BEFORE YOU START
By completing and submitting scholarship applications, you place yourself in a pool of equally talented students who are all vying for these scholarship awards. Your application(s) must represent your absolute best effort!
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY! Each scholarship has unique requirements. Submit what is requested and PROOFREAD everything! Typos and missing materials can cost you a scholarship.
ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MARCH 6, 2026
OR DELIVERED IN PERSON TO THE FOUNDATION BY 4:00 P.M. MARCH 6, 2026.
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THE WELLS COUNTY FOUNDATION, INC.
222 WEST MARKET STREET
BLUFFTON, IN 46714
(260) 824-8620
Jill Dreyer Memorial Nursing Scholarship for Graduating Seniors-Word doc — Provides scholarships to graduating seniors who reside in Wells County or are employed at a healthcare facility within Wells County and have been accepted to a 2- or 4-year nursing program. Dreyer-GoogleDoc
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Ignite Your Future 2-year Degree or Certification Scholarship- Word doc— Provides scholarships to graduating seniors who reside in Wells County pursing a degree or certification in a field related to advanced manufacturing, industrial technology, machine tool technology, or engineering, sales or marketing, organizational leadership, or entrepreneurship. Ignite2yr-GoogleDoc
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Ignite Your Future 4-year Degree or Certification Scholarship- Word doc— Provides scholarships to Wells County residents who are pursuing a 4-yr degree in advanced manufacturing, industrial technology, machine tool technology, or engineering, sales or marketing, organizational leadership, or entrepreneurship. Preference may be given to adult learners who are pursuing a degree after having been in the workforce. Ignite4yr-GoogleDoc
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Emma J. Liddy Memorial Scholarship-Word doc — Provides scholarships to Wells County residents who plan to enter into a field of study in healthcare. Preference will be given to applicants who describe how childhood illness has impacted their childhood and led to the decision of a profession in healthcare. LiddyHomeSchool-GoogleDoc
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Wells County Master Gardener Scholarship-Word doc — Provides scholarships to students studying horticulture, landscape architecture (with consideration in allied sciences, i.e.: forestry, botany, plant or soils sciences), must live in Wells County and be accepted into Purdue University. GPA 2.5 required. MasterGardener-GoogleDoc
Forrest Dwight Ramseyer Memorial Scholarship-Word doc — Provides grants to graduating seniors from each of the high schools in Wells County for individuals pursuing post-secondary educational or trade/technical training. Must be a full time student and a resident of Wells County. RamseyerHomeSchool-GoogleDoc