Scholarships

OBJECTIVE:

To establish a college scholarship fund from the DeMotte Chamber of Commerce. The scholarship will be available to any qualifying High School senior in pursuit of a higher education with a major in any business-related field.

CRITERIA:

• One $1000 scholarship will be awarded.
• Candidates must be a student of KV High School or Covenant Christian High School.
• Candidate must show history of maintaining a cumulative grade point average of a C or above and must be a 2022 graduating senior.
• This scholarship will only be applied to recognized Indiana trade schools, colleges, or universities.
• Proof of college acceptance is required and must be presented to DeMotte Chamber of Commerce before scholarship funds are dispersed to the college in the student’s name/student ID number.
• This scholarship may be applied toward educational expenses.
• Submit a paragraph explaining why you chose a business-related major

Deadline is April 30, 2022

Scholarship Website and Application here

Indiana Farm Bureau cares about the future of our farming communities and those who will be – and are already – involved in the agricultural industry. We sponsor or co-sponsor several scholarships for college-bound youth, current college students and individuals seeking to enhance their careers in agriculture. We also give grants to members and county Farm Bureaus seeking to extend their education outreach in their communities.

Many of the county and District scholarships are now included in our online application. These will auto-populate as options to apply for based on location of the applicant. Simply complete the Indiana Farm Bureau Scholarship Program Application listed below to see all the scholarships available to you. Some counties have not yet opted into the online option, but those applications are still available here.

Indiana Farm Bureau Scholarship Program Application

Indiana Farm Bureau and the Farm Bureau Foundation will award 13 district and state college scholarships to high school seniors and college students for the current school year. Scholarships may be applied to tuition, housing, books and other educational expenses. Payment will be made directly to the college or university of your choice. The scholarships are the Marion Stackhouse Scholarship; two Collegiate Farm Bureau scholarships available to members of the Collegiate Farm Bureau at Ancilla College, Huntington University, Purdue University and Vincennes University; and 10 Carolyn Hegel Memorial Scholarships (one per Farm Bureau District). Many county and District scholarship applications have been included in our online process. These opportunities to apply will auto-populate based on the location of the applicant.

INFB Scholarship Program Application

County and District Scholarships

Look into additional Farm Bureau college scholarship opportunities at your county and district level. This year, the majority of these applications are available within the online application under the Indiana Farm Bureau Scholarship Program Application section at the top of this page. This link will just display counties that have not opted into the online application process yet.

County and District Scholarships

The Gutwein & Risner Insurance Agency (located in Jasper, Newton, and White counties) will be sponsoring two $250 scholarships for 2022 seniors. Preference will be given to a son, daughter, granddaughter, grandson or legal ward of a Gutwein & Risner Insured. The student must submit 250 or more words on why they chose a business or agriculture related major.  

Deadline: April 1, 2022

Scholarship Application

College Board has a unique scholarship opportunity that ALL of you should consider applying to if you’re college bound. It’s called the Opportunity Scholarship. No essay or minimum GPA. Half of the awards are income based. You complete 6 tasks and with each task you’re eligible for more $$.
Complete all 6 and you’ll be eligible for $40,000. In Indiana alone there have been 26 winners.

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Indiana Secondary Market for Education Loans, Inc. (“INvestEd”) is offering participants a chance to win one of five (5) $1,000 cash scholarships in the “$1,000 INvestEd Scholarship Giveaway” (the “Giveaway”). The Giveaway is governed by these Rules and any individual who enters, attempts to enter or in any way participates or attempts to participate in the Giveaway (“Participant”), agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in these Rules, as well as by all interpretations of these Rules by INvestEd and by all other decisions of INvestEd which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Giveaway. See full rules for more details.

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Undergraduate Scholarship (application open for high school seniors in Louisiana, Montana and nationwide for students interested in a select number of colleges/universities)

Eligibility Criteria:

• Be enrolled full time as a high school senior in the United States; be progressing normally toward graduation in spring/summer of 2020 with plans to enter a college in the United States no later than the fall following graduation
• Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution)
• Demonstrate critical financial need ($55,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required)
• Be involved in co-curricular and community service activities
• Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity
• Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0; and
• Be a United States citizen

Targeted Scholarships (application open for applicants in their freshman year of college at a select number of colleges/universities)

Eligibility Criteria:

• Be enrolled full time as a college freshman at specific colleges/universities
• Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree
• Demonstrate critical financial need ($55,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required and/or demonstrate Pell eligibility)
• Be involved in co-curricular and community service activities
• Display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity
• Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 (check individual programs for GPA requirements); and
• Be a United States citizen

Career & Technical Scholarship

​Eligibility Criteria:

• Have completed high school (or earned a high school equivalency credential)
• Will be enrolled in an eligible program in Fall 2020
• Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a career or technical program (up to 2 years) at an accredited non-profit post-secondary institution in the United States
• Demonstrate critical financial need (must be eligible to receive the Federal Pell grant as determined by completion of the FAFSA)
• Demonstrated perseverance in overcoming adversity
• Be under the age of 30
• Be a United States citizen

Horatio Alger Scholarship Site

Objective:
This Scholarship was created to contribute to our community by assisting local graduating high school
seniors entering college in one of the following disciplines:
 The School of Building Construction Management (BCM)
 The School of Agriculture in the academic departments
o Engineering or Economics
 The School of Engineering,
the opportunity to offer job opportunities to those in our community seeking both professional sales
and design as well as field professionals such as crew foreman and carpentry.
Applicant Criteria:
 Scholarship of $5,000 will be awarded to a successful candidate. (This can be renewed up to
three additional years as long as you maintain a 3.0 or higher GPA.)
 Candidate must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
 Candidate must be a 2022 graduating senior or a college student who was awarded a
scholarship the prior year from FBi Buildings, Inc.
 This Scholarship will only be applied to the Building Construction Management (BCM) and
School of Agriculture in the academic departments of Engineering or Economics, Design (CAD),
Sales or Marketing and Engineering.
 Scholarships may be applied toward tuition or course fees in the states of Indiana or Illinois.
 Candidates must complete and submit an Application by April 15, 2022 along with the following
documents:
o Write a one-page essay on the following topic:
 Why do you feel you are a good candidate for this scholarship?
o 1 Letter of Recommendation
o Current Transcript (High School & Post-Secondary, if appropriate) with G.P.A.
o Optional – Copy of Letter of Acceptance from the college you will be attending.

Scholarship Info & Application