SCHOLARSHIPS with Special Criteria This directory lists scholarships with various special criteria i.e. parent s place of employment, member of an organization, special talents, military and ministry. Some scholarships have an application which can be downloaded, other applications can be obtained by contacting the person/educational institution as listed. See each individual scholarship application for specific submission/mailing instructions. (If a link to a scholarship application does not open the web page by clicking on the link provided, cut and paste the address into your web browser s address bar.). Please note all DEADLINE dates are not the same. Scholarships included in this Directory Camp Arrowhead Staff Scholarship Fund Mick Denniston Memorial Scholarship Fund EFCO Rep Scholarship Greene County Sheriff s Department Family Scholarship Donald Watts Littrell Community Leadership Award Captain Andrew W. Long, Jr. Scholarship Dr. Mary King Long Scholarship Earl K. Nau Ozark Empire Fair Memorial Scholarship Fund Ronda Seaton, DVM Memorial Scholarship Fund Southwest Home Education Ministry Scholarship (SHEM) Joe Richard Sneiderman Art Scholarship Bill Wallis Scholarship Wallace and Libby Walter Scholarship Larry A. Weaver, Jr., Memorial Scholarship Fund Zion Lutheran Church Ministerial Scholarship Camp Arrowhead Staff Scholarship Fund Three $800.00 scholarships Residency Requirement: Camp Arrowhead Staff Any accredited college or university 1) Currently contracted full-season staff at Camp Arrowhead 2) Be under the age of 24 3) Enrolled, or have plans to enroll, in an institution of higher education 4) Must be working on first degree 5) Preference given to employee's length of service at Camp Arrowhead
6) Financial need 7) Essay required Deadline: August 1, 2008 Contact Camp Arrowhead office Mick Denniston Memorial Scholarship $500.00 scholarship Residency Requirement: No No 1) High school senior pursuing career in the performing arts 2) Participation in YES Troop and/or other activities of Springfield Little Theater 3) Recommendations from Springfield Little Theater Education Director and Springfield Little Theater Artistic Director 4) One page essay Deadline: April 4, 2008 Contact Springfield Little Theater, Artistic or Education Director EFCO Rep Scholarship $1,000.00 scholarship Residency Requirement: Yes EFCO Employee dependant Deadline: Any accredited four-year college/university 1) Parent must have been employed at EFCO for 3-year minimum (applicant cannot be child of EFCO officer or board member) 2) Must attend four-year college/university the semester following the award 3) Demonstrate financial need by providing FAFSA EFC confirmation Feb. 25, 2008 to EFCO for employment status verification; March 14 th to CFO To download application, go to: http://www.cfozarks.org/cfo-grantmakingprograms/scholarship-programs/cfo-committee-selected-scholarships/
cont d Greene County Sheriff s Department Family Scholarship TBA Residency Requirement: Dependent of an employee at the Greene County Sheriff s Department 1) Must be a dependent child of an employee of the Greene County Sheriff s Department 2) Must show the initiative to succeed in college, university or technical school 3) Must demonstrate financial need, as determined by his/her FAFSA, Expected Family Contribution (EFC) 4) Family members of selection committee are not eligible to apply 5) Essay required Deadline: April 4, 2008 Contact Greene Country Sheriff s Department Donald Watts Littrell Community Leadership Award NO AWARD for 2008-09 Captain Andrew W. Long, Jr. Scholarship Variable Residency Requirement: No MSU-ROTC Program and/or its affiliates 1) Must be a student in their third or fourth years of college who are pursuing the Senior ROTC program at Missouri State University and/or its affiliates 2) Must demonstrate financial need 3) Must demonstrate scholastic ability and military bearing Deadline: April 4, 2008 Contact Missouri State University (any branch) ROTC department Dr. Mary King Long Scholarship Dependent on medical field of study, $300.00 scholarships and up
Residency Requirements: Yes - Taney County: Bradleyville, Branson, Forsyth, Hollister or Stone County: Blue Eye, Crane, Galena, & Hurley Deadline: Any medically orientated program 1) Candidate must be enrolled in a program of study leading to certification or a license to practice in the medical or medically-related field (i.e.: EMT, paramedic, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, respiratory or physical therapy etc.) 2) Must provide proof of enrollment 3) Demonstrate financial need July 1 st and December 1 st Contact the Dr. Mary King Long Scholarship Fund, P O Box 701, Forsyth, MO 65653 or Community Foundation of the Ozarks Earl K. Nau Ozark Empire Fair Memorial Scholarship Fund $1,500.00 scholarship Residency