Altrusa International Dayton Chapter Scholarship
Scholarship Fund Information:
Award: Varies
Selection Criteria:
Montgomery County high school seniors. Minimum 3.0 GPA
How to Apply:
Applications are available from your school's counseling office beginning in January of each year.
C.J. McLin Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Fund Information:
Established in 1992, this fund encourages graduating seniors of Montgomery County to complete college studies at an accredited institution of higher learning in Ohio, or at a United Negro College Fund (UNCF) school in the United States. The fund is dedicated to the memory of this 22-year State of Ohio Representative.
Award: $1,000
Selection Criteria:
Montgomery County high school seniors who are dedicated to public service
How to Apply:
Applications are available from your school's counseling office beginning in January of each year.
Colonel White High School Education Major Scholarship
Scholarship Fund Information:
This fund was established in 2003 by a group of retired Colonel White educators to enable a deserving student to pursue a career in education.
Please Note: As of January 12, 2008, Colonel White High School will be known as Thurgood Marshall Academic Magnet Academy.
Award: Varies
Selection Criteria:
Graduating Thurgood Marshall High School planing to major in education. Minimum 2.5 GPA
How to Apply:
Applications are available from your school's counseling office beginning in January of each year.
Daniel L. Hickey Memorial Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Fund Information:
The fund was established in 1998 by the children of Dan L. Hickey, a former teacher at Roth and Colonel White High Schools in Dayton. The fund provides financial assistance to Dayton Public High School graduates pursuing an education degree at a four-year Ohio public college or university.
Award: $1,000
Selection Criteria:
Dayton Public High School seniors planning to major in education and to attend a four-year college or university in Ohio. Minimum 3.0GPA
How to Apply:
Applications are available from your school's counseling office beginning in January of each year.
Doris H. Wilson Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Fund Information:
Established in 1997, the fund grants scholarships to graduating Montgomery County high-school seniors who plan to attend a two- or four-year school in Ohio. This fund honors Doris Wilson, the founder of Multi-Cultural Supporters.
Award: Varies
Selection Criteria:
Montgomery County high-school seniors. Minimum 2.0GPA
How to Apply:
Applications are available from your school's counseling office beginning in January of each year.
Scott Neal Simpson Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Fund Information:
Established in 1999, the fund memorializes this gifted athlete and scholar by awarding scholarships to Montgomery County high-school graduates attending an accredited college or university. Scott Simpson died after lapsing into a diabetic coma while in his sophomore year at The Ohio State University where he majored in rehabilitation therapy.
Award: $500
Selection Criteria:
Montgomery County high-school senior who participates in school's organized sports; minimum 2.5GPA
How to Apply:
Applications are available from your school's counseling office beginning in January of each year.
The Charles A., Dhel L., and Katherine Funkhouser Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Fund Information:
The Charles A., Dhel L., and Kathering Funkhouser Memorial Scholarship was established by Jeanne Funkhouser-Reeder, with the support of her husband, Vern W. Reeder, to assist needy and deserving graduates of the Dayton Public Schools.
Award: Varies
Selection Criteria:
Dayton Public High Schools graduates. Minimum 2.5GPA.
How to Apply:
Applications are available from your school's counseling office beginning in January of each year.
The Paul R. and Frieda M. Miller Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Fund Information:
The fund was established by Marilyn Miller-Lewis in honor of Paul and Frieda Miller, Dayton Public School educators, to enable a deserving student to attend an accredited college to pursue a careeer in teaching.
Award: $1,000 - one awarded to a female
Selection Criteria:
Dayton Public high school seniors planing to major in teaching at an historically Black four-year college or university; Minimum 3.0GPA
How to Apply:
Applications are available from your school's counseling office beginning in January of each year.
Twentig Incorporated Endowment Fund (Willis-Bing-Davis Scholarship)
Scholarship Fund Information:
The fund was established in 1990 to pay tribute to this son of Dayton who has achieved acclaim as an internationally famous visual artist. This was fund was established by Twentig, Inc., a volunteer women's organization.
Award: $1,000
Selection Criteria:
African-American students majoring in visual and/or graphic art.
Additional Contact Information:
Your high school's guidance office.
How to Apply:
Applications are available from your school's counseling office beginning in January of each year.
Wahid Abdullah Memorial Fund
Scholarship Fund Information:
The fund was established in 1997 by friends to honor Wahid Abdullah, a 17-year-old academic student at Colonel White High School, whose life abruptly ended in violence at the hands of another teen.
Award: $500
Selection Criteria:
Graduating Montgomery County high- school senior planning to pursue studies in communications or journalism; minimum 3.0GPA
Additional Contact Information:
Your high school's guidance counselor
How to Apply:
Applications are available from your school's counseling office beginning in January of each year.