Scholarships

Scholarship Program

The community foundation offers a wide variety of scholarships for students like you, provided by the generosity of local donors. Whether you are a high school senior, a current college student, or a non-traditional student we work with donors to help people like you take the next step in your education.

Applications Available November 1

Applications Due February 15

Decisions Announced Early April

How to Start the Scholarship Process

Create an account on our Scholarship Portal

3 min

Using an email address that you will have access to after you graduate from high school.

Take the Eligibility Assessment

10-20 min

This assessment will match you with scholarship opportunities based on the answers you provided.

The eligibility assessment is available from November 1 to February 15th.

Complete Scholarship Applications

Complete the scholarship application for each of the opportunities you are eligible for.

Create an Account

Already Applied?

Log into the scholarship portal to view the status of your applications. You will be notified of a decision through the scholarship portal in early April.

Scholarship Portal

Need to Renew your Scholarship?

In April and May, you will be assigned a renewal form in the scholarship portal. Each scholarship has its own renewal criteria that you must meet to receive your renewal scholarship check.

Scholarship Portal

You have been awarded a scholarship, now what?

First, Congratulations! The next step is to accept your scholarship award by completing the Scholarship Acceptance Form that has been assigned to you in your scholarship portal. This form will provide the information needed to send your scholarship check to the school you will be attending. In this form, you will also be asked to complete a thank you letter for the donor who made this scholarship possible.

If there have been any changes in your education plans, please let us know as soon as possible as this could affect your scholarship.

Scholarship Portal

Generous community members who hold funds in our service area have established scholarships to make education more accessible for students in our region. These scholarships reflect a deep commitment to supporting the next generation of leaders, innovators, and changemakers.

Scholarship Funds & Criteria

A. Jay Steinberg Music Scholarship

Smoky Valley High School

Brandon Rogers Memorial Scholarship

Graduating Smoky Valley High School seniors

Dr. Charles Englund Memorial Scholarship

Bethany College junior or seniors majoring in a medical or pre-medical field

Clyde and Glenn Lindstrom Scholarship

Graduating Smoky Valley High School or Smoky Valley Virtual Charter seniors pursuing a post-secondary education in a vocational field

Dorothy J. Ziegler Music & Art Scholarship

Graduating Smoky Valley High School seniors majoring in either the performing arts or visual arts

Judith K. Burch Scholarship

Graduating Smoky Valley High School seniors planning to attend Bethany College. Preference will be given to students planning to major in mathematics or science teaching, mathematics, or science

Louis, Ron and Tom Westman Scholarship

Graduating Smoky Valley High School seniors

Mona Peterson Community Service Scholarship

Graduating high school seniors from Smoky Valley High School, the Smoky Valley Home Educators or the Lindsborg Area Home Educators

Smoky Valley Elementary Education Scholarship

Graduating Smoky Valley High School seniors, or a home-school graduating student living in the Smoky Valley district, that plan to major in Elementary Education

Greater Salina Community Foundation:

Alma Olson & Michael T. Olson Scholarship

Students attending or planning to attend Fort Hays Tech North Central (Beloit or Hays campus) pursuing a building trade degree

Coyne Family Scholarship

First-generation college student whose parents are immigrants

Donald A. Smischny Educator Scholarship

Kansas high school seniors, students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs, or current professionals pursuing a teaching career at USD 327 in Ellsworth, Kansas.

Hale Family Sunflower Promise Scholarship

Graduating community college students planning to attend a 4-year post-secondary institution in Kansas

Kansas Federation of Republican Women Scholarship

Any Kansas registered Republican female college student entering at least her junior year or that is attending graduate school at a Kansas college or university with a declared major of Political Science, History, Public Administration, Healthcare, Law or Education

Kurt Budke Scholarship

Students entering their sophomore year or above in college who plan on attending Louisiana Tech University, Oklahoma State University, Washburn University, or Wichita State University.

Mary Olson & Viola Olson Gustafson Scholarship

Students attending or planning to attend Cloud County Community College, Concordia, KS, to obtain a degree in nursing or a related medical field

Marcella Dowling Oakes Art Scholarship

For students qualifying for graduation from a high school within the service area of GSCF or its affiliates with an intended major in an art field including, but not limited to visual arts, fine arts education, digital/graphic arts, architecture or design.