Local scholarships are awards funded by people, families and organizations in your own county, and they are usually the best odds a student will ever get, because you are competing against a few dozen classmates rather than the whole country. In Miami County, Kansas, eleven of them are held at the Miami County Community Foundation, and almost every one is applied for through your high-school counselor.
The Local Scholarships Held at Miami County Community Foundation
These are the awards the Foundation currently publishes. Most of them are between $500 and $3,000. Read the eligibility column closely – several of these are narrower than they look, and the narrow ones are the ones with the shortest applicant lists.
| Scholarship | School | Amount | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.O. Smith Memorial Scholarship | Any Miami County school | $3,000 a year, renewable for a second year | Permanent residents of Miami County, meaning the family home is in the county, who hold CNA certification and/or have been accepted into a nursing program. Special consideration for applicants working in a Miami County hospital or nursing home |
| Steve Pepoon Memorial Scholarship | Paola | $1,000 | Current Paola High School seniors pursuing writing, screenwriting, playwriting, film, TV, media arts or theater, with a GPA of 2.5 or higher |
| Johanna Vickrey Nursing Scholarship | Louisburg | $750 | Students entering nursing |
| Miami County (MICO) Youth Leadership Council Scholarship | Louisburg, Osawatomie, Paola | $500 at each school | Council members in their senior year. This one is not applied for – see below |
| Bill McNatt / Louisburg United Methodist Church Scholarship | Louisburg | $500 | Louisburg High School graduates going on to an accredited junior college, college, university, or trade or technical school |
| Suzy Wilcox Education Scholarship | Paola | $500 | Students committed to education and inclus |