Scholarships

As we receive Scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year, we will add them here. If you have a scholarship you would like us to post please email Sarah Broadaway

Laclede Operation Round-up

Application

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Requirements:

Live within Laclede Electric Cooperative's map service area. This includes cities of Lebanon, Richland, Waynesville, St. Robert and Ft. Leonard Wood that have their own utility companies. For any questions concerning
qualification, contact Shellie Weaver at sweaver@lacledeelectric.com.
Be a graduating high school senior, including those home-schooled, who plans to enroll in an accredited college or
university for the 2025-2026 school year.
Submit an essay (500-1,000 words) telling us about yourself―include interests/hobbies, why you want to go to
college, your choice of a future career, how you plan to achieve and fund those dreams. The purpose of the
essay is to help us understand why the trust board should invest in your future by choosing YOU to receive our
scholarship. The essay is worth 40 of the total 100 scoring points possible, so it is very important! NOTE: All
essays will be subject to an Artificial Intelligence (AI) detector. Do your own work!!
Submit a resume outlining your achievements, honors/awards, elected positions of leadership, civic involvement,
volunteer work, what activities you are involved in, etc.
Complete all sections of the application and sign by hand. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Submit a high school transcript with application.

Criteria:

The scholarship committee will judge each application using the following criteria:

ACT composite score and/or SAT combined score

Cumulative GPA of 3.0+

Applicant's curriculum

Attendance record

Extra-curricular activities

Leadership positions

Awards/Honors

Quality of Essay

Work activities

Applications are available through guidance counselors at the high schools named above, the office of Laclede

Electric Cooperative in Lebanon, or on our website at www.lacledeelectric.com.

Completed applications must be submitted to the respective high school guidance counselor's office or the

office of Laclede Electric Cooperative in Lebanon, by 5:00 p.m., Friday, February 14, 2025.

The Laclede Electric Trust Board will make all determinations as to whether scholarships are or are not

awarded. The Laclede Electric Trust Board is the final authority on all applicant qualifications.

The lack of qualified applicants may preclude the awarding of any or all scholarships.

Missouri STEM Signing Day and Scholarship Award

More Information and Application

Eligibility Criteria:

Must be a 2025 graduating high school senior
Must attend high school in Missouri school – public, private, or charter
Planning to attend a Missouri 2-year, 4-year or technical college in Fall 2025
Planning to pursue a STEM career path in college – either full degree or certificate program

Applications will be evaluated on the basis of passion for STEM learning, advancing society through STEM, high school activity involvement and scholarship. Applications will be submitted through My Scholarship Central portal. You will need to create an account in order to submit your application.

The Fort Leonard Wood Association of the United States Army (AUSA), Chapter 5501 Scholarship

Application

Note-Essay Requirement: 7. Write an essay (no less than 500 words) that answers the following question:

“Describe your career aspirations and how you plan to achieve them.”

The Fort Leonard Wood Association of the United States Army (AUSA), Chapter 5501 is

offering five $500.00 one-time scholarships. The requirements for these scholarships are:

Applicants must be a prime/life member, spouse, or child of a member of the Fort
Leonard Wood AUSA Chapter 5501.
Applicants must be accepted into a technical school, a 2-year or 4-year
college/university accredited program.
Applicants may be pursuing any area of study.
Applications must be received by 28 February 2025. Applications must be mailed or
hand-delivered to the following address:
AUSA
ATTN: Trudy Dils, Scholarship Committee
106 Ella Street
Waynesville, MO 65583

For more information please call (573) 528-0510.

Marine Corp Scholarship Foundation

More Information and Application

Eligibility Requirements

Child or step-child of one of the following:
- Active duty, Reserve, or veteran* U.S. Marine
- A Marine killed while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps
- Active duty, reserve, or veteran U.S. Navy Corpsman, Navy Chaplain or Religious Program Specialist who is or was attached to a U.S. Marine Corps unit or who was killed while serving with a U.S. Marine Corps unit*
Minimum 2.00 GPA
Demonstrate financial need through a family adjusted gross income of $123,000 or less for the 2023 tax year
Attending or planning to attend an accredited school that is eligible for federal funding
Submit a completed application with all required documents by the deadline

* Veterans must have received an honorable discharge.

