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Home  News Latest Dollars for Scholars accepting applications
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Thursday, 05 June 2008 |
Now is the time for college students to be making applications to the Conrad Dollars for Scholars (CDS).
CDS is accepting applications for $16,250 in scholarships that are available for students who have completed at least one year of college. Applicants must have graduated from Conrad High School.
“By filling out one application, students will be eligible for 36 different scholarships this year,” says Jim Meier.
Awards include the $390 Everett and Helen Elliott scholarship that will be awarded to a student preparing for a career involving music or business and the $500 Mike and Blanche Moritz scholarship that will be awarded to an education major.
For those students majoring in an Ag field of study, there are two awards this year.
They include the $290 Marvin and Vivian Cheek scholarship and the $500 Tom C. McCracken Memorial.
The $300 McDonald Family scholarship, in memory of Chuck and Delores McDonald is given to a student enrolled at a vocational school.
A $290 scholarship is from the Calie Keil Snoddy Endowment and is awarded to someone attending nursing school. A $2,300 scholarship from Lester and Kaye Johnson in memory of Todd Johnson goes to a student entering a field in sports medicine or physical therapy.
Two other scholarships, one honoring Ira Perkins for $290 will be awarded to someone studying music or education and another from Conrad Building Center for $480 is for someone pursuing a degree in business.
The Bliss Family has an endowment that will award four $500 scholarship for students pursuing a music degree, Ag-business degree or a religious background.
Two other scholarships, one honors the memory of Margaret Graham for $1,225 and is awarded to a person going into education and another $1,650 scholarship is from the Rossberg Family endowment and is based on financial need.
Another award is in memory of Dola McCoy, which awards five $300 grants to full-time students enrolled in the University of Montana system.
The single application will also make a student eligible to apply for the $400 Stockman Bank scholarship, which includes 12-$300 awards from the community endowment and a $335 award from the All 50s Reunion.
Other scholarship[s this year include the $250 Jean Aitken Memorial for those interested in computer science and the Dr. Wayne E. Walston scholarship that will be awarded to a student that intends to be a teacher.
The local selection committee grades all scholarship applications objectively.
Requests for a scholarship application may be mailed to Conrad Dollars for Scholars, Box 787, Conrad, 59425.
An application may also be issued by calling Meier at (406) 271-5637. Applications must be returned to CDS by Aug. 1.
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