Scholarships Available!

The Republic County Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2025-2026 school year.

Ten scholarships are available to area students, including the new additions of M.C. Hess and Margaret Hess Boyle Educational Fund for Republic County Scholarship and Lewis-Pruitt Scholarship.

· Amos and Joyce Blecha 4-H Scholarship, for graduating high school seniors in Republic County, with involvement in 4-H.

· Bruce Bowersox Memorial Scholarship, for graduating Republic County High School seniors majoring in an engineering field.

· Clara Dowell Legacy Scholarship, for female graduates or female students qualifying for graduation from a high school in Republic County or a non-traditional student living in Republic County.

· Clarence Goppert Family Scholarship, for graduating high school seniors or graduates of a high school in Republic County, KS planning to pursue a post-secondary education in Kansas.

· Florea Family Scholarship, for graduating high school seniors in Republic County who are planning to major in business administration or agricultural economics.

· Johnson-Granstedt Memorial Scholarship, for graduating high school seniors in Republic County, with preference to USD 426 students.

· M.C. Hess and Margaret Hess Boyle Educational Fund for Republic Co, for graduates or students in good standing qualifying for graduation from Republic County, Kansas.

· Joyce and Jim Hill Scholarship, for graduating seniors in Republic County.

· Lewis-Pruitt Scholarship, applicants must be a graduate or student in good standing qualifying for graduation for Republic County, Kansas.

· Scott Family Scholarship, for graduating high school seniors in Republic County, with preference to USD 109 students.

All scholarship applications must be submitted through the foundation’s online scholarship portal by February 15, 2025. Scholarships will be awarded by mid-April. The application portal and scholarship guidelines can be found at www.republiccountycf.org/scholarships. Take our scholarship assessment to see what you qualify for throughout the Republic County and Greater Salina Community Foundation catchment areas.

Last year, the community foundation awarded over $22,000 in scholarships to area students. For more information on scholarships, please contact Jessica Fuller, Director of Grants & Scholarships, at 785-823-1800 or Molly Williams, Director of Republic County Community Foundation, 785-527-9006.