CRAWFORD COUNTY, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—The Community Foundation for Crawford County has announced that scholarship applications for the 2025-2026 school year are now open and available on their website at cfcrawford.org/scholarships. The Foundation is encouraging students seeking financial aid for college to begin the application process immediately.
“There’s no time like the present for students to start applying for scholarships,” stated Lisa Workman, the Foundation’s President. “The Foundation’s scholarship application deadline is Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 5 PM. We urge students to start the application process now so there is time to ask questions if needed and to have transcripts and verifier responses returned.”
Students are also encouraged to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible, as many scholarship applications require the submission of the student aid report from the FAFSA. This year, the FAFSA opened last week, providing a more timely opportunity for students compared to last year. More information can be found on the U.S. Department of Education’s website at studentaid.gov/announcements-events/fafsa-support.
The Foundation currently manages 39 different scholarship funds, which will generate over 100 individual scholarship awards for the coming year, ranging from $500 to several thousand dollars each. Approximately half of these scholarships are available to non-traditional students, including those who have been out of high school for one year or more, students entering their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year of college, and graduate students. Students planning to attend an accredited trade school are also eligible for many of the available scholarships.
“We currently have 15 funds that generate approximately 84 scholarships that are renewable as long as the student reapplies and is chosen as a winner for additional years,” stated Rachel Jarvis, the Foundation’s Program and Office Manager. “Some are even renewable for as long as the student is in school, including graduate school.”
Each scholarship has its own set of unique requirements, which applicants can review on the Foundation’s website. The online applications are designed to simplify the process, allowing applicants to apply for all eligible scholarships by completing just one application. Exceptions include scholarships with multiple or open deadlines throughout the year, such as the Pry Scholarship, the Samuel Neff Fellowship for International Study Scholarship, the Welcome Back Scholarship, and the FFCB Welcome Back Scholarship. The Foundation also accepts applications for the Bucyrus Rotary Club Memorial and Bucyrus Rotary Club STRIVE Scholarships, which are administered by the Rotary Club of Bucyrus.