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Rittman GraduationThe Wayne County Community Foundation manages over 150 scholarship funds, each with their own criteria.  

 Scholarships through WCCF may be used for tuition and fees (not including room and board) required for enrollment or attendance at the educational institution. Fees, books, supplies and equipment directly required for courses of instruction are eligible if they can be purchased directly from the school. If the scholarship is used for any other expense, the IRS considers it taxable income for the student.

Certain Scholarships listed below require submitting the Student Aid Report (SAR) Acknowledgment Letter for the upcoming academic year. This report comes from the U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid Office and is a result of completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). This is a sample of the SAR. If it is required for a scholarship application, you will be asked to upload your document as a PDF before submitting the application. 

If you have yet to determine which educational institution you will be attending at the time of completing the scholarship application, please list your first school of choice on the application. Changes may be made after the application is completed by contacting the Foundation at contact@wccfoh.org.

Note: If you are a recipient of a scholarship through the Wayne County Community Foundation, all monetary awards will be made payable to your account at the post-secondary school you will be or are attending. Unless otherwise stated, checks will be issued in July, prior to the new school year. No checks will be awarded directly to any individuals. 

Scholarship Guide

This year eight Wayne County high schools participated in the Scholarship Guide booklet that is mailed to their high school seniors in December.

The Scholarship Guide assists students and their families in obtaining scholarship information for higher education. The guide provides information for over 100 scholarships that are being awarded by foundations, corporations, governmental agencies, clubs, and other organizations on the local, regional, state, and national levels. 

Scholarship Guide     To view the entire Guide, click on the booklet cover on the left.

If you need further information or assistance, contact your high school guidance counselor, listed in the guide, or contact the Wayne County Community Foundation at 330-262-3877.

Scholarships tagged with "wooster"

Scholarship Information

Akron

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Dalton

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Doylestown

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Northwestern

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Norwayne

Larry and Cindy Acker Scholarship

Eligibility: Applicant must be a graduating senior of Norwayne High School or Wooster High School, located in Wayne County, Ohio. Applicants must be enrolled or enrolling in a two- or four-year college or university and planning to pursue a college degree in the area of business, education, or political science. Applicant must have maintained a minimum GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale during the four years of high school. Norwayne applicants must have attended at least one year at Norwayne Elementary or Norwayne Middle School. Wooster applicants must have attended at least one year of elementary or middle school in Wooster City Schools.
Term: One Year
Amount: Varies
Number of New Awards Each Year: Varies (awards will be issued to both Norwayne and Wooster High School students)
Contact: Wayne County Community Foundation
Deadline: March 15
Application: Download this application
Keywords: business, education, norwayne, political science, wooster
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Orrville

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Rittman

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Smithville

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Triway

Noble Foundation Scholarship

Eligibility: Applicant must be graduate or current graduating senior of Triway High School or Wooster High School who demonstrates academic promise and financial need.
Term: One year, may re-apply
Amount: Varies
Number of New Awards Each Year: Varies
Contact: Wayne County Community Foundation
Deadline: April 1
Application: Download this application
Keywords: financial need, triway, wooster
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Waynedale

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Wooster

Brian Tarpley Scholarship

Eligibility: Applicant must be nominated by the Head Coach of a sport at Wooster High School. Each coach may recommend only one (1) senior athlete from their team. Nominees must have played at least two (2) years of the varsity sport they are being nominated by. Nominees will then be required to fill out an application form which will include what college they will be attending, their GPA and other pertinent information. In addition, nominees will write an essay on the adversity they overcame and what sports has meant to them in high school. The scholarship is to honor Wooster High School senior athletes, one male and one female each year. The individuals will need to show how they have overcome some type of adversity in their life and how athletics served them in a sport or sports to become a better person and team mate.
Term: One year
Amount: TBD
Number of New Awards Each Year: Two (one male and one female student athelete)
Contact: Varsity Head Coach
Keywords: athlete, wooster

Dana Shafer Scholarship

Eligibility: Wooster High School graduating senior who plans to attend a two- or four-year post-secondary educational institution, has a GPA of at least 3.00, has demonstrated leadership in school and/or community activities, and has participated in community service activities/projects.
Term: one year
Amount: $1,300
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wooster High School Guidance Counselor
Deadline: March 17; WHS Common Application
Application: Download this application
Keywords: wooster

Dick Gates Academic Prize

Eligibility: Wooster High School Valedictorian(s) and Salutatorians(s)
Term: One Year
Amount: $1,500 Total
Number of New Awards Each Year: Two (one at $1,000 and one at $500)
Contact: No application, determined by the Selection Committee on the basis of intellectual accomplishment and service to the community
Keywords: salutatorian, valedictorian, wooster

