Applying for Scholarships Every scholarship has unique requirements, and applications aren’t all the same. Carefully review each scholarship’s website and guidelines to be sure you meet all of the requirements and submit your application prior to the deadline. Pay close attention to whether scholarships are renewable or a one-time award.
Private scholarships can affect your final financial aid package because your assistance can’t equal more than your cost of attendance. You should contact the financial aid office at your chosen schools to inform them of any private scholarships to be applied to the cost of attendance.
Find out how each school will apply these scholarships. Some may reduce student loan offers, while others may reduce the grants or scholarships they offer you.
AVOIDING SCHOLARSHIP SCAMS
Every year, families lose money at the hands of deceptive scholarship companies that offer you access to private funding. A scholarship may be a scam if they tell you:
The scholarship is guaranteed or your money back You can’t get the information anywhere else
They will do all of the work
The scholarship will cost money
They need your credit card or checking account number in advance
(Source: ACT Financial Aid Paying for College and University)
I will un-strike the scholarships as they become available for the 2023-24 school year. Scholarships typically start becoming available from January-early April.
In the meantime, students should be seeking scholarship opportunities from the colleges in which they are applying. Many merit scholarship deadlines are in November and December.
Posted 4/12/24
Posted 4/5/24
OSU Alumni Scholarship-This is only for those students planning to attend OSU-Marion or OSU-Columbus who did not apply for this scholarship online through Scholarship Universe. This is a paper copy of the same scholarship. If you applied online, you do NOT need to apply again.
Several $1200 scholarships given to students planning to attend either OSU-Columbus OR OSU-Marion. A few scholarships will go to students in the top 10% of the class but additional scholarships will be given to good, all around students planning to attend OSU. Thus, all OSU Columbus or Marion bound students are encouraged to apply. Click https://osu.
scholarshipuniverse.com/ to apply. Please see the following directions from the OSU Alumni Scholars Program: The student needs to apply to The Ohio State University to get a name.# in order to access Scholarship Universe. After entering the link with your name.# and password, the manner in which you answer the questions will open up qualifying scholarships. A suggestion would be to add the Marion Regional Campus as a first or second choice of campuses to attend. The Marion County Alumni Scholarship should be available for the student to click on. Our scholarships may be used at the Main Campus or any of the five Regional Campuses. Paper copies can be returned to the HS office. OSU Alumni Scholarship.pdf Deadline April 16, 2024.
Posted 3/19/24
Pleasant Township Firefighters Scholarship-Scholarship(s) available to graduating seniors pursuing a certificate or degree in the areas of public safety, nursing, law enforcement, firefighters, or EMS (preference given to those pursuing firefighting). Minimum GPA of 2.5 required. Click PTFD Scholarship .pdf for the application. Return all applications and materials to the HS guidance office. Deadline is April 17, 2024.
Posted 3/13/24
Pleasant Music Boosters Scholarship-The Pleasant Music Boosters will provide two scholarships totaling $1,000. Please see the application for scholarship requirements. Parents must be paid booster members. Applications should be returned to the student services office.
PMB Scholarship 2024.pdf Deadline is Friday, April 12, 2024.
Posted 2/15/24
Pleasant Athletic Booster Scholarship-Up to ten $500 available to senior athletes, parents must be current athletic booster members before December 31, 2023, student athletes must be involved in a varsity sport during senior year, must have participated in at least 2 years of HS sports and earned at least one varsity letter, minimum GPA of 2.0, and no extra curricular handbook violations.
Athletic Booster Scholarship 2024.pdf Applications are due to the guidance office.
Deadline is April 21, 2024.
POET Bioprocessing Scholarship-Must be a high school senior pursuing post-secondary education. $1000 will be awarded after successful completion of 1st semester. Applications can be returned to Mrs. Webb in the Student Services office.
Poet Marion Scholarship 2024.pdf Deadline is April 5, 2024.
Madia/OSUM Scholarship-This $2500 scholarship will be awarded to one female and one male senior planning to attend OSU-Marion and major in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics related field. This includes students who are majoring in the medical field and/or science or math education field. Student must be in good academic standing. Click the
Madia OSUM Scholarship 2024.pdf for application instructions. Applications will be returned to the HS guidance office.
Deadline is April 5, 2024.
Pleasant Association of Teachers Scholarship-$500 scholarship available to a senior planning to attend a four year college to pursue a degree in education. Minimum GPA of 3.0 required. Click
PAT Scholarship 2024.pdf for an application. All applications and materials should be returned to the HS guidance office.
Deadline is April 10, 2024.
National Honor Society Scholarship-$250 scholarship available to a senior who is NOT a member of the Pleasant National Honor Society. Must be planning to attend a college or university next fall. Click
NHS Scholarship 2024.pdf for the application. All applications and materials should be returned to the HS guidance office.
Deadline is April 12, 2024.
Central Ohio Farmer's Co-Op Tom Bostic Scholarship-$2000 scholarship for seniors planning to major in agriculture crop and soil, agricultural science, technology and management, large animal science and ag related fields. Minimum 2.75 GPA required. Click the
Tom Bostic Scholarship 2024.pdf for the application. Mail application to the address provided.
Deadline is February 29, 2024.
Marion City/County Retired Teachers Scholarship-Two $1,000 scholarships available to a Marion County high school senior planning to pursue a career in education. Applications will be returned to the HS guidance office.
