Scholarship Funds

Undergraduate scholarship funds 2010- 2011
Applications become available: January 1, 2010
Deadline for applications: March 1, 2010

Welcome to the Blue Mountain Community Foundation scholarship process. The following guidelines and instructions will assist you in completing and submitting your application. Scholarships from General Funds are awarded primarily by financial need. The foremost factor in determining financial need is family income. The table below indicates income levels, based on the Walla Walla area and the number of people in your family. Applicants who fall at or below these threshold amounts are encouraged to apply.

Scholarships from Special Requirement Funds are awarded to students meeting the criteria listed. These scholarships are not necessarily need-based. Scholarships are awarded to individuals attending colleges, universities and trade schools. If questions arise as you work through the application process, please call the Foundation office at (509) 529-4371 for assistance.

General Funds

Awards from the General Fund scholarships listed below are on a financial-need basis. Applicants must be graduates of high schools in Walla Walla County, have received a GED or been home-schooled in Walla Walla County or have resided in Walla Walla County for at least three (3) years at the time of application.

• Ralph R. Bennett and Mary Ellen Bennett Fund
• Earl and Lucille Blake Scholarship Fund
• T. B. Elliott Fund
• William E. and Mary G. Falconer Endowment Fund
• Kenneth Garner Non-Endowed Scholarship Fund
• Dayl and Doris Graves Scholarship Fund
• Roberta Bell Kraemer Fund

Special Requirement Funds

Awards from these funds are pursuant to the criteria listed below and are not necessarily need-based. You should read the description carefully to see if you qualify.

• Betty Rae and Luetta Anderson Fund - for graduates of Walla Walla High School who plan to continue their foreign language education at the collegiate level (preference for students studying German).
• Bayne Family Fund - for graduates of Walla Walla High School active in student government.
• Larry Jay Brittain Memorial Fund - for graduates of Walla Walla County high schools who were active in youth baseball. Applicants must demonstrate a desire to pursue higher education and an academic ability to achieve. Financial need will be considered.
• Terry Copple Fund - for graduates of Walla Walla High School who wish to major in visual arts at the college level or at a special art school. Applicants must have attained at least average scholastic achievement and demonstrate financial need.
• Bobby Cox Memorial Fund - for Walla Walla County or Milton-Freewater, Oregon, high school senior of Latino descent with outstanding leadership qualities and financial need.
• Ralph and Elsa Emigh Fund - for Columbia, Garfield and Walla Walla County and Milton-Freewater, Weston and Athena, Oregon, high school graduates who have demonstrated merit or who have financial need, irrespective of academic achievement or class rank.
• Keith P. and Helen C. Fenner Fund - for Columbia, Umatilla or Walla Walla County high school graduates who can demonstrate extraordinary examples of leadership and good citizenship. Applicants must cite specific leadership roles and citizenship activities.
• Edward F. Fields Memorial Fund - for Walla Walla County 4-H or FFA graduate attending Washington State University with interest in livestock, veterinary medicine or extension services.
• Jim Kibler Agriculture Fund - for students attending college or specialized vocational agri-business programs in anticipation of careers in farming, animal sciences (including veterinary medicine), natural resources management, agriculture technology, ag marketing and ag management (preference to individuals from Washington, Oregon and Idaho with farming or cattle-raising backgrounds).
• Tichi-Groom Fund - for Walla Walla or Umatilla County high school graduate whose parent must be in fire-fighting service, paid or volunteer; or city/county law enforcement officer (preference for Athena or Milton-Freewater students).
• Ann Weatherill Memorial Scholarship Fund - for graduates of Garrison Middle School who have demonstrated academic excellence and with financial need.
• O. A. and Marion White 4-H Scholarship Fund - for active 4-H members.

Applications will automatically be considered for the General Funds, and may be considered for the Special Requirement Funds if the applicant meets the special requirement criteria and lists the Special Requirement Fund for which they would like to be considered in the space provided on the application form.

Applications will be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee of Blue Mountain Community Foundation for recommendation to the Board of Trustees. It will consider the applicant's statement of high school or college interests, employment and community service and plans for further education. Family and student income, number of family members and cost of education, as well as student and parent abilities and willingness to contribute toward college expenses, are major considerations.