Edna E. Adams Scholarship

Eligibility: Worthy graduates of Wooster High School who will be pursuing further education
Term: One Year
Amount: $4,800 ($1,000 minimum)
Number of New Awards Each Year: Up to 4
Contact: Wooster High School Guidance Counselor
Deadline: March 17; WHS Common Application
Application: Download this application
Keywords: education, wooster

Frances G. Shoolroy Scholarship

Eligibility: Wooster High School senior(s) with leadership ability, financial need, good character, and a GPA of at least 2.50. Must attend college on full-time basis, maintain at least a 2.50 GPA at college and reapply each year. This is a four-year scholarship so long as the student maintains a 2.50 cumulative GPA and is enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours per semester in college.
Term: 4 Years
Amount: $12,000 ($3,000 per year)
Number of New Awards Each Year: Varies
Contact: Wooster High School Guidance Counselor or Wayne County Community Foundation
Deadline: March 15: Online Application
Keywords: financial need, wooster
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Henry "Hank" Weinblatt and Rita Goudy Weinblatt Scholarship

Eligibility: Applicants must be either a graduate or current graduating senior of a high school located in Wayne County, Ohio, with preference given to graduates or current graduating seniors of Wooster High School. Applicants must have maintained a cumulative minimum GPA of 2.80 on a 4.00 scale. Applicants must be a citizen of the United States of America with no felony convictions. Additionally, applicant must meet one of the following: (A) themselves are serving in a branch of the U.S. Military or have an immediate family member (parent or sibling) who is currently serving in, or have been Honorably Discharged by, a branch of the United States Military; and/or (B) themselves currently serving as a Police Officer or whose parent/guardian was injured or mortally wounded while serving as a Police Officer. First preference shall be applicants who were wounded in combat while serving in, or is a child whose parent was killed in combat while serving in, the United States Military. Special consideration will be granted to those who are working or will be working part-time and plan to attend an educational institution specializing in automotive restoration, mathematics, engineering, or a closely associated field of study.
Term: One year; may re-apply
Amount: $2,500 to $3,000
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wayne County Community Foundation
Deadline: March 15: Online Application
Keywords: adult, law enforcement, military, police, wayne, wooster
New Application    Resume Application

Lady A Scholarship

Eligibility: Wooster High School senior who has been a member of the WHS Speech and Debate Team at least three years and exhibits good leadership skills. The student must have competed at the state tournament twice and have accumulated 375 National Forensic League by May of his or her senior year. This scholarship is for a full-time student at a two- or four-year institution.
Term: One Year
Amount: $635
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wooster High School Speech & Debate Coach
Deadline: Contact Wooster High School Speech and Debate Coach
Keywords: speech and debate, wooster

Larry and Cindy Acker Scholarship

Eligibility: Applicant must be a graduating senior of Norwayne High School or Wooster High School, located in Wayne County, Ohio. Applicants must be enrolled or enrolling in a two- or four-year college or university and planning to pursue a college degree in the area of business, education, or political science. Applicant must have maintained a minimum GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale during the four years of high school. Norwayne applicants must have attended at least one year at Norwayne Elementary or Norwayne Middle School. Wooster applicants must have attended at least one year of elementary or middle school in Wooster City Schools.
Term: One Year
Amount: Varies
Number of New Awards Each Year: Varies (awards will be issued to both Norwayne and Wooster High School students)
Contact: Wayne County Community Foundation
Deadline: March 15
Application: Download this application
Keywords: business, education, norwayne, political science, wooster

Leroy and Helen Adams Community Service Scholarship

Eligibility: Wooster High School senior accepted to an accredited four-year college or university, who has exemplified outstanding volunteerism and philanthropic service.
Term: One Year
Amount: $1,500
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wayne County Community Foundation or Rotary Club of Wooster (https://www.woosterrotary.org)
Deadline: March 17
Application: Download this application
Keywords: wooster

Lucille Silver Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility: Wooster High School seniors planning a career in teaching
Term: One Year
Amount: $2,430 (minimum $1,000 per recipient)
Number of New Awards Each Year: Up to 2
Contact: Wooster High School Guidance Counselor
Deadline: March 17; WHS Common Application
Application: Download this application
Keywords: teaching, wooster

Marguerite Folsom Eyssen Scholarship

Eligibility: Wooster High School Valedictorian(s) & Salutatorian(s)
Term: One Year
Amount: $200
Number of New Awards Each Year: No application, determined by Selection Committee
Contact: Wooster High School Guidance Counselor
Deadline: Contact Wooster High School Guidance Counselor
Keywords: salutatorian, valedictorian, wooster

Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Dalton WHS Athletic Scholarship

Eligibility: Available to a current Wooster High School graduating senior who has attended Wooster High School (WHS) all four years. Applicants must have participated/competed in any single or multiple WHS junior varsity/varsity athletic program all four years. Applicants will also be considered eligible if they were unable to try out or participate in a sport due to an athletic injury causing them to miss no more than one year of the required four years of athletic participation. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.75 (on a 4.00 scale), demonstrate financial need, be hardworking, and have enrolled in or are enrolling in a post-secondary education institution. Applicants must also demonstrate leadership experience and good sportsmanship in their sport throughout their WHS career.
Term: One Year
Amount: $1,000
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wooster High School Guidance Counselor
Deadline: March 15: Online Application
Keywords: athletic, financial need, wooster
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Nancy, Cheryl, and James Frank Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility: Wooster High School senior planning a career in the field of medicine
Term: One Year
Amount: $800
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wooster High School Guidance Counselor
Deadline: March 17; WHS Common Application
Application: Download this application
Keywords: medicine, wooster

Noble Foundation Scholarship

Eligibility: Applicant must be graduate or current graduating senior of Triway High School or Wooster High School who demonstrates academic promise and financial need.
Term: One year, may re-apply
Amount: Varies
Number of New Awards Each Year: Varies
Contact: Wayne County Community Foundation
Deadline: April 1
Application: Download this application
Keywords: financial need, triway, wooster

Paul Ladd Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility: Wooster High School senior who deserves assistance, has a grade point average between 2.50 and 3.50, and will be attending a four-year college or university
Term: One Year
Amount: $130
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wooster High School Guidance Counselor
Deadline: March 17; WHS Common Application
Application: Download this application
Keywords: wooster

Robert H. and Sara C. Moore Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility: Wooster High School senior who has maintained a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or better and planning to study in the field of education and has financial need.
Term: One Year
Amount: $390
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wooster High School Guidance Counselor
Deadline: March 17; WHS Common Application
Application: Download this application
Keywords: education, financial need, wooster

Ryder Coach's Award and Scholarship

Eligibility: Wooster High School senior who has competed as a member of the Wooster High School Speech and Debate Team for at least three years, has shown growth as a competitor, has been a leader for the team, and has demonstrated the ability to overcome disappointment with dignity and maturity.
Term: One Year
Amount: $700
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wooster High School Speech and Debate Coach
Deadline: Contact Wooster High School Speech and Debate Coach
Keywords: speech and debate, wooster

Sam Shapiro Scholarship for Wooster Rotary

Eligibility: Wooster High School senior who has a minimum 3.0 GPA, needs financial assistance, and is hard-working and deserving of the scholarship.
Term: One Year
Amount: $2,500
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wayne County Community Foundation or Rotary Club of Wooster (https://www.woosterrotary.org)
Deadline: March 17
Application: Download this application
Keywords: financial need, wooster

Terry A. Gardner Music Scholarship

Eligibility: Wooster High School graduating senior who has attended Wooster High School (WHS) all 4 years. Applicants must have participated in the Music Department (Band and/or Choir) all 4 years at WHS. Must have a minimum 2.75 GPA, be hardworking, and demonstrate leadership and a true passion for music throughout their WHS career. First preference shall be granted to appliants pursing a degree in Music.
Term: One Year
Amount: $1,000
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wooster High School Guidance Counselor or Wayne County Community Foundation
Deadline: March 15: Online Application
Keywords: music, wooster
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W. Lee Culp Scholarship

Eligibility: Wooster High School senior who has maintained a GPA of at least 3.00 and must be hardworking and deserving of this scholarship.
Term: One Year
Amount: $1,500
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wayne County Community Foundation or Rotary Club of Wooster (https://www.woosterrotary.org)
Deadline: March 17
Application: Download this application
Keywords: wooster

William "Bill" Patterson Scholarship

Eligibility: Wooster High School seniors who have maintained a 3.00 GPA and plan to attend Ohio Northern University as a full-time student.
Term: One Year
Amount: $1,500
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wayne County Community Foundation or Rotary Club of Wooster (https://www.woosterrotary.org)
Deadline: March 17
Application: Download this application
Keywords: ohio northern university, wooster

