Scholarships in High School Senior

Auld-White Endowed Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be attending Franklin College and the child, grandchild or sibling of a Franklin College alumni.

 

James R. '53 and Lou Taylor Axelberg '53 Endowed Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a full-time student at Franklin College who demonstrates financial need.

 

Stanley Matthews Barnett Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must graduate in the top 25 percent of their class at Franklin Community High School and attend Franklin College.

 

Beeson Family Chemistry Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must attend Franklin College. Preference given to graduates of Franklin Community High School who are majoring in chemistry.

 

'Pursue Your Passion' Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: Last day of every month

Applicant must be a high school senior or current undergraduate or graduate student with a minimum 2.0 GPA. Awarded to applicants who are actively engaged in learning about a specific topic or passion and who have a plan and need for the scholarship money to extend their learning.

 

Alan C. Greenberg Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 1 (Priority)

Applicant must be enrolled at the University of Missouri at Columbia.

 

Rocket 55 Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 10

Applicant must be a high school senior or current college student. Applicant must create a video that explains their idea on how the sponsor, Rocket 55, got its name. Selection is based upon the most creative, attention-catching, and inventive ideas. The top five videos, chosen by the sponsor, will be posted to their Facebook site where fans will choose the recipient of the scholarship.

 

Working Parent College Scholarship Award

Award: $1,000, Deadline: August 19

Applicant must be a full- or part-time student who is enrolled in an accredited U.S. post-secondary educational institution (including, but not limited to, college, university or trade school, or similarly accredited program) with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Applicant must have worked an average of at least 12 hours for each of the four previous weeks at the time of applying and be a residential parent of at least one minor child. A 600 to 1,000 word essay outlining three keys to successfully excel in school is required.

 

Dr. Otto K. and Effie R. Behrens Endowed Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be enrolled at Franklin College. Preference given to deserving American Baptist students who demonstrate financial need.

 

Orpha Bergdoll Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be enrolled at Franklin College and a resident of Jackson County, IN.

 

Ella Pitcher Berry Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must enroll at Franklin College. Preference given to descendants of Ella Berry and then to residents of Hensley or Needham Township in Johnson County, IN.

 

Dr. Leonard L. & Dr. Ma. Teresa Bissonnette Endowed Scholarship in Pre-Medicine I

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be enrolled at Franklin College. Preference given to a first-year natural sciences major who will attend medical school and demonstrates financial need.

 

Dr. Leonard L. & Dr. Ma. Teresa Bissonnette Endowed Scholarship in Pre-Medicine II

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be an out-of-state student at Franklin College majoring in the natural sciences and planning to attend medical school. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

I. George Blake Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a full-time history major at Franklin College. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Fred R. and Evelyn H. Blanford Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a graduate of an Indiana high school attending Franklin College full-time. Preference to independent students who demonstrate financial need.

 

Von Boll '52 Endowed Scholarship in Business

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be pursue a business-related major at Franklin College. Preference given to students from Bartholomew County, IN.

 

Von Boll '52 Endowed Scholarship in Mathematics

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be majoring in mathematics at Franklin College. Preference given to students from Bartholomew County, IN.

 

William H. Book Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a student at Franklin College from the Indianapolis area in good academic standing.

 

Carl L Boorky Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must attend Franklin College.

 

Louise Cooperider Bowling Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a full-time student at Franklin College who is a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Elba L. and Gene Portteus Branigin Foundation Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a graduate of an Indiana high school who will major in accounting, business, economics, political science or pre-law at Franklin College.

 

Elba L. Branigin Law Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a student at Franklin College who will enroll in law school. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

The Elba L. and Gene Portteus Branigin Foundation Endowed Scholarship for International Business

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be majoring in business or economics at Franklin College. Interest in international business, relations or a foreign language must be demonstrated.

 

Kathryn Burks Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a student at Franklin College who graduated in the top 10 percent of their class. Minimum 1000 SAT (25 ACT) required. Preference given to minority students from the Indianapolis area.

 

Stanley G. and Carol D. Bush Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a student at Franklin College. Preference to members of the Second Mount Pleasant Baptist Church of Franklin, First Baptist Church of Garrett or Hopewell Baptist Church of Holton.

 

Jack M. and Erma J. Byrum Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a student at Franklin College. Preference to students who were not in the top 20 percent of their graduating class.

 

Otis W. and Cora Burke Caldwell Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a student at Franklin College in good standing.

 

Julio and Gloria Castro Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a hispanic female student enrolling full-time at Franklin College. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Chiarotti Family Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be majoring in a science-related field at Franklin College. Financial need and minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Cluster Classes of 1939, 1940 & 1941 Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a student at Franklin College who graduated in the top half of their high school class.