Grant Center

How to Apply for Scholarships

A large number of scholarships are administered by the Foundation. These are awarded with and under the direction of volunteer committees at the Foundation and through each of the local schools and universities. 

Please visit your school counselor to review the criteria for each scholarship and to obtain the appropriate application form.
                                                                                    

Centerville-Abington Community Schools                  
Earlham College
Indiana University East
Ivy Tech Community College
Nettlecreek School Corporation                                                
Northeastern Wayne Schools
Richmond Community Schools
Western Wayne Schools

21st Century Scholars Program

Information from The National Center for College Costs

The Indiana General Assembly recently made some changes to Indiana's Twenty-first Century Scholars Program. Thanks to information we have received from the state Twenty-first Century Scholars staff and in an effort to keep everyone as up to date as possible, we wanted to let you know about those changes. Changes to expect in the future include:

1. Enrollment limited to 7th & 8th graders, 6th graders will no longer be enrolled. (begins enrollment year 2011-2012)

2. Eligibility for enrollment will be based on household income or placement in foster care - option to be enrolled simply based on participation in Free/Reduced Lunch program has been removed. (begins enrollment year 2011-2012)

3. Required high school GPA requirement will be raised to 2.5. (begins with HS graduates in 2015)

4. Students will be required to participate in an academic access program, to be defined by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. (begins with the enrollees of the 2011-2012 enrollment year)

5. Enrollment application may be electronic only. (did not specify when this would begin)

6. Student will be means-tested each year beginning senior year of high school to determine eligibility for scholarship funds. (begins with enrollees of the 2011-2012 enrollment year)

7. The 2-year window for student to use the scholarship after high school graduation has been reduced to 1 year. (begins with HS graduates in 2012)

8. Students that are means-tested and not demonstrating need will receive a one-time scholarship of up to $2,500. The amount of the scholarship will be determined after students demonstrating need have been awarded their scholarship and all others not demonstrating need are considered within the limits of the appropriated funds. (begins with enrollees of the 2011-2012 enrollment year)

9. SSACI has the authority to reduce scholarship amounts for those students demonstrating need to assure total scholarships awarded are within the total appropriated scholarship funds. (begins with enrollees of the 2011-2012 enrollment year)

10. Students will be given up to 8 years to use all 8 semesters of scholarship aid. (unclear when this begins - likely with college enrollees of the 2012-2013 academic year)

Please make this information available to parents and students, especially those on Free and Reduced Lunch who have not yet applied to the program so they can do so by the June 30, 2011 deadline for applications.

College Net Price Calculators

Information from The National Center for College Costs

Why do I need to know about Net Price Calculators? Have you ever wondered what it might cost to go to a particular college? Have you ever wondered how much scholarship a school might give you, given your financial and academic history? Wait no more! The federal government has required that all colleges accepting first-time, full-time students must post a Net Price Calculator to their website by October 29, 2011. They are doing this to try and increase transparency about how much it will actually cost to attend an institution.

Wait, But What is a Net Price Calculator? With the implementation of the Higher Education and Opportunities Act of 2008, the federal government has required that all colleges have a Net Price Calculator on their website by October 29, 2011. The calculator must, at a minimum, show consumers a historical (historical=data from an entire prior year) median net price after gift aid for that institution. To get to that median net price, the colleges must first determine their COA (cost of attendance). Every college in the country must show students and families the cost of attendance, which is broken up into:

• Tuition and fees
• Room and board
• Books and supplies
• Transportation and miscellaneous expenses (ex: laptop fee)

Where Can I Go to Learn More?

• If you would like to learn more about Net Price Calculators you can visit the National Center for Educational Statistics website at: http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/resource/net_price_calculator.asp
• You can also check out a new tool licensed by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education and powered by the National Center for College Costs: The Indiana College Costs Estimator. At this website you can access information that will teach you more about saving for college, applying to college, paying for college and surviving college. And most importantly, you can calculate college costs for almost every Indiana public or private institution. Click here to access this tool: www.indianacollegecosts.org