Wooster High School Class of 1939 Scholarship

Eligibility: The top five scholastically-ranked seniors at Wooster High School may apply. The recipient will be a student who has been outstanding in participation and leadership in at least two extra-curricular activities during his/her entire high school career.
Term: One Year
Amount: $665
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wooster High School Guidance Counselor
Deadline: March 17; WHS Common Application
Application: Download this application
Keywords: wooster

Wooster Noon Lions Club Scholarship

Eligibility: Applicant must reside in Wooster, Ohio or attend/have attended a high school or joint vocational school in Wooster, Ohio. Applicants must meet one of the following criteria (listed in order of priority): (1) Visually impaired students; (2) Student's whose parents or guardians are visually impaired and who have limited means; (3) Students with limited means who are in the field of study for sight-related treatment such as ophthalmology, optometry, or nurses or technicians in such related fields; (4) Students of limited means who embark on a field of study related to the education of the visually impaired; and (5) other students of limited means.
Term: One Year
Amount: To be determined by Selection Committee
Number of New Awards Each Year: Varies
Contact: Wooster Noon Lions Club or Wayne County Community Foundation
Deadline: May 1
Application: Download this application
Keywords: financial need, lions, visually impaired, wooster
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Wayne County

Henry "Hank" Weinblatt and Rita Goudy Weinblatt Scholarship

Eligibility: Applicants must be either a graduate or current graduating senior of a high school located in Wayne County, Ohio, with preference given to graduates or current graduating seniors of Wooster High School. Applicants must have maintained a cumulative minimum GPA of 2.80 on a 4.00 scale. Applicants must be a citizen of the United States of America with no felony convictions. Additionally, applicant must meet one of the following: (A) themselves are serving in a branch of the U.S. Military or have an immediate family member (parent or sibling) who is currently serving in, or have been Honorably Discharged by, a branch of the United States Military; and/or (B) themselves currently serving as a Police Officer or whose parent/guardian was injured or mortally wounded while serving as a Police Officer. First preference shall be applicants who were wounded in combat while serving in, or is a child whose parent was killed in combat while serving in, the United States Military. Special consideration will be granted to those who are working or will be working part-time and plan to attend an educational institution specializing in automotive restoration, mathematics, engineering, or a closely associated field of study.
Term: One year; may re-apply
Amount: $2,500 to $3,000
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wayne County Community Foundation
Deadline: March 15: Online Application
Keywords: adult, law enforcement, military, police, wayne, wooster
New Application    Resume Application

Noble Foundation Scholarship

Eligibility: Applicant must be graduate or current graduating senior of Triway High School or Wooster High School who demonstrates academic promise and financial need.
Term: One year, may re-apply
Amount: Varies
Number of New Awards Each Year: Varies
Contact: Wayne County Community Foundation
Deadline: April 1
Application: Download this application
Keywords: financial need, triway, wooster
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Available to Adults

Henry "Hank" Weinblatt and Rita Goudy Weinblatt Scholarship

Eligibility: Applicants must be either a graduate or current graduating senior of a high school located in Wayne County, Ohio, with preference given to graduates or current graduating seniors of Wooster High School. Applicants must have maintained a cumulative minimum GPA of 2.80 on a 4.00 scale. Applicants must be a citizen of the United States of America with no felony convictions. Additionally, applicant must meet one of the following: (A) themselves are serving in a branch of the U.S. Military or have an immediate family member (parent or sibling) who is currently serving in, or have been Honorably Discharged by, a branch of the United States Military; and/or (B) themselves currently serving as a Police Officer or whose parent/guardian was injured or mortally wounded while serving as a Police Officer. First preference shall be applicants who were wounded in combat while serving in, or is a child whose parent was killed in combat while serving in, the United States Military. Special consideration will be granted to those who are working or will be working part-time and plan to attend an educational institution specializing in automotive restoration, mathematics, engineering, or a closely associated field of study.
Term: One year; may re-apply
Amount: $2,500 to $3,000
Number of New Awards Each Year: One
Contact: Wayne County Community Foundation
Deadline: March 15: Online Application
Keywords: adult, law enforcement, military, police, wayne, wooster
New Application    Resume Application

Zody Miller Scholarship

Eligibility: Wooster High School graduate, whose post high school education was interrupted and has not yet earned their degree. The applicant must either be enrolling in or be a student in good standing of an accredited college, university, or vocational/technical school on a full time basis. Preference will be given to students with greatest financial need.
Term: One Year
Amount: $4,800 available ($1,000 minimum)
Number of New Awards Each Year: Varies
Contact: Wayne County Community Foundation
Deadline: May 31: Online Application
Keywords: college interrupted, financial need, wooster
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Corporate Scholarships

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Ashland County

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Holmes County

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Medina County

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