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APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP
Apply for the 2024Â Spirit of Volunteerism Scholarship
In 1997, the Spirit of Volunteerism Scholarship was founded to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Findlay Service League. A total of 47 recipients, this award is given to graduating high school seniors who exemplify a life dedicated to service.
Guidelines for the application are below. Please download, complete, print and return the Scholarship Application Form and the supporting materials in a standard, letter-sized #10 envelope post-marked by Saturday, March 16, 2024.
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MAIL TO:
FINDLAY SERVICE LEAGUE
ATTN: SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
P.O. Box 1730
FINDLAY, OH 45839
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**Hand-delivered and emailed applications will not be accepted.**
Please email any questions you may have to: serviceleaguefindlay@gmail.com.
SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES
STUDENT MUST BE A GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR RESIDING AND ATTENDING SCHOOL IN HANCOCK COUNTY.
ONE (1) SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED PER APPLICANT.
FINDLAY SERVICE LEAGUE'S SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: COMMUNITY SERVICE, APPLICATION AND ESSAY, RECOMMENDATION LETTER AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT (MINIMUM GPA OF 3.0 ON A 4.0 SCALE IS REQUIRED).
FINANCIAL NEED IS NOT A CONSIDERATION.
THE APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE A LIST OF YOUR VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION, A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT AND AN ESSAY.
THE ESSAY NEEDS TO BE ONE-PAGE, TYPED AND DOUBLE-SPACED AND DESCRIBE THE APPLICANTS MOST IMPACTFUL SERVICE/VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE.
FOR CONFIDENTIALITY REASONS, PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON THE ESSAY PORTION (ONLY) OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
THE SELECTION AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RECIPIENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN APRIL 2024.
THE SCHOLARSHIP CHECK WILL BE MAILED DIRECTLY TO THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY THAT THE APPLICANT WILL ATTEND IN THE FALL OF 2024.
FINALISTS MAY BE INTERVIEWED BY THE FINDLAY SERVICE LEAGUE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE.
PREVIOUS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
MCKENNA MOREY & KAYLEN NIESE
2023
Van Buren High School & Liberty Benton High School
ELLA WEBSTER & EMI KAWAMURA
2022
Van Buren High School & Findlay High School
BROOKE SCHROEDER & ELISE FISHER
2021
Liberty Benton High School & Findlay High School
CHLOE KIN & AARON RIDER
2020
Van Buren High School & McComb High School
KAELYN PAYMENT & LOGAN WETZ
2019
Liberty Benton High School & Findlay Senior High School
GABRIELLA MATTHEWS
2018
Arlington High School
JENNA HERR
2017
McComb High School
ALISHA SCHOEDER & RYAN SCHMIDT
2016
Findlay High School
ERIN BLOOMFIELD, CARLY SMITH & BREANNA SWOPE
2015
Findlay High School & Liberty Benton
ARDEN MCMATH & AUSTIN SECOR
2014
Arlington High School & Findlay High School
MARISA BURKETT, COLIN SCHMIDT & TROY SALLISBURY
2013
Liberty Benton High School & Findlay High School
ALI WILLIAMS & MIKAYLA BROWN
2012
Findlay High School
JERRY KINDIG, MATTHEW EARLY & ROBERT GRANDBOIS III
2011
Findlay High School, Van Buren High School & Findlay High School
MICHAEL LAUSE & DEREK SCHADEL
2010
Findlay High School
ANDREA MITCHELL
2009
Findlay High School
KRISTINA ROWLES
2008
Van Buren High School
EMILY LAUSE & JORDAN BETSCHER
2007
Findlay High School
ALYCIA ALTHAUS, CHRISTINE DEARMENT & JACQUELYN BOYD
2006
Findlay High School & Liberty Benton High School
SHANNON MITCHELL, BRANDON HENDRIKSEN & KATHRYN WINKLE
2005
Findlay High School & Van Buren High School
KIERON CINDRIC, ERIKA SIMMERMEYER & AMY CRANFIELD
2004
Findlay High School & Liberty Benton High School
JENNIFER SILVERS, HEATHER MAAS & ANDREW FRANTZ
2003
Findlay High School & Van Buren High School
NATHAN DREISBACH & LINDSEY KAYLE
2002
Arcadia & Liberty Benton High School
ELIZABTH KOBESZKA & JENNIFER LAUSE
2001
Liberty Benton High School & Findlay High School
CASSIE BURNS
2000
Findlay High School
SARAH RISSLER
1999
Arcadia High School
AMBER STAFFORD
1998
Findlay High School
SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDED
1997
The Spirit of Volunteerism Scholarship was founded to honor the 20th anniversary of Findlay Service League