There are scholarships for Children of the Fallen, Children of the Wounded, and Grandchildren also listed on the website.

Missouri Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (MAMIC) Scholarship

Application Link

Each year, The Missouri Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (MAMIC) awards several- $1000 scholarships to graduating Missouri high school juniors and seniors planning to attend a Missouri college, university, community college, or vocational school. In addition, MAMIC also awards 1 - $1000 scholarship to a current college student.

The eligibility guidelines to be considered for the MAMIC High School Scholarship are as follows:

* Graduating High School Junior or Senior living in Missouri

* Candidate must be attending a Missouri high school.

* Candidate must have successful admission to ANY college, university, community college, or vocational technical school. It is no longer limited to only Missouri institutions.

* Candidate must submit the MAMIC High School Scholarship application with a copy of high school transcript and photo by Monday, March 3, 2025.

Missouri Women’s Golf Education Association (MWGEA) Scholarship

Application

About the Scholarship:
Established in 1997, the MWGEA is a Missouri not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the educational goals of young women in Missouri. Scholarships are awarded annually based on high school performance, community service, and other accomplishments.

We offer:

The Mary Jane Landreth Scholarship, honoring her significant contributions to MWGEA.
The Susan E. Shepherd Memorial Scholarship, funded by the Shepherd Foundation of St. Louis.
These scholarships are awarded once per recipient and represent our commitment to empowering young women through education.

Eligibility Requirements:
Applicants must meet the following criteria:

Must not be receiving a full collegiate scholarship. The total value of the MWGEA award, combined with other financial aid, cannot exceed the value of a full grant-in-aid.
Scholarships are disbursed directly to the recipient’s college or university to cover educational expenses.
MWGEA does not restrict the recipient’s choice of institution.

How to Apply:
Scholarship applications and additional details are available on our website here: MWGEA Scholarship Information. Applications can be downloaded and printed by applicants or school counselors. Please share this opportunity with your students and encourage them to apply!

If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to call us at 573.636.8994 or email mogolf@mogolf.org.

Infuse Credit Union Marion Dale Summerford Memorial Scholarship

Online Application

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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Four - $2,000 scholarships will be awarded to Infuze Credit Union inMotion Club members who will be graduating high school in 2025. The Marion Dale Summerford Memorial Scholarship is open to eligible high school seniors who plan to continue their education at a university, college or technical school. Infuze Credit Union employees, Board and Committee Members, and their spouses or children are not eligible for the scholarship.

Eligible members must complete and return the following materials no later than Friday, March 14, 2025.

• Scholarship application form

• Copy of high school transcript, including current GPA

• Current ACT or SAT score

• Two letters of recommendation, including one from a teacher, and the other from a guidance counselor, employer, a community leader, or clergy. The letters should include the author’s relationship to the applicant and how long they have known the applicant.

• An essay on: How would your field of study benefit our members and community? The essay should be no more than 500 words in length, and must be typed and double-spaced.

Note: The information states that the applicant must be an inMotion Club member of the credit union; however, if a student does not have an account with us, they can open a new account and then apply for the scholarship. To open an inMotion Club account, they need only to deposit $5.00 into a savings account, the minimum requirement for membership.

Community Foundation of the Ozarks Scholarship

Application Instructions

Applications open January 1, 2025

1. Go to https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=cfozarksscholarships

2. Click Create New Account. Use your personal email account. Do not use your school email address. Do not use your parent’s email address.

3. After creating an account, follow the prompts and click Continue.

4. Read the instructions carefully. When you are ready, click Apply.

5. Complete all questions on the eligibility/universal application. At the bottom, click Submit.

6. You will receive a confirmation page listing the scholarship opportunities you were found eligible for.

7. You are strongly encouraged to print your confirmation page. You will not see that page again.

8. The confirmation page also lets you know if any of these scholarship opportunities require supplemental questions. Not all scholarship opportunities will have supplemental questions.

