Rob's Hauling & Vance Family Scholarship
Marion Community Foundation
Deadline: February 11.
To support Marion County graduates pursuing postsecondary education. Qualifications: Applicants must be high school seniors or graduates; Applicants must have attended a public, home school, eSchool, digital or online school, virtual academy, community school, or state-recognized charter or non-public school in Marion County; Applicants must have resided in Marion County throughout high school experience; Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0; Applicants must not be relatives of James and Lyndsey Vance. Selection criteria: Special consideration is given for the following: First, those pursuing Ecology, Natural Science, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Natural Resource Management, Renewable Energy Engineering, Sustainability Management, Urban Planning and Sustainability, Climate Science, Conservation Science, Conservation Biology, or Environmental Health and Economics; and second, those pursuing Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture Production, Animal Science, Food Sciences and Technologies, Horticulture, Plant Science, or Soil Science. How to apply: Application must be complete online and submitted along with all necessary documentation it includes: high school information: name of school, number of years attended, number in graduating class, GPA, class rank, percentile achieved on ACT or SAT tests, high school involvement in athletics, music, FFA, church, boy scouts, among other details; college or post-secondary plans: college or university attending, intended major or field of study, college GPA, college transcript; activities, service, work experience: list involvement in each of these areas; essays: field of study, career plan. motivation, passions, background; life-changing event; financial information: estimated yearly expenses (tuition, fees, books and supplies, room and board), resources available for college expenses (savings, earnings, parent/family contributions), FAFSA Student Aid Index (SAI); two personal recommendations: one from a teacher or academic advisor and one from a community member; for high school students, a guidance counselor recommendation is also required. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.