FHS Scholarship News

• Active Commitment to volunteerism
• Experience in local or student government or workplace leadership
• Volunteer leadership achievements
• Knowledge of Zonta International and it's programs
• Support for Zonta International’s mission of empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy

• Is pursuing post-secondary education in the fields of science, technology, engineering or mathematics.
• Has excelled in any of these fields with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
• Is enrolled in an area high school.

• Applicant must be a full-time student accepted to or enrolled in an accredited program that awards undergraduate graduate degrees for the fall of 2025.
• Applicant must be a resident of the United States.
• Areas included can be STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) related fields, ecology, social sciences, environmental, business, health, law, agriculture, food sciences, computer science, education, construction, and any degrees which can be applied to interstellar space travel missions and to help establish successful civilizations.

Requirements:

• Open to high school senior football players in the Foley School District.
• Participated in Foley Falcon football for two or more years.
• Minimum high school GPA of 2.0.
• Planning to attend an accredited institution of higher education including college, university, technical or community college.
• Completion of application form and essay question.

• Demonstrate the attributes of leadership, integrity, drive, and citizenship within their communities, schools, and workplaces
• Display strong academic performance (minimum 3.0 grade point average/4.0 scale or equivalent)
• Be citizens of the United States of America
• Be current high school seniors attending high school within the United States, (including any U.S. territories or commonwealths), and graduating in winter 2024 or spring 2025. Homeschooled applicants and applicants living on a U.S. Armed Forces base and attending high school outside the U.S. are eligible.
• Plan to enroll in a full‑time undergraduate course of study at an accredited four‑year college or university in the United States for the entire 2025-2026 academic school year.

Only Minnesota and North Dakota students from accredited high schools who are seniors in the 2024-2025 school year will be accepted. To qualify for the scholarship, students must:

• Be a graduating senior enrolled in a Minnesota or North Dakota high school (if selected, recipients must sign an electronic affidavit verifying enrollment – provided by BBB)
• Not be a BBB employee, intern, Board of Director or their family member.

Eligibility.  The Program provides scholarship to students who are dependents of Coast Guard active duty, reserve, and military retired members, current civilian NAF and APF employees, and current Coast Guard Auxiliarists that meet the following eligibility requirements:

• The applicant must be in the last year of high school or home schooling and scheduled to graduate and attend college full-time during the subsequent year.  Those who have already graduated are not eligible to apply.

• Students must plan to attend an accredited college or university for undergraduate studies.  Scholarships will not be awarded for participation in nonacademic and/or certified programs.  Students accepting appointments to USAFA, USNA, USMA, USCGA, or USMMA are not eligible.

Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards

Eligibility

• Be currently enrolled in high school or home school program and graduating in the spring of 2025
• Must have a minimum unweighted 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale or 7.5 on a 10.0 scale
• Must enroll at an accredited higher education institution in 2025-2026
• Be of Hispanic heritage (includes Spain, Brazil, Philippines)
• If selected, attendance to the virtual regional awards ceremony is mandatory

Categories

• Community Service
• Education
• Engineering
• Entrepreneurship & Business
• Green Sustainability
• Healthcare & Science
• Media & Entertainment
• Public Service & Social Justice
• Technology

• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

• Minnesota High School Senior in school year 2024-2025

• Korean heritage (minimum 25% biologically Korean)

• Overall GPA of 3.0 or greater

• Able to attend the awards ceremony (Celebrating Tomorrow) in April 13, 2025

• Current high school seniors, or the equivalent, who are citizens of the United States are eligible to apply.
• Applicants do not need to be related to a member of the Elks.
• High school graduates are not eligible to apply.
• Applicants must be citizens of the United States on the date their applications are submitted; permanent legal resident status does not qualify.3