Local Scholarships
| MOST VALUABLE STUDENT
*Sponsored by the Elks National Foundation and a local lodge. *Application available online www.elks.org or from the school counselor. *Must be submitted to Pratt Lodge #1451. |
January 11 |
$1,000-$15,000 |
| Cornwell Memorial Scholarship
*Graduate from a Stafford County high school. *Full time student of a Kansas school. 2.75 GPA *Application on web site at www.staffordalumni.com |
1st time for application 2nd Monday in June January 15 renewal |
Varies |
| ESA Foundation Academic Scholarship
*3.0 GPA or top 25% of graduating class or ACT 22 or SAT 950 |
February 1 |
Varies |
| Lucile Turner Asher Scholarship
*Pratt or Stafford County resident |
February 1 |
$1,000 per semester |
| Wes Salmon Scholarship
*Boy or Girl graduate Macksville High School. 2.00+ GPA *Participated in some school-sponsored or extra-curricular activities. |
February 17 |
$100 per semester |
| Golden Belt Community Foundation
*Must attend high school and "grow up" in Stafford, Barton, Pawnee, or Rush counties. *Must be going to KSU and attend full time. 3.00 GPA |
February 28 |
$500 |
| Macksville Lions Memorial Scholarship
*Graduating senior. 2.00+ GPA. Essay on "What I have done or would like to do to make my community a better place to live." |
March 1 | $200 |
| Sherry Dawn
Harlow Scholarship *MHS senior. 2.00+ GPA |
March 1 |
$100 per semester |
| Kansas Grain & Feed Association *Dub and Inez Johnson Memorial: *KGFA: |
March 14 |
Inez $250 KGFA (5) $500 |
| Henry & Jennie Fanshier Scholarship *Graduate of Barton or Stafford County High School. 3.0 GPA *Good citizen and have good character |
March 30 |
$500 renewable |
| Pratt Co. Medical Society Scholarship *High school seniors attending Stafford, Pratt, Kiowa, Kingman, Edwards, Comanche and Barber county schools. *Student must be recommended by counselor. *Student must shadow medical staff, write an essay. *Student must be entering health care profession. |
March 31 |
$500 |
| American Petroleum Institute *Top 50% of graduating class. *Parents or guardian must be employed in some phase of oil industry. |
March 31 |
$500 |
| Stafford County Farm Bureau Association *Ag related field (might accept others) *Farm Bureau family |
April 1 |
$150 per semester |
| Sunflower Diversified Services Foundation *Graduating senior in Stafford, Barton, Pawnee, Rice and Rush counties entering a field of study associated with services to persons with developmental disabilities, including special education, speech/language pathology, physical therapy, or occupational therapy. |
April 4 |
$250 |
| Richard Weer *Senior boy or girl pursuing math or science field. *3.0 GPA and essay |
April 1 |
$300 |
| Dale Perry/Pheasants
Forever Scholarship *Interest in a Wild Life/Agriculture related degree. *3.00 GPA *Attend college/ju.co. in Kansas |
April 1 |
(2) $250 |
| Kansas County Clerks' & Election Officials
Scholarship *Senior boy or girl with a 3.0 GPA planning on majoring in Journalism, Political Science or Communications. |
April 2 |
(12) $500 |
| Creative Arts Council *graduating seniors from Larned High School, Macksville High School, and Pawnee Heights High School *Attend an accredited Kansas college or university with a major in one of the fine arts including but not limited to; visual arts, music, creative writing, performing arts, culinary arts, and artistic photography. |
April 15 |
$500 |
| Steve Harper Scholarship *Graduating senior in a Kansas school planning on attending a 4-yr college in Kansas *To a student of photography or natural resources curriculum |
April 15 |
$1000 |
| First National Bank &
Trust Co. Scholarship *Graduating Senior. Essay on "Why I want to earn a college education." |
April 15 |
(2) $250 |
| Macksville Chamber of
Commerce *High school senior. Essay on "What you could do to better your community." |
April 20 |
$300 |
| Rocky Snyder Memorial
Scholarship *Residents of Edwards county. Agricultural or Agriculturally related degree. *Student abilities considered *Loan |
April 15 |
Varies |
| Bryce Lamb Memorial
Scholarship *Graduating senior majoring in an Ag related program at college or an Ag related service area at a Vo-Tech school. |
Apr 15 |
$500 per semester |
| Santa Fe Trail Auto Club
Automotive Scholarship *Graduating senior from Stafford, Rush, Ness, Hodgeman, Edwards, Barton or Pawnee counties. *C+ or higher GPA. *Education in the Automotive Field |
May 1 |
$250 per semester |
| Stafford County
Conservation Bankers Scholarship *Graduate from a Stafford County high school. 2.5 GPA |
July 1 |
$500 per semester |