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.
Devin Wade Deaton Memorial Scholarship: Providing a scholarship based on financial need for a graduate of Mooresville High School who wishes to continue his/her education at a college or vocational school. Funds may be provided for a student with financial need who is enrolled in the Ben Davis High School Building Trades Program. An award may also be made to the winner of the State VICA award.
Charles F. and Olive B. Flater Memorial Scholarship: Providing an annual reimbursement scholarship for a student graduating from Mooresville High School who demonstrates overall academic preparedness; the ability to communicate future educational plans and the reasoning behind those plans; the ability to adjust to new learning and living environments; and exemplary ethical and moral conduct as it relates to school, fellow students, and faculty.
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.
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.
Alexander A. Hathaway Scholarship: An annual scholarship awarded to a student who graduated from Mooresville High School and who is accepted to and planning to attend an accredited nursing school.
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.
Velma Hackleman-Mendenhall Memorial Scholarship: Providing a scholarship each spring for a student graduating from Mooresville High School who wishes to pursue either a 2- or 4-year degree in post-secondary education. The recipient must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
Sergeant Dan Starnes Memorial Scholarship: Providing scholarships for Morgan County residents to study law enforcement.
Steven Lee Robert Terrell Memorial Scholarship: Providing a scholarship for a senior graduating from Mooresville High School who has participated in athletics and is seeking to continue his or her education.
Jennifer Tipmore Memorial Scholarship: Provide annual scholarship to a student graduating from Mooresville High School. Requirements: GPA of at least 3.0, demonstrate good character and financial need and shall enroll in and attend a 2-to 4 year program at a vocational/technical school or at an accredited college or university.
TOA-USA Scholarship: Providing a scholarship to a graduate of Mooresville High School for the purpose of reimbursing tuition and/or expenses related to enrollment in a post-secondary educational institution. Criteria will be based on the degree of need and the work ethic demonstrated by the graduate while in high school.
Forrest A. Wakeman / Mooresville Masonic Lodge Scholarship: Providing a scholarship for a graduating senior of Mooresville High School with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on 4.0 scale, preference to a student who has a history of community service and exhibits a belief in a Supreme Being. Applicants are required to submit an essay of at least 250 words on why they are proud to be an American.