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Scholarship applications and FAFSA issues

Posted on Feb 20, 2024, by

The Community Foundation has been closely following updates from the U.S. Department of Education regarding the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. There have been multiple issues with the updates for the 2024-25 school year, including late opening for applicants, delays in producing Submission Summary documentation for applicants who have submitted their FAFSA […]

Parents: It’s scholarship time!

Posted on Dec 19, 2018, by

Winter is here, and while high school seniors may not be filling out college applications quite yet, you can bet their parents are already pondering the “T” word – tuition – and wondering how to afford those fees. We can help! This is the perfect time to start getting a jump on available scholarships, and […]

$1 million in scholarships ready for earlier applications

Posted on Jan 25, 2017, by

The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region is now accepting applications for more than $1 million in scholarship money available to students from 60 schools. A change in federal rules allows many college-bound students to apply for scholarships sooner than they could have in the past. They now can use information from their parents’ […]

A million and two reasons why applying for scholarships is easier

Posted on Dec 28, 2016, by

Kylie Sweere has a million-dollar smile. The 2015 Hilbert High School graduate went on to the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh to study English and marketing, with help from a $3,000 scholarship from the Violet and Ruben Laack Memorial Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is a memorial to the late Violet and Ruben Laack. They both knew […]

4 tips for scholarship applicants

Posted on Feb 13, 2014, by

Personally, I’m not a procrastinator, but in my role at the Community Foundation I interact with many people who are. I’m talking about college-bound high school seniors. They’re so busy that applying for scholarships often falls to the bottom of their “to-do” list until they feel the pressure of a deadline … or their parents.