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

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.

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.

Pulaski County/Ft. Wood Shrine Ladies Scholarship

Application

Scholarship Essay: Please address your interests in attending college or vocational school and how that relates to your career goals and objectives. Please explain your need for this scholarship, if any, and provide any other information that you believe is relevant to this application. Your essay should be typewritten, no more than one ( 1) page in length; and attached to this form.

Completed applications and essays should be mailed to the Pulaski County/Ft Wood Shrine Ladies, ATTN: Scholarship Application; PO Box 266, Waynesville, MO 65583. Applications must be received no later than May 151h, 2025. If chosen to receive this Scholarship, recipients will be notified directly. Scholarship funds for the chosen recipients will be disbursed directly to the secondary school in the Fall of 2025.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Alanna Davis, President of the Pulaski County/Ft. Wood Shrine Ladies at (254) 368-1143.

Innovation in Education Scholarship-LA Tutors

Application and information

Essay - The essay should describe the goal of the particular project and provide the link to access the content such as the blog, app, etc. (if applicable). Word or PDF format only.
Letter of Recommendation - The letter should preferably be from someone who oversaw your project or can speak to the quality of your work on your project. Letters of recommendation of any type are accepted. Word or PDF format only.
Your Photo - The photo should be one taken during project execution. JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF format only. Maximum file size 2MB
3.0 GPA

GRFD (Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty ) Minute Men Scholarship

Scholarship Form (scroll to bottom of page)

The GRFD scholarship provides full tuition and fees or room and board ($12,000 per year) for up to four years at a public or private school who hosts an Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. This program provides well-trained officers to the Reserve Components and improves the total Army force.

• Currently in the Army Reserve or eligible to enlist (meaning test and physically qualified but not sworn in)
• U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
• Between the ages of 17-28; cannot turn 31 by 31 December of the year of commissioning
• Must be able to complete a valid Chapter 2 MEPS physical for enlistment
• Must be able to pass the Army Combat Fitness Test (required to sign contract and receive scholarship benefits)
• Must be in compliance with AR 600-9 body composition standards
• Official University/College acceptance letter
• Applicants require: 2.5 GPA, 4-year applicants must have an ACT/SAT
• Must be able to participate in Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP)
• Once commissioned applicants must complete an 8-year service obligation while actively drilling at a Unit

The applicant must be test/physically qualified – Qualified Not Enlisted (QNE) with MEPS. The applicant will not be required to swear-in until they have received a ROTC scholarship offer letter.

All nominees will be made aware that the scholarship they are accepting is a dedicated GRFD and CANNOT BE REVOKED to allow the applicant to compete for an active-duty commission.

All scholarship offers are subject to available funding.

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