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Harold?and?Thelma?Hunter?Scholarship

Spencer County Community Foundation

This scholarship was created?in memory?of Harold?Hunter?by?his?wife, Thelma?Hunter, and?their?children?to?help graduating seniors from?Heritage?Hills?High?School who will be planning?to?pursue?post-secondary education?at?any?accredited?college, university,?or?vocational-technical?school.

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Eligibility Requirements

  • Age/Grade Level:
    Must be graduating high school senior
  • Minimum GPA:
    2.80
  • Financial Need:
    Required
  • Class Rank:
    Must be ranked?in?the?50th?to?90th?percentile?of?graduating?class
  • School:
    Must be graduating senior from Heritage?Hills?High?School
  • College:
    Must be planning?to?pursue?post-secondary?education?at?any?accredited?college,?university,?or?vocational-technical?school
  • Extracurricular:
    Must have demonstrated?from?participation?in?school?and/or?community?activities
  • Miscellaneous:
    Must complete the?FAFSA?or?FAFSA4caster

Application Details

  • Judging Criteria:
    Selection?will?be?based?on?the?applicants demonstration?of?financial?need,?high?moral standards,?perseverance,?and?skills?in?team building?as?demonstrated?by?participation?in school?and/or?community?activities.??These activities?may?include?sports,?drama,?music, academics,?or?other?school/community teams.??Preference?will?be?given?to applicants?who?are?ranked?in?the?50th?to 90th?percentile?of?their?graduating?class.
  • Transcript:
    Required
  • Resume/Activity List:
    Required
  • Essay:
    Statement?of?Aspirations?and?Educational?Goals?(not?to?exceed?two?typewritten,?double-spaced?pages).
  • Recommendation Letters:
    Letter?of?recommendation?from an?extracurricular?or?community?activity coach/instructor,?who?is?unrelated?to?the applicant?and?who?is?not?a?Community Foundation?board?member?-?that?describes the?applicants?moral?standards, perseverance,?and?skills?in?team?oriented activities.

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