The Northern Panhandle Conservation District Foundation plans to award four $2,500.00 scholarships. One graduating high school senior from each Northern Panhandle county (Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, and Marshall) will receive an award. Students may be awarded $500 for the first three years of schooling and $1,000 for the fourth year depending on available funding. Award funding for successive years is dependent upon the continued completion of criteria.

• Must be a US Citizen.

• Must be a graduating high school senior or currently working towards their first undergraduate degree.

• Must be a resident of a Northern Panhandle County. (Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio)

• Must have graduated or be graduating from a Northern Panhandle High School or Northern Panhandle Home School.

• Must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

• Must be majoring in one of the areas of study listed on page two.

• A list of three people (with addresses and phone numbers) who know you well enough to support this application. One of the people must be your academic advisor/professor/guidance counselor. Also, no relatives may be a reference.

• Application must be filled out completely. An OFFICIAL transcript must be provided by the school.

• The school of higher education must provide proof of enrollment and area of certification.