Category: Scholarship Stories

Foundation awards $156,900 in Scholarships to High School Graduates

Posted on Jun 14, 2017 by

The Oshkosh Area Community Foundation has awarded 147 scholarships totaling $156,900 to graduating high school seniors. The scholarship awards were presented to students during individual school ceremonies in May and June. A grand total of $260,670 was awarded to students, including the scholarships from the Omro Area Scholarship and Education Foundation ($41,170), Neenah Joint School […]

Foundation awards Omro students $41,170 in scholarship

Posted on Jun 6, 2017 by

The Omro Area Scholarship and Education Foundation has awarded a total of $41,170 in scholarships to 33 Omro High School graduates. Students received scholarships May 24 during a ceremony at the high school. A community-based volunteer committee chose the following recipients based on outstanding work in the classroom, extra-curricular activities and community involvement: Mitchell Al-Ubaidi $400 […]

Winneconne Area Community Foundation awards nearly $21,000 in scholarships

Posted on Jun 2, 2017 by

Twenty-three students were awarded a total of $20,850 in scholarships from the Winneconne Area Community Foundation during a ceremony on May 17 at Winneconne high school. Scholarship recipients are chosen by volunteer members of the Foundation’s scholarship committee, as well as members of a high school scholarship committee. The award criteria include outstanding work in […]

Call the Doctor, We Have Scholarship Fever

Posted on May 10, 2016 by

Little known to the rest of the community, May means scholarship season for the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation. Our staff, especially Manager of Education Services Cheryl Fowler, work at a feverish pace this time of year to coordinate the selection process and the awarding of hundreds of scholarships to students in the Oshkosh area. This […]