Requirement: No Deadline: 1) Must be of at least 15 years of age 2) Must have exhibited breeding beef cattle at the Ozark Empire Fair for at least two years 3) Participation in other livestock activities or awards received at the Ozark Empire Fair 4) Volunteer service at the Ozark Empire Fair 5) Short essay and letter of recommendation required 6) Achievements in agriculture 7) School activities 8) College major August 2008 (after the Ozark Empire Fair) Contact Ozark Empire Fair, Livestock Director Ronda Seaton, DVM Memorial Scholarship $500.00 scholarship Residency Requirement: Second year student of veterinary medicine University Missouri-Columbia 1) Demonstrate financial need; provide FAFSA form 2) Demonstrate academic achievement (middle third of class)
3) Demonstrate leadership 4) Demonstrate community service/involvement 5) Essay required 6) Complete Ronda Seaton, DVM Memorial Scholarship Application 7) Complete VM-2 Scholarship Application Deadline: February 11, 2008 Contact the Development Office of University of Missouri, the end of January Southwest Home Education Ministry Scholarship (SHEM) Two $500.00 scholarships Residency Requirement: Yes resident of Southwest Missouri Eligibility 1) Student who has been home-schooled this year and the prior two (2) years 2) Graduating senior or equivalent 3) Submission of high school transcript required 4) Must submit ACT/SAT scores 5) Demonstrate financial need, as determined by the FAFSA - EFC 6) Demonstrate wise use of time 7) Live in Southwest Missouri 8) Attend a two or four-year college or university in Summer or Fall following graduation Deadline: March 14, 2008 Contact www.shemonline.org or To download application, go to: http://www.cfozarks.org/cfo-grantmakingprograms/scholarship-programs/cfo-committee-selected-scholarships/ Joe Richard Sneiderman Art Scholarship NO AWARD for 2008-09 Residency Requirement: Bill Wallis Scholarship One $5,000.00 scholarship, renewable; one $2,500.00 scholarship, renewable; two $1,000.00 scholarships, non-renewable Employee or dependent of Wallis Companies; or dependent of Wallis Companies wholesale customer; or dependent of eligible vendor Any accredited college or university
1) Must be a high school senior 2) Essay required 3) Provide GPA 4) Participation in extra-curricular activities 5) Reference letters 6) Length of service Renewals: 1) Maintain a cumulative 2.8 GPA 2) Employee/Dealer must be actively employed or doing business with Wallis Companies at the time grades are submitted; unless scholarship recipient was an employee who is now attending college on a full-time basis 3) If the recipient s parent is no longer an employee/dealer when grades are submitted, the decision to renew will be determined on case by case basis by the selection committee 4) If recipient does not intend to renew consecutively during a four-year period, special permission must be requested from the selection committee prior to beginning of the academic year Deadline: April 15 Wallis Companies will provide applications and criteria to employees, dealers and vendors Wallace and Libby Walter Scholarship Multiple awards, variable Residency Requirement: Yes Springfield Public High Schools: Central, Glendale, Hillcrest, Kickapoo, Parkview Any accredited college or university 1) Must be from the African-American community 2) Must be graduating high school senior in the year of the award 3) Must show great promise and financial need 4) Must display good citizenship 5) Must submit one letter of reference Deadline April 4, 2008 Contact counseling offices in respective Springfield Public High Schools see Residency Requirement list above Larry A. Weaver, Jr., Memorial Scholarship Fund Variable Residency Requirement: Buffalo High School senior or dependent of missionary
1) Preference given to members of Buffalo Bible Baptist church who have been in regular attendance for the past six months; or if none, to graduating seniors from missionaries families who are supported by Buffalo Bible Baptist Church 2) Demonstrate financial need as determined by FAFSA-EFC Deadline: April 1, 2008 Contact Buffalo High School counseling office or Buffalo Bible Baptist Church cont d Zion Lutheran Church Ministerial Scholarship NO AWARD for 2008-09 Residency Requirement: Yes Member of Missouri District of Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) Enrolled in a Lutheran seminary of the LCMS leading toward ordination 1) Be a member in good standing of a congregation in the Missouri District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) 2) Preference to members of the Zion Lutheran Church, Bolivar, Missouri 3) Enrolled in a seminary of the LCMS in a program toward ordination Deadline: July 15, 2007 Contact Rev. David Loy, Zion Lutheran Church, P O Box 5, Bolivar MO 65613 *** Scholarships & amounts subject to change