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The Hagan Scholarship is a nationwide need-based merit scholarship, designed to provide each recipient with the opportunity to graduate college debt free. The intended recipient of a Hagan Scholarship is a high achieving, self motivated student who will require financial assistance to attend college.The Hagan Scholarship provides up to $48,000 over four years; nine hundred twenty-seven Hagan Scholars from 43 states are currently enrolled at 358 colleges and universities. Over 2,000 Hagan Scholarships have been awarded to date, 500 more scholarships will be awarded in April 2021.

For more information and to access the Hagan Scholarship Application please visit, www.haganscholarships.org

Who Is Eligible to Apply?
Applicants must be graduating high school students who intend to enroll in a postsecondary institution, which may be a public or nonpublic university, college, or vocational/technical college.  Students who are residents of the State of Wisconsin, are in good standing, and who demonstrate probable success in postsecondary education are eligible to apply.  This is a competitive scholarship.

Eligibility is not limited by GPA, class rank, or any other school or program conferred status (ex. National Honor Society). Any student who meets the above eligibility criteria may apply.

Selection Criteria
Students will be evaluated on their leadership, citizenship, school and community involvement, and academic achievement.  In addition, students will be evaluated on their ability to clearly articulate goals in each of four areas: future educational goals, personal life goals, community/society service goals, and career goals.

Each student must submit three letters of recommendation.       

Letters of recommendation will be evaluated on how well they describe the student's improvements, contributions, and successes. Letters may be from a current or previous year’s teacher, counselor or principal.

Please use this link to apply online: https://www.kohleducation.org/studentexcellence/public/student_application_form.php

WESTconsin Credit Union is offering $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors from the class of 2021. The goal is to award one scholarship in each community served by a WESTconsin office. Student applications will be accepted October 1, 2020 through March 1, 2021.

Attention 2021 Graduates!

IMPORTANT: To qualify for the 2021–2022 online scholarship, you must have been a member (primary account holder) of WESTconsin Credit Union as of August 31, 2021. If you are not a member, please contact your local WESTconsin office to see how we can serve you.

WESTconsin has offered the Student Scholarship Program since 1995. To date, over $265,000 in scholarship funds have been awarded to local students from throughout west central Wisconsin to assist them in continuing their education.

Apply at https://www.westconsincu.org/learning-center/smart/scholarship-program/

The Dale A. Nordquist Family Scholarship was established in 2019 to give back to the Clayton
community by supporting education. Dale grew up on a farm in Clayton and graduated from Clayton
High School in 1972. He went on earn a 2-year electronics degree from Dunwoody College of
Technology and then spent his career in senior Sales, Marketing and CEO roles for various private
and public companies. This scholarship will award one or two $2,500 scholarships to Clayton High
School student(s) who share a similar desire for an education aligned to a competence and/or passion
they have for an education associated to a trade or technical career.

Criteria:
• Clayton High School graduate
• Minimum “C” grade point average
• Economic Need
• Attending a trade or technical school
• Competence/Passion for trade/technical education desired
(all trade/technical degrees eligible: Electricians, HVAC, Plumbers, Mechanics, Robotics,
CNC Programmer, Computer, Construction, Technical Healthcare, etc.)

To apply go to: https://www.scvfoundation.org/h-s-clayton

Established in 2016 in memory of local businessmen Richard Sterbenz and Martin Ryan who wanted to “give kids like them a shot at life they never had.” Approximately 100 scholarships of $1,500 will be offered to eligible students. Scholarships are intended to assist traditional and non-traditional students who otherwise may not have the opportunity to attend post-secondary school due to financial constraints. To apply go to: https://www.scvfoundation.org/h-s-clayton

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