
Named Scholarships Include:
Babbs Supermarket, Bennie J & Joan R Woodruff, Braysville Homemakers, Charles T. Cooper, Charles W. Edwards, Clinton & Louise Abrell, Coyne Family, David Campbell Gray, Dick & Sue Dyar, EPIC, Elliott Hickam Memorial, Erika Wells Memorial, Freedom Alumni, Gary McCarter, George & Nancy Thurston, Gosport Alumni, Gosport Lions Club, Ione W. Fulk, James P. Root, Jefferson Twp/Coal City Alumni, Jeffrey Wayne Johnson, Jim & Wilma Fulford, John Moore, Josephine Brown Owens, Judy Hamilton Education, Lloyd H & Rosalie E Lucas Agri-Science, Loretta Heidrick Memorial, Lyle & Marion Brighton, MacMorran Family, Margaret Marley Pinkston, Mearl & LaVerne Brown, Melvin R. & Margaret A. Hall Nursing, Michael Job Vocational, Mildred E Harbison, Monroe Long & Butts Vocational, Myrtle S. Varsity Club, Owen Valley FFA, Patricksburg Alumni, PFC Brett Wood Memorial, Quincy Alumni, Rebecca & William Applegate, Roma Wilson, Ronald E. & Carol L. Patterson Dillingham, Sons of American Legion Joe Carmichael Memorial, Spencer Alumni, Tri Kappa Cochrane Royer, Tri Kappa Continuing Education, Tri Kappa Lillian Dyar Music, Tri Kappa Vocational, Vada Baker, West & Parrish & Pedigo, Woody & Barry Franklin
What Owen County Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 19
- Total given
- $1.14M
- Median grant
- $12K
- Range
- $5,530–$883K
- By dollars: Indiana 100%. Top recipient cities: Spencer, IN; Gosport, IN; Freedom, IN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 37% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Town of Spencer · Spencer, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$883K
Owen News Project Inc · Spencer, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$35K
La Campagne Ministries · Spencer, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$31K
Owen County Family YMCA · Spencer, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$26K
McCormick's Creek State Park · Spencer, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$26K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
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