Collier Scholarship
Marion Community Foundation
Deadline: February 11.
To providing scholarships for Marion area students to pursue their higher education goals. Qualifications: Applicants must be HS senior or graduate; if HS: Upper 25th percentile, but not in upper 5th percentile of senior class; if college: 2.5+ college GPA; applicants planning to attend a trade school, two-year or four-year college or university, graduate school, law school, or medical school; application is specifically for students attending or have attended one of the following schools - Bellevue, Buckeye Central, Bucyrus, Colonel Crawford, and Wynford (located in Ohio). Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the Committee criteria. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form; applicants are required to provide on the online application: Address and County of Residence; 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: Two letters of recommendation are required, 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.