SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2023
High school seniors who attend a Darke County high school or are home-schooled in Darke County may apply for Darke County Foundation scholarships. (Pohl Transportation applicants see exception below.*) Applications are available Feb. 15, 2023, and due March 31, 2023.
Scholarships are available to students pursuing 4-year or 2-year degrees, or shorter vocational certificates. (Students who plan to attend Edison State Community College and will receive the 100% tuition waiver are ineligible.)
One application allows you to be considered for all categories of scholarships. Awards are based on the following criteria (not necessarily in this order): grade point average, ACT score, activities, essay and financial need. Some awards do not require ACT score. Some awards are merit-based without regard to financial need.
Scholarship recipients will be notified in May 2023. Scholarship money will be disbursed following the student’s first semester in college, providing the student earns at least a 2.75 grade point average in that grading period.
If you have any questions, please contact the Darke County Foundation at (937) 548-4673 or dcf@darkecountyfoundation.org.
*Applicants for Pohl Transportation scholarship may attend school in Auglaize, Darke, Miami, Mercer or Shelby counties.
RENEWING RECIPIENTS
This section is ONLY for students who have received a scholarship from the Darke County Foundation and were informed it is RENEWABLE (renewal amounts vary). You should have received an award letter in Jan./Feb. 2023 directing you to this site.
You must complete the following form to be eligible for renewal. You will then receive instructions by
e-mail in the fall of 2023.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
POST-HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Pohl Transportation Scholarship
Application due
March 31, 2023
Eligibility:
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Current high school senior or post-high school student who attended high school
in Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, or Shelby counties. -
Pursuing a degree or certificate requiring studies of 4 years OR LESS in
Logistics, Supply Chain Management or Diesel Technology. -
Application is available Feb.15 and due March 31, 2023.
Pohl application for high school seniors
Pohl application for post-high school students
John and Ella Stevenson Scholarship
Application not yet available
Eligibility:
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Applicants must be a Darke County high school graduate and completed
at least 3 years of college. -
Applicants must be majoring in education, healthcare, law or theology.
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Application is available April 1 and due June 1, 2023.
Lori Michelle Williams Healthcare Scholarship
Application not yet available
Eligibility:
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Applicants must be a Darke County high school graduate.
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Applicants must have completed at least 2 years of college,
not including college credit earned while in high school. -
Applicants must be majoring in a healthcare-related profession.
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Application is available April 1 and due June 1, 2023.
Nils and Collette Eikenberry Scholarship
Application not yet available.
Eligibility:
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Available to Greenville High School graduates who have completed 3 years of college
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Applicants must be majoring in nursing or business-related field
(marketing, finance, accounting, etc.) -
Application is available April 1 and due June 1, 2023.
Scholarship for Medical Students
Application not yet available.
Eligibility:
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Available to graduates of Darke County high schools.
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Applicants must be attending medical school in the Fall of 2022.
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Application is available April 1 and due June 1, 2023.
Religious Vocations Scholarship
Application due Nov. 30 each year
Eligibility:
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Member of a parish in the Northwest Region of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
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Applicant must be pursuing religious studies to become a priest, brother or sister
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Application is due Nov. 30 each year.
Click here for printable application
James B. Phelan Memorial Scholarship and/or Internship
Application due
Feb. 15, 2023
Eligibility:
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Must be majoring in business, finance, marketing, accounting, insurance, risk management.
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Must have completed 2 years of college by Dec. 31, 2022.
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Attended high school in Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, or Shelby counties.
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Full-time paid internship may be available for summer 2023.
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Application is due Feb. 15, 2023.