The Columbia Chamber of Commerce Scholarship is available to any resident of Columbia Township in Lorain County that is a current graduating high school senior aspiring to attend a two-year or four-year college, trade school, technical institute, or other post-secondary education program. To apply for this scholarship, you must submit this application on-line. This application is used to determine how you have made or are making significant contributions as a leader at your school and in your community. One (1) scholarship will be awarded to the winning applicant. Scholarship recipients will be selected based upon their completion of this application, current transcript grades, and answers to the essay questions.
Application process is open from January 15th through April 1st each year.
Criteria for Applying for and Receiving this Scholarship:
The applicant must be a current resident of Columbia Township in Lorain County in the state of Ohio.
The applicant must be a current graduating senior in high school or vocational school.
The applicant must be accepted to attend a two-year or
four-year college, trade school, technical institute, or other
post-secondary education program by the scholarship application
deadline.
The applicant will postal mail a current copy of their
high school transcript or report card demonstrating their unweighted
cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and copy of their school's
acceptance letter. Only one current copy of their high school transcript
or report card and copy of their school's acceptance letter is required
to be sent to the foundation to fulfill multiple foundation scholarship
requirements.
The applicant must not be an immediate relative of any
of the Columbia Community Foundation's or the Columbia Chamber of Commerce's officers or directors.
Donations to this Scholarship program are always welcomed, and can be sent to:
Columbia Community Foundation
c/o Columbia Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 567
Columbia Station, Ohio 44028
Scholarship applications must be completed online. If
you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Columbia
Community Foundation at 440-236-8000 or via email: scholarship@columbiacommunityfoundation.org.
Columbia Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Recipients