Carrying on the Promise
Thank you for investing in the hearts and minds of our students!
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.
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 2021 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.
Please return to:
DeMotte Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 721, DeMotte, IN 46310 by April 30, 2021
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.
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
First Trust Credit Union’s Board of Directors are excited to announce that EIGHT $1,000 scholarships will again be awarded this year to graduating seniors, based on the geographic location of their high school. First Trust branches in Michigan City, La Porte, Valparaiso and Wheatfield will each award two scholarships.
The first $1,000 scholarship will be for a graduating senior pursuing a four year degree. The second $1,000 scholarship will be for a graduating senior pursuing an Apprenticeship, Associates, or Certification in a select field.
Scholarship recipients must be a member, or become a member of First Trust Credit Union to be eligible. Membership information and an overview of the many products and services First Trust offers may be found by visiting our website at firsttrustcu.com. Applications are available at the buttons below. They may also access the application on our website. Scholarship applications are due by 5:00 p.m. cst on Friday, March 15, 2021.
Bachelor’s Scholarship Apprenticeship/Associates/Certificates Scholarship