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Scholarships

 

Senior of the Month - Two $100 awards are offered each month during the school year, one from the State Bank of Herscher in conjunction with The Herscher Foundation and the other one from a local business or community member(s).  Deadline: the 5th of the month following the month you are applying for (i.e. October 5th is the deadline for September Senior of the Month)

 

Herscher High School, along with the Community Unit School District #2  Board of Education, has established a partnership with the Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley to streamline the local scholarship program at HHS. Utilizing one online application will allow students to be eligible for multiple scholarship awards. Click the link (APPLY NOW) to use the online application. Applications will open January 6, 2025

 

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STUDENTS SHOULD USE A PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS.

DEADLINE: February 28, 2025

 

Listed below are scholarships that you may be eligible for by completing the online application through the Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley (this list is not all inclusive, as more scholarships may be added.)

SCHOLARSHIPS – SPONSORED BY CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS/BUSINESSES/ETC.

Herscher High School Alumni Scholarship

Herscher High School Athletic Boosters Awards

Herscher High School Music Boosters Scholarships

Herscher High School Sports Fan Scholarships

Herscher Lions Award

Kent Weakley Creative Art Scholarship

Thelma and Bob Webber Scholarship

MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Albert A. and Elizabeth Wheeler Mau Memorial Scholarship

Caitlin Poppie Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Lawrence T. Jacobson Memorial Scholarship

Erica Lynn Paulissen Memorial Scholarship

Patricia A. Long Memorial Scholarship

Randy Lehnus Vocational Ed Memorial Scholarship

Rich Jensen Memorial Scholarship

Stacy and Chris Skarstad Memorial Scholarship

Tim Orwig Memorial Scholarships

U2CT Memorial Scholarships

Zayla Ann Mitsdarffer Memorial Scholarship

 

The following scholarships have a separate application below:

Christopher Sims Memorial Scholarship - In memory of Christopher Sims, his family sponsors a four-year renewable school scholarship to a student who will be attending an Illinois Public University. The scholarship will be determined by a selection committee based on the following: Academics, Character, Citizenship, Financial Need, and School Involvement. Deadline: March 1.

Otto A. and Lucile Wagner Fritz Memorial Scholarship   - The $1000 scholarship is awarded to a student based on class rank, character, leadership, citizenship, and financial need.  This scholarship is renewable for four years. Deadline: March 1.

Wisner Scholarship   - Approximately $10,000 a year is awarded to multiple winners from the interest on the $120,000 trust fund set up after Mr. Wisner passed away in 1977.  Scholarships are based on class rank, grade point average, and primarily character, as judged by a scholarship committee within the school. Deadline: March 1.

 

 

Wisner Scholarship RENEWAL - Students can apply to renew the Wisner scholarship one-time during the scholarship cycle during their freshman year of college.  Note-The renewal scholarship amount will be a lesser amount then the original award. Deadline: March 1 

 

2024-2025 Other Scholarships

Timberline TBS Scholarship - DEADLINE: January 15, 2025

The Dean Ritter Trust Scholarship - DEADLINE: January 31, 2025

Zonta International - Women in Public Affairs Awards - DEADLINE: February 15, 2025

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Scholarship Fund - DEADLINE: February 17, 2025

SBH Community Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI) Scholarship - DEADLINE:  February 24, 2025

Kiwanis Club of Kankakee Scholarship - DEADLINE: March 1, 2025  All applications should be submitted electronically to Rachel Tobey-Barrows: Rtobey-barrows@i-kan.org 

Ethan Allen Johnson and Caroline H. Johnson Trust Scholarship - DEADLINE: March 1, 2025

Bonfield Lions Scholarship - DEADLINE March 1, 2025

American Legion Scholarships - Various awards/Various deadlines

 

 

Other Scholarships: (This List is from the 2023-2024 School Year)

DKG - Delta Kappa Gamma Educators Recruitment Grant - DEADLINE: March 1, 2024

Associated Orthodontists Scholarship - DEADLINE: March 1, 2024

Illinois Heartland Decorative Artists - National Society of Decorative Painters Scholarship - DEADLINE: March 9, 2024
 
Fred Drendel Memorial Scholarship - Agriculture - DEADLINE: March 29, 2024
 
Kankakee County Farm Bureau Scholarship - DEADLINE: March 31, 2024  Teacher Recommendation - link  Character Recommendation - link 
 

Kankakee Federation of Labor Community Services Scholarship - DEADLINE: May 1, 2024

Kankakee Federation of Labor Community - William Lovell Scholarship - DEADLINE: May 1, 2024