The Wells County Foundation, INC.

Adam Ault Memorial Scholarship-Word.doc — Provides an annual scholarship to a resident of Wells County and graduating senior of Bluffton High School. Applicant must plan to enter a 2-or-4-year trade/technical or agricultural field. Their GPA must be a minimum of 2.0 and preference is given to students with financial need.

Ault-GoogleDoc

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Balamohan Family Scholarship-Word.doc — Provides an annual scholarship to a senior of Bluffton High School and resident of Wells County. Applicant must demonstrate good character with peers & good citizenship within the community and a GPA of 3.0. Preference is given to students obtaining a bachelor's in health services. Balamohan-GoogleDoc

 

Bluffton Harrison Elementary PTO Scholarship-Word doc — Provides an annual scholarship to one male and one female Bluffton High School graduating senior. Recipients must have attended Bluffton Elementary School for a minimum of one year and plan to enroll in any accredited postsecondary program.

PTO-GoogleDoc

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BHS 50 Yr. Legacy Scholarship-Word doc — Provides an annual scholarship to a Bluffton High School graduating senior. Recipient must demonstrate financial need and/or be entering the educational field of study. Applicant must be accepted and plan to attend a two-or-four-year public or private institution.

BHS50YR-GoogleDoc

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Ronald E. DeWitt Memorial Scholarship-Word doc — Provides annual scholarships to Bluffton High School graduating seniors who have been involved in athletics. Dewitt-GoogleDoc

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Paul and Phyllis Dotterer Memorial Scholarship-Word doc — Provides an annual scholarship to a Bluffton High School graduating senior planning to pursue a baccalaureate degree. Preference given to first generation college students who attend a state-supported Indiana institution. Dotterer-GoogleDoc

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Jean and Joe W. Gilliam Scholarship-Word doc — Provides an annual scholarship to a Bluffton High School graduating senior planning to pursue an academic or trade/technical degree. Gilliam-GoogleDoc

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Margaret J. McPheeters and Nancy Sprague Williams Scholarship-Word doc — Provides an annual scholarship to graduating Bluffton High School seniors planning to enter a trade/technical field of study at an accredited Indiana school. McPheeters-GoogleDoc

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Edwina Patton Memorial Scholarship-Word doc — Provides a scholarship to a Bluffton High School graduating senior recognizing literary talent and good citizenship. Patton-GoogleDoc

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Joe Smekens Tiger Spirit Scholarship-Word doc — Provides a scholarship to a Bluffton High School graduating senior who has been active in athletics, music, and church activities. Preference given to individuals with financial need. Smekens-GoogleDoc 

 

ALL WELLS COUNTY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS 

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Emily J. Butler Memorial Scholarship for the Visual Arts- Word doc— Provides scholarships to graduating seniors from each of the three public high schools that is involved in Visual Arts in high school. Must be planning to pursue a degree in Visual Arts (bachelor's or associate degree). Preference given to students with financial need. Butler-GoogleDoc 

 

Christian Care Retirement Community Scholarship-Word doc — Provides scholarships to individuals entering into one of the following fields of study: medical, food preparation, recreational therapy (occupational or physical) or social services. Preference may be given to individuals who have expressed interest in pursuing a career relating to services for the elderly, and current employees of Christian Care Retirement Community. ChristianCare-GoogleDoc

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Claude and Helen Decker Scholarship-Word doc — Provides scholarships to graduating seniors from each of the three public high schools. Preference given to those who have been active in community service. Can be used for trade/technical programs at a publicly supported Indiana postsecondary institution.

Decker-GoogleDoc

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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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K. Robert Ehrman Trade/Technical Scholarship-Word doc — Provides scholarships to graduating seniors from each of the high schools in Adams and Wells counties for individuals pursuing post-secondary trade/technical training. Must be a full-time student. Ehrman-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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LiGHT The Way Gifting Scholarship-Word doc — Provides scholarships to a graduating female senior of Bluffton High School, Norwell High School or Southern Wells High School and have attended the Wells County high school for a minimum of two years. LiGHTtheWay-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. Liddy-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

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Montpelier Pony and Saddle Club Scholarship-Word doc — Provides scholarships to graduating seniors from each of the three public high schools. Can be used for four-year college degree or two-year trade/technical program as a full-time or part-time student at an accredited public or private postsecondary institution. Preference given to those who have been active in Horse and Pony Club or a Wells County 4-H animal program. MontPony-GoogleDoc

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Gaylord and Crystal Mounsey Scholarship-Word doc — Provides scholarships to graduating seniors from each of the three public high schools. Can be used for a four-year college degree or a two-year trade/technical college program at an accredited postsecondary institution. Preference given to those applicants with a GPA of 3.0 to 3.4. Mounsey-GoogleDoc

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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. Ramseyer-GoogleDoc

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Sellers Family Memorial Scholarship for Manchester University Scholarship-Word doc — Provides scholarships to high school seniors who plan to attend Manchester University and are graduating from Blackford High School, or any of the three Wells County public high schools. SellersforManchester-GoogleDoc

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August and Eleanor Streater Mathematics and Science Scholarship-Word doc — Provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors entering into one of the following fields of study: engineering, physics, mathematics, statistics, pre-medicine or astronomy. Streater-GoogleDocs

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G. Robert and Emma Studabaker Agriculture Scholarship-Word doc — Provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors entering an agricultural related field of study. Studabaker-GoogleDoc

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Wells County Pilot Association, Inc. Scholarship-Word doc — Provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors planning to enter an accredited postsecondary aviation related field of study. Pilot-GoogleDoc

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Zadylak Family Wrestling Scholarship-Word doc — Provides one scholarship to a Bluffton High School senior and one to a Norwell High School graduating senior affiliated with the wrestling team during their junior or senior years (managers included). Must plan to enter a 2-or-4-year academic college and a minimum GPA of 2.5. Zadylak-GoogleDoc