Applying for a Scholarship

Several individuals, families and organizations have established scholarships for the benefit of students in Shelby County, Ohio and the surrounding areas. Applications for most of our scholarships are available to be printed on-line. Submissions cannot be e-mailed because we must have original signatures.

Click on the applications below for eligibility requirements, award amounts, and special instructions for each of the applications.

General Application (pdf)

Shoemaker Scholarship (pdf)

Law Student Scholarship (pdf)

Additional Scholarships Available

• Lola Detrick Carmony Scholarship
  • No application. Goes to the senior(s) from each high school in Shelby County who has the highest grade point average. For more information, contact your high school guidance counselor.
    
• Sidney Kiwanis Scholarship
  • See your high school guidance counselor in late February for an application.

Tips for Applying for Scholarships

• Scan the newspaper, the web and your high school guidance counselor’s office for available scholarships. You may also find scholarship information at your college’s financial aid office. Check often…sometime new applications or notices are available.
  
• File the Federal Application For Student Aid (FAFSA) even if your parent’s tax return is not completed. You can estimate some financial numbers and then revise them later.
  
• Start filling out application forms as early as possible. The final weeks and months of the school year can be busy. Some scholarships require documents that take time to get, such as official copies of your transcript or letters of recommendation.
  
• READ the application and instructions for applying. Submit all required items or your application could be tossed out!
  
• Make the application as neat and complete as possible. Use black or blue ink, unless otherwise directed, and if possible, type your information. Write as clearly as possible.
  
• The best recommendation letters are those that tell a story not already shown on the application. Ask for letters from those who can tell something about you as a person. Too often letters only repeat a student’s activities that are listed on the application. Many times, favorite teachers are asked to write letters for many students and, because of time constraints, the letters all look basically the same….scholarship selection committees comparing students from the same high school can easily see that a letter is the same. A good recommendation letter can make the difference when a committee must compare equally qualified students.