9. You must click Submit at the bottom of each supplemental question page of the individual scholarship opportunity to be considered complete.

10. If a supplemental question is used on multiple scholarship opportunities, your response will carry across the applications.

11. If you feel you should be eligible for any given scholarship opportunity, or have any questions, please call 417-864-6199.

Application deadline: March 16, 2025

Scholarships available: WHS Alumni Association - Dial Family Scholarship, Richard and Jeanne Cavender Scholarship for Public Service, Cole-Mahan Scholarship, Claude and Irene Morgan Scholarship

2025 Military Police Regimental Association Scholarship Application

The MPRA Scholarship Program awards scholarships annually to immediate family members of Standard Members of the MPRA. The program was established in 2006 with the purpose of providing educational tools to the family members of the Military Police Corps Regiment. The MPRA Scholarship is made possible through generous contributions from friends of the MPRA and from proceeds from a variety of fundraising efforts.

For information or questions on how to apply for a scholarship or to DONATE to the program please refer to the MPRA Scholarship Policy, contact us at 573-329-6772 or email Rick or Beth.

Qualifications

Must be an immediate family member of an active Standard Member. The immediate family members of a deceased member (active at time of death) are also eligible. Immediate family is defined as a parent, sibling, and child (by blood, adoption, or marriage), spouse, legal domestic partner, grandparent, or grandchild.
Must be attending or planning to attend an accredited college or university based in the United States and all its territories.
Must be pursuing a first bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree. Students pursuing a second bachelors and subsequent graduate degrees are not eligible.
Previous recipients of the organization’s scholarship are eligible to apply.
The organization’s paid staff and their dependents are eligible to apply for the scholarship. There is no conflict of interest in their application as the organization utilizes a third-party scholarship management company that directly receives and evaluates the applications.
U.S. citizenship is not required.

Show-Me-to College Scholarship

Application and Information

On the top right of the page, click Sign Up if you have never used the site. Click Sign In if you already have a My Scholarship Central account.

Enter your email and password. If you are a new user, you will receive a confirmation email and must click the link in the email to validate your account. Use an email address that you will have access to after you graduate from high school.

Complete the General Application if you have not done so this year.

After submitting the General Application, you will see a list of scholarships you may qualify for. Read the eligibility criteria and description to decide if you want to apply.

Click the orange Apply button next to the opportunity name. After completing the application, click Submit at the bottom right of the page.

Click My Applications in the left hand corner to see the status of your scholarship applications.

Leadership Pulaski County Alumni Foundation Scholarship

Application

Requirements:

Be a senior attending a Pulaski County Missouri School
Submit the completed application to the LPC Alumni Foundation office in person, by mail, or by email before the deadline of April 1, 2025.
Include a 500-word Essay expressing his/her strengths and career goals and the plan to achieve those. Also, include community involvement.
Include two (2) letters of recommendation from an educator and one personal reference.
LPC Foundation Board of Directors, Chamber Board of Directors, and Chamber Staff members are not eligible for the scholarship

Waynesville-St. Robert Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Club $250 Community Minded Ambassadorial Scholarship

Application

Eligibility Requirements:

Be a senior at Waynesville High School, Maranatha Baptist Academy, Westsude Christian Academy, or a Homeschooler who resides in the Waynesville R-IV School District Area
Submit the completed scholarship application to the Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber office in person, by mail, or by email chamber@wsrchamber.com, located at 137 St. Robert Blvd., Ste. B, St. Robert, MO, 65584, before the April 2, 2025 deadline.
Include a letter of recommendation from one if his/her academic professionals and one other non-family who may know his/her community involvement.
Include a 250-word essay expressing his/her opportunities to give back to a local community and why this scholarship is important to you.
Chamber Board of Directors, Chamber Staff, and Ambassador Club family members are not eligible for the community Minded Ambassadorial Scholarship.

