SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
High school seniors who attend a Darke County high school* or are home-schooled in Darke County may submit an online application by March 31, 2021. Application opens Feb. 15, 2021. Scholarships are available to students pursuing 4-year or 2-year degrees, or shorter vocational certificates. 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 are merit-based without regard to financial need.
The Darke County Foundation uses a reimbursement method of awarding scholarships. Potential recipients will be announced at the high school graduation or awards program. Scholarship money will be disbursed following the student’s first semester (or quarter) 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.
In 2020 the Darke County Foundation awarded $150,000 to over 100 graduates from all Darke County high schools, including these graduates from Arcanum High School. You can read about each scholarship on the List of Funds page of this website.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
POST-HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
James B. Phelan Memorial Scholarship and Internship
Application due
Jan. 15, 2021
Eligibility:
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Must have completed 2 years of college by Dec. 31, 2020 (not while in high school).
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Attended high school in Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, or Shelby counties.
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Majoring in business, finance, marketing, accounting, insurance or risk management.
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Available to serve a full-time paid internship at Phelan Insurance Co. during summer 2021.
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Application is available Dec. 5, 2020, and due Jan. 15, 2021.
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Pohl Transportation Scholarship
Application due
March 31, 2021
Joyce Bruns Continuing Nursing Scholarship
Application due
March 31, 2021
Eligibility:
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Applicants must be a Registered Nurse and employed in health care
in Darke County for the last five years.
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Applications may be made for:
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Completion of a B.S.N., M.S., M.S.N., P.N.P, PhD. or related nursing degree
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Certification preparation and exam
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National or state nursing convention
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Other continuing education
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Application is available Feb. 1 and due March 31, 2021
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Nils and Collette Eikenberry Scholarship
Application due
June 1, 2021.
Eligibility:
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Available to Greenville High School graduates who have completed 3 years of college
(not including college credit earned in high school).
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Applicants must be majoring in nursing or business-related field
(marketing, finance, accounting, etc.)
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Application is available April 1, 2021 and due June 1, 2021.
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John and Ella Stevenson Scholarship
Application due
June 1, 2021
Eligibility:
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Applicants must have completed at least 3 years of college,
not including college credit earned while in high school.
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Applicants must be majoring in education, healthcare, law or theology.
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Application is available April 1 and due June 1, 2021.
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Lori Michelle Williams Healthcare Scholarship
Application due
June 1, 2021
Eligibility:
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Applicants must have completed at least 2 years of college,
not including college credit earned while in high school.
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Applicants must be majoring in a healthcare-related profession.
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Application is available April 1 and due June 1, 2021.
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