Alphabetical Listing
The following list is intended to make your search of Heritage Fund Scholarships easier. The scholarships are listed in alphabetical order. See the Quick Glance listing to search by category.
Used to apply for 47 of the scholarships administered by the Heritage Fund: Heritage Fund Combined Scholarship Application
Marvin Johnson Scholarship – Established in memory of Marvin Johnson, founder of Marvin Johnson & Associates, a truck insurance company headquartered in Columbus.
Criteria: Any student who plans to attend an accredited four-year college or university within Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois or Kentucky and who is a child or spouse of a trucking company employee or of an independent contractor affiliated with a trucking company.
Application Required: Heritage Fund Combined Scholarship Application
Jones Sisters Scholarship – Established by the four Jones sisters, Margaret Jones Baker, Beth Jones Newman, Amy Jones Weinheimer and Laura Jones Thayer, to provide grants for broad educational purposes in Bartholomew County.
Criteria: Graduating seniors from Bartholomew County high schools who are in the top 1/3 of their graduating class. Applicants must have a combined SAT score of at least 1000 and family income of less than $75,000.
Application Required: Heritage Fund Combined Scholarship Application
S. Edgar & Delora L. Lauther Memorial Scholarship – Established by the estate of Delora L. Lauther. Mr. & Mrs. Lauther lived in Columbus for many years. Mr. Lauther was a former president of Irwin Union Bank & Trust Co.
Criteria: Residents of Bartholomew County who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in business, as well as residents of Bartholomew County who are employed in the fields of banking and finance who wish to pursue continuing education courses in their field (whether those courses lead to a degree or not.) Undergraduate students must be juniors or seniors in college. Undergraduate and graduate students must show proof of their major. Preference will be given to finance and banking majors.
Application Required: S. Edgar & Delora L. Lauther Memorial Scholarship Application
Corilla B. Lentz Scholarship – Established through a bequest from the estate of William Carr Lentz.
Criteria: Bartholomew County residents pursuing a post-secondary degree. Preference will be given to students in the Flat Rock – Hawcreek School District and/or to those students majoring in Agriculture or Consumer Family Science.
Application Required: Heritage Fund Combined Scholarship Application
Doug Leonard Healthcare Occupations Scholarship – Established in recognition of Mr. Leonard's service to the Columbus Regional Hospital and to the area's healthcare system.
Criteria: Bartholomew County resident planning to attend or currently attending IUPUC or Ivy Tech Community College – Columbus in a healthcare related course of study leading to an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree.
Application Required: Heritage Fund Combined Scholarship Application
Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship – Established by Lilly Endowment, Inc. to raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana and to increase awareness of the potential of Indiana's community foundations to improve the quality of life of the state's residents. Provides full-tuition, required fees and an $800 book stipend for eight semesters of study.
Criteria: Graduating high school seniors who are residents of Bartholomew County and who have graduated from an accredited Indiana high school by June 2008. Must be pursuing a full-time baccalaureate course of study beginning in the fall of 2008 at an accredited public or private college or university in Indiana. Must have at least a 9.0 GPA on a 12.0 scale or a 3.33 on a 4.0 scale at the end of the 7th semester of high school. Academic performance, community/school involvement and financial need will be considered.
Application Required: Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Application
Used to apply for 47 of the scholarships administered by the Heritage Fund: Heritage Fund Combined Scholarship Application