2010 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE

We have been experiencing some difficulty with uploading a transcript when completing an online application. If you are having difficulty doing this, please call us at 217-789-4431 or you or your guidance counselor may email the transcript directly to us at sublett@sccf.us.

The Sangamon County Community Foundation administers a variety of post-secondary scholarships.

Listed below are the scholarships available in 2010 and general requirements. To view the full list of criteria for each scholarship or to begin a new application, click on the links below.

All SCCF scholarship applications will now be completed using our online system. Applicants will register with their email address and a password, which may be used for all 2010 SCCF applications.

The system will allow you to start an application and return to it at a later time to complete it.

Please carefully follow instructions given at the beginning the process and throughout the application. Contact the Community Foundation at 217-789-4431 or scholarships@sccf.us if you have questions.

Applications Due March 15, 2010

Bud and Helene O’Shea Construction Scholarship – $1,000 (Renewable - 3 scholarships available)
*  Pursue a field of study in construction, engineering or architecture
*  Demonstrate financial need

Applications Due March 1, 2010

Charlie Cottle Scholarship – $1,000
*   Chatham Glenwood High School student
*   Varsity athlete

Frontiers International Springfield Club Scholarship – $500 (Multiple scholarships available)
*   Preference is given to African-American students (either male or female)
*   Preference will be given to applicants with substantial financial need

Illinois Women in Leadership High School Scholarship – $1,000 (3 scholarships available)
*   Female exhibiting leadership qualities and strong potential and desire for professional growth

Illinois Women in Leadership Chrysalis Award – $1,000
*   Female who has earned a high school diploma or GED at least 5 years ago exhibiting leadership qualities and strong potential and desire for professional growth
*   May be full-time or part-time student
*   May be a first-time college student or be a continuing or returning college student

Jamie K. Patino Math and Science Scholarship – $500
*   Springfield Southeast High School student
*   Working for a degree in the field of engineering, math or science

Linda S. Culver Memorial Scholarship – $1,000
*   Must be a college junior, senior or graduate student
*   Be registered as a Girl Scout with the Girl Scouts of Central Illinois
*   Past recipients are eligible to reapply

Lori L. Kashmer Scholarship Fund – $5,000
*   Pursuing a degree in nursing, health or medical career or in veterinary medicine
*   May be full-time or part-time student
*   Exhibit a passion for learning
*   Demonstrate financial need

Mary Lou and Dwight Pitman Scholarship – $1,000 (Renewable)
*   Area public high school student in Sangamon County (outside Springfield and Chatham Glenwood School Districts)
*   At least one older sibling currently enrolled in college and/or at least one younger sibling who plans to attend college
*   Demonstrate financial need

National Image Inc., Central Illinois Chapter Medical Scholarship – $1,000 (Renewable)
*   Currently reside in Central Illinois
*   Latino descent
*   Be pursuing specified medical profession at an institution within Sangamon County

Paul V. Gage Community Service Scholarship - $600
*   Vienna High School student
*   Demonstrate excellence in community service
*   Demonstrate financial need
*   Preliminary application must be submitted to the high school principal – contact the principal for the preliminary application form

Reverend Kenneth H. White Family Scholarship - $600 (or 2 scholarships at $300)
*   Lanphier High School student
*   Be planning on obtaining a State Teaching Certificate and express intent to teach in the public school system

SCCF Service Scholarship – $500 
Must be nominated by high school principal; contact your guidance counselor for more information. Unsolicited applications will not be accepted.
*   Be a graduating senior from a high school in Sangamon County
*   Be an extraordinary example of service to others and to the community

Silver Heart Scholarship in Memory of Mark D. Moseley - $2,500
*   Sacred Heart-Griffin High School student
*   Demonstrate financial need

Spanish American Cultural Center Scholarship - $2,000 (Renewable – 3 scholarships available)
*   Latino descent
*   Be a high school graduate from one of the following Illinois counties, or have a GED Certificate from an institution located in any of the following Illinois counties: Sangamon, Cass, Douglas, Champaign, Macon, McLean or Morgan. Applicant must be no older than 20 years of age by September 1st of the school year for which application is made
*   Scholarship is renewable for one additional year

Vonderlieth Living Center Employee Scholarship Fund - $500 (Renewable)
*   Be an employee of Vonderlieth Living Center, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois, at the time of the scholarship application deadline and for at least six months prior to that date
*   May be full-time or part-time student
*   Scholarship is renewable for one additional year, and former recipients may reapply

World War II Illinois Descendants Scholarship – $2,000 (2 scholarships available)
Must be nominated by high school principal; contact your guidance counselor for more information. Unsolicited applications will not be accepted.
*   Be a graduating senior from a public or private high school in Illinois
*   Be a direct descendant of a WW II Illinois Veteran (e.g. granddaughter, great-grandson, etc. – not great niece or nephew)
*   Have a 4.0 GPA (or projected to be a valedictorian or salutatorian of high school graduating class)


Other

Springfield Area Home Builders Association’s Robert E. von Behren Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
*   Be selected as an SAHBA Student of the Month in the current year or the past three years
*   Additional information and application forms are available through the SAHBA website or by calling 698-4941

Due to the number of applications received, only the scholarship recipient will be contacted by mail. The recipient will also be posted on the Sangamon County Community Foundation website at www.sccf.us by May 1st.

Only complete applications (including all required attachments) submitted before the deadline will be accepted. All information submitted becomes the property of the Sangamon County Community Foundation and will be kept confidential.