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Based on your school status, you may be eligible for scholarships listed below. Each scholarship has its own distinct selection criteria, such as financial need, special interest/intended study or GPA requirement. No two scholarships are alike, so please review all the details in order to determine which scholarships best fit your situation.
After reviewing the scholarship possibilities, you may visit our Scholarship Applications page to download Word and PDF scholarship applications.
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| Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program
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The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program offers two full-tuition scholarships for Morgan County who will have graduated by the end of June, 2009 with a diploma from a regionally accredited Indiana high school and who will be first time college students.
Since the Lilly Endowment Scholarship Program was first offered in 1998, Lilly remains steadfast in its belief that education at all levels is indispensable to the personal, civic, and economic well being of our community. These scholarships must be used to pursue baccalaureate degrees at any accredited public or private Indiana college or university beginning in the fall of 2009. The Endowment hopes that this program will encourage many of Indiana’s most talented students to attend one of Indiana’s fine higher education institutions and after graduation, consider pursuing occupations in Indiana.
Morgan County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship weighted selection criteria is as follows: academic performance, 30%; financial need, 20%; school/community activities, 15%; essay, 10%; interview, 10%; personal characteristics, 10%; and work experience, 5%.
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| Community Foundation of Morgan County, Inc. Scholarship Program for High School Senior Morgan County Residents
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The Community Foundation of Morgan County, Inc. offers Morgan County residents the opportunity to be awarded scholarships based on selection criteria requested by the donor of each scholarship fund.
Pat Bartram Memorial Scholarship: Providing scholarships for Morgan County students wishing to pursue a career in law enforcement.
SSG Wm. Ryan Fritsche Memorial Scholarship: Providing scholarships to one or more graduating seniors from any Morgan County High School who are accepted into an accredited 2 or 4 year public or private institution. Applicants should have a 2.5 GPA or higher (on a 4.0 scale). Applicants must supply three letters of reference: Two from school personnel and one from an outside source, i.e., an employer, pastor, etc. Students should be applying for or in a course of study leading to public service work, such as: law enforcement, medical work, social work, child services, etc. In addition to the CFMC essay questions on the standard applications, applicants must complete a 500-750 word essay with the following quote from J.F. Kennedy as the main theme of the piece: And so my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." (J.F. Kennedy, Inaugural Speech, January 20, 1961) As funds are available, the scholarship may be open to applicants who live in Morgan County and are in their first or second year of college.
Maggie Grounds Scholarship: Providing scholarships to a female or male high school senior entering the field of architecture, contracting/building engineering, traditional drafting, architectural computer-aided design, or another very closely-related study, pharmacy, nursing, in an accredited institution of higher education.
Justin and Bonita Conduitt Marley Scholarship: Providing reimbursement scholarships for books and/or tuition to students graduating from Mooresville High School or Monrovia High School. These scholarships shall be divided equally between the two high schools and shall be for students entering vocational training, the field of education, or the field of library science.
Ted and Berta Romine/Monrovia Masonic Lodge #654 Scholarship: Providing a scholarship each spring for a senior of Monrovia High School who wishes to pursue an education in a trade school with a GPA of 3.2 and taking high school classes pertaining to their chosen trade. Recipients must submit a 300-600 word essay explaining their goals after school and why they chose this trade and include their financial needs.
Sergeant Dan Starnes Memorial Scholarship: Providing scholarships for Morgan County residents to study law enforcement.
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| Kendrick Foundation, Inc. Scholarships
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The Kendrick Foundation, Inc. Scholarships will provide support for Morgan County residents who are pursuing a career in the health care field. The scholarships are for tuition only, up to a maximum of $15,000 per person per year after deducting other financial aid which also pays tuition. The program is open to all Morgan County, Indiana residents:
The scholarship recipients are completely free to choose which educational institution they would like to attend, with preference being given to candidates who will attend Indiana schools.
This scholarship requires a separate application not on this Web site. For more information and an application for the Kendrick Foundation, Inc. Scholarships, please visit their Web site at www.kendrickfoundation.org.
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Downloadable Applications
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Scholarship applications are only available for download during a designated time period prior to each application's deadline. Visit the Scholarship Applications page to download Word or PDF versions of scholarship applications.
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For more information or questions regarding the scholarships list at the left contact the Community Foundation of Morgan County, Inc.
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