Lillie Lois Ford Scholarship

Basis for Eligibility:

1. One boy who has attended a full session of Missouri Boys State or Missouri Cadet Patrol.

2. One girl who has attended a full session of Missouri Girls State or Missouri Cadet Patrol.

3. Must be the descendent* of a veteran having served 90 days on active duty in the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Space Force or Coast Guard of the United States, and having an honorable discharge. A copy of the veteran's discharge or separation notice must be submitted with application. The copy must show the date the veteran entered service and the date the veteran left service.

4. Be a resident of the state of Missouri.

5. An unmarried dependent under the age of 21.

6. Must be attending an accredited college / university as a full-time student.

7. Consideration for scholarship will be determined annually for high school graduates in NEED of financial aid to attend a college / university.

8. Scholarship must be used the first fall semester of a college / university following graduation from high school.

Application-2 pages

M.D. "Jack" Murphy Memorial Nurses Training Scholarship

Basis for Eligibility:

1. One applicant planning a career as a Registered Nurse. The scholarship must be used the first fall semester upon completion of high school.

2. Must be the descendent* of a veteran having served 90 days on active duty in the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard of the United States, and having an honorable discharge. A copy of the veteran's discharge or separation notice must be submitted with the application. The copy must show the date the veteran entered service and the date the veteran left service.

3. Be a resident of the state of Missouri.

4. Shall be an unmarried dependent under the age of 21.

5. Must be attending an accredited college / university as a full-time student.

6. Consideration for scholarship will be determined annually for high school graduates in NEED of financial aid to attend a college / university.

7. Applicant must graduate in the top 40% of his / her class.

8. A counselor's statement must be attached. The statement should be on school letterhead, attest to the student’s ability and desire to major in nursing, certify that the student is in the top 40% of their class, and be signed by the school counselor.

Application-2 pages

Shane Dean Voyles Memorial Scholarship

Basis for Eligibility:

1. Each High School in the state of Missouri may submit only one application for this award. Applicant must be selected by the faculty of the High School he/she is attending based on the individuals financial need, participation in athletics, participation in school activities/clubs, volunteer work, exceptional leadership qualities, high moral standards and extreme patriotism.

2. Recipient must be a full-time student in an accredited college or university in the state of Missouri.

3. Applicant must be a resident of the state of Missouri.

4. Must be attending an accredited college / university as a full-time student.

Application-2 pages

Joseph J. Frank Scholarship

Basis for Eligibility:

1. One boy who has attended a full session of Missouri Boys State or Missouri Cadet Patrol and one girl who has attended a full session of Missouri Girls State or Missouri Cadet Patrol.

2. Must be the descendent* of a veteran having served 90 days on active duty in the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard of the United States, and having an honorable discharge. A copy of the veteran's discharge or separation notice must be submitted with the application. The copy must show the date the veteran entered service and the date the veteran left service.

3. Be a resident of the state of Missouri.

4. An unmarried dependent under the age of 21.

5. Must be attending an accredited college / university as a full-time student.

6. Consideration for scholarship will be determined annually for high school graduates in NEED of financial aid to attend a college / university.

7. Scholarship must be used the first fall semester of a college / university following graduation from high school.

Application-2 pages

Charles L. Bacon Memorial Scholarship

Basis for Eligibility:

1. Must be a member of The American Legion Family, i.e., Legion Member, Auxiliary Member, S.A.L. Member, or a descendant* of any member thereof.

2. Be a resident of the state of Missouri.

3. An unmarried dependent under the age of 21.

4. Must be attending an accredited college / university as a full-time student.

5. Consideration for scholarship will be determined annually for high school graduates in NEED of financial aid to attend a college / university.