Marion City:County Retired Teachers Scholarship.pdf Deadline is March 1, 2024.
Posted 1/18/24
Ohio Association for Gifted Children Scholarship-$1,000 scholarship available to gifted high school seniors who are about to enroll full time in an accredited college or university. Students must have a minimum 27 on the ACT and be identified by as gifted in at least one of the following areas: cognitive ability, specific academic ability, performing/visual arts, or creative thinking. Click the following for further details and a link to the pdf of the application. It must be emailed or mailed by the student to the address provided on the application.
Ohio Association for Gifted Children Scholarship 2024.pdf Deadline is April 15, 2024.
Nucor Foundation Scholarship for Children of Nucor Teammates-$16,000 scholarship awarded to a child of a Nucor employee who is continuing their education after high school (either college or trade school). Click
https://scholarshipapply.nucor.com/ for further information.
Deadline is March 1, 2024.
Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative Scholarship-several scholarships available to children whose parents/guardians are receiving service from Mid-Ohio Energy. Students must have a 3.5 GPA and be continuing their education at a college, technical school, or vocational school. Click
https://www.midohioenergy.com/scholarships for further information.
Deadline is February 9, 2024.
Medical Mutual Scholarship-Through this program, seniors graduating from Ohio school districts that carry Medical Mutual insurance are now eligible to apply online for a one-time $1,000 scholarship toward college tuition. Additionally, six top applicants across the state will receive a $10,000 award for their outstanding academic and community service efforts. Students must submit a one-page essay that includes the student’s college major and describes how receiving a scholarship would impact their life, a current official transcript, and the Student Aid Report from FAFSA. Contact Alicia Szempruch at
[email protected] with any questions. Click
https://cfprograms.smapply.io/prog/medmutual/ to apply.
Deadline is April 1, 2024 at 5pm *deadline updated.
POET Never Satisfied Scholarship-POET Never Satisfied Scholarships are open to students enrolled in any two- or four-year post-secondary school, regardless of major or GPA. Never Satisfied Scholars receive up to $5,000 each, and will have the opportunity to receive a hands-on networking and learning experience with the POET team. 12 scholarships will be given.
https://poet.com/neversatisfied#scholarships The application deadline is February 12, 2024.
Ohio Gas Association Scholarship-$1,000 renewable scholarship for graduating high school seniors pursuing a career in the natural gas or related energy field. Student must be a legal US citizen, have a 3.0 GPA, and planning to attend an accredited Ohio college, university, technical, or trade school.
Ohio Gas Association Scholarship 2024.pdf Applications must be mailed to provided address.
Deadline is March 29, 2024.
Pat Needles Scholarship-$500 scholarship awarded to a senior with a cumulative
GPA between 2.0-2.9 through the 3rd nine weeks of the grading period of their senior year. Parents must be members of the Pleasant PTO for the 2023-24 school year.
PTO Pat Needles Scholarship 2024.pdf Applications are due to the high school guidance office.
Deadline is 2:15pm on April 1, 2024.PTO Scholarship-Three $500 scholarships will be awarded to seniors. Parents must be 2023-24 members of the Pleasant PTO and applicants will be judged on academic achievement, awards/honors, activities inside and outside of school, and community service.
Pleasant PTO 2024 Scholarship.pdf Applications are due to the HS guidance office.
Deadline is 2:15pm on April 1, 2024.
Posted 12/20/23
OSU Scholarship Universe-For any students planning to attend OSU-Columbus or OSU-Marion. Please access ScholarshipUniverse to find OSU scholarships. You must be accepted by OSU-Columbus or Marion to apply because you have to use your OSU username and password.
ScholarshipUniverse is a single, secure and easy-to-use source for most Ohio State scholarships and thousands of other opportunities.
For students, to find your top matches, go to ScholarshipUniverse using your Ohio State username (lastname.#) and password, create or log in to your account and answer questions about yourself to build your profile. Once you are matched to a scholarship, follow prompts to complete any application requirements. Deadline extended to March 15, 2024.
Posted 12/18/23
Marion Community Foundation Scholarships-The Marion Community Foundation has many scholarships that apply to Pleasant HS students. These scholarships have a large monetary range. Go to the following website and click the scholarships tab to see available scholarships and to complete an application. Be sure to follow up with recommenders to be sure their information is uploaded before the deadline.
https://marioncommunityfoundation.org/scholarships/ The deadline is February 13, 2024 at 1pm.
Posted 12/11/23
SME Education Foundation Scholarship-Scholarships available for students pursuing a 2 or 4 year degree in Engineering. This includes a $2500 Honda Excellence in Manufacturing Scholarship available for students attending any 2 year program including Marion Technical College and Columbus State Community College. Click the link for additional details about the Honda scholarship and others.
https://www.smeef.org/sme-education-foundation-scholarships/scholarship-opportunities/ Deadline is February 1, 2024.
Posted 8/23/23
Wendy's High School Heisman- Requires a GPA of a 3.0 or better, participation in high school athletics, and leadership qualities/experiences. We will recognize the male and female high school heisman winners at the senior assembly. The school winners do not receive money but are automatically in contention for recognition and scholarship money at the state and national level.
Deadline is October 17, 2023 by 6pm. https://heismanscholarship.com/