Marion Rotary Club's Warren G. Harding Scholarship
Marion Community Foundation
Deadline: February 11.
To support Marion County graduating seniors who are planning to pursue postsecondary education. Qualifications: Applicants must be high school seniors; Applicants must have attended a recognized school type such as home school, digital or online school, virtual academy, community school, or charter non-public school; Applicants must be residents of Marion County for two full years prior to application; Applicants must have a minimum 2.5 high school GPA; Applicants must not be relatives of Board of Directors of Marion Rotary Foundation or Rotary Club of Marion, Ohio. Selection criteria: Special consideration given to applicants who attended Harding High School and those intending to pursue education and career in journalism, business, history, government, or political 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.