6. Scholarship must be used the first fall semester of a college / university following graduation from high school.

Application-2 pages

Erman W. Taylor Memorial Scholarship

Basis for Eligibility:

1. Must be the descendent* of a veteran having served 90 days on active duty in the Army, Air Force, Space Force, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard of the United States, and having an honorable discharge. A copy of the veteran's discharge or separation notice must be submitted with application. The copy must show the date the veteran entered service and the date the veteran left service

2. Be a resident of the state of Missouri.

3. Consideration for scholarship will be determined annually for high school graduates in NEED of financial aid to attend a college / university.

4. Student must be planning to major in education. A counselor’s statement must be attached. The counselor’s statement should be on school letterhead, attest to the student’s ability and desire to major in education or a related field, and must be signed by the school counselor.

5. Scholarship must be used the first fall semester of a college / university following graduation from high school.

Application-2 pages

Missouri Detachment, Sons of the American Legion Scholarship

Basis for Eligibility:

1. One student who is a member of the Sons of the American Legion or the Junior Auxiliary of the American Legion.

2. Must attach a copy of most recent High School transcript

3. Must attach an essay on the topic “What being a member of the American Legion Family Means to me.

4. Be a resident of the state of Missouri.

5. An unmarried dependent under the age of 21.

6. Must be attending an accredited college / university as a full-time student.

7. Consideration for scholarship will be determined annually for high school graduates in NEED of financial aid to attend a college / university.

8. Scholarship must be used the first fall semester of a college / university following graduation from high school.

Application

Website

Barbara Gladwell Wilkins Scholarship for Future Educators

As tribute to Barbara Gladwell Wilkins, a past long-time resident and former teacher in the Waynesville R-VI School District, we would like to present five $1,000 scholarships to five high school seniors graduating in the class of 2025 from Waynesville High School.

Basis for Eligibility:

1. Must be a senior graduating from Waynesville High School in May 2025 and going into the field of education. Consideration will be allowed for 2025 students graduating early

2. Must submit a 7-10 minute video speech telling about yourself and what your future educational plans are (Hint…make sure your speech is focused on you and not your favorite person, place or thing.)

3. Email a link to your video to lepail679@hotmail.com and make sure you receive a confirmation of your submission

4. Make sure all of your contact information is attached, including your full name, age, email address and best phone number to reach you at

5. Videos are due between April 15-April 30, 2025 with the winners to be announced during Honors Night on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

6. Scholarships are paid directly to the school upon receipt of invoice from your college or university

All video submissions will be viewed by the members of the Barbara Wilkins Scholarship Committee and each member will individually pick their top five (5) submissions. The scores will be tallied and the five videos receiving the most votes will be chosen as the scholarship recipients.

So, get creative, be open and honest and let us know how you are choosing to move forward in this world.

Graceland University Scholarships

Prestigious Honors Scholarship: Available to incoming first-year or transfer students with a 3.5 or higher GPA. This is a full-tuition award that is renewable for up to four years! Applicants must attend a Prestigious Honors Day, apply to Graceland University for Fall 2025, and submit the Honors Program Application to be eligible.

Honors Scholarship: Students with a 3.25 or higher GPA can interview for the Honors Program. All students who are admitted into the Honors Program will receive this scholarship.

Waynesville Youth Football (WYF) and CheerScholarship

Application and Information

Waynesville Youth Football (WYF) offers scholarships to high school athletes who have previously participated in our program. Our scholarship program aims to support our youth in furthering their educational goals, acknowledging the physical, mental, and character-building benefits gained from participating in WYF.

The WYF Board will consider all completed applications received by the specified deadline. Scholarships awarded may be partial or full (up to $1,000), based on available funds and the number of applicants. Scholarships are awarded to previous WYF players or cheerleaders and are applicable for one year only. Applicants must reapply each year they seek assistance.

**Eligibility Requirements:**

- Athlete must be 17 years or older and reside within the Waynesville R-VI School District.

- Athlete must commit to attending a college or university of their choice.

- Application must be completed by the athlete and their parent, guardian, or head of household, with all requested information provided.

- Athlete must complete an essay (details below). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

**Deadline for Scholarship Requests:**

Applications must be submitted to WYF no later than May 1, 2025.

Waynesville High School

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