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      Eligibility: - Merit Based 
- Marietta High School 
- Current Senior 
- 3.0 GPA 
- Bachelor’s Degree 
- Major: Education 
 Requirements: - Write an essay not to exceed one page discussing your involvement in your community, your volunteer work, and post-secondary educational plans. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Bob & Dora Jean Bumgarner Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Merit Based and Need Based 
- Washington County School 
- Current Senior 
- 3.0 GPA 
- Bachelor’s Degree 
- Must attend Full Time 
 Requirements: - Write an essay, no more than 750 words, describing how you have demonstrated drive, determination, and resolve either in school, at home, or in your community. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Carol Christy Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Merit Based 
- Marietta High School 
- Current Senior 
- 3.0 GPA 
- Associates or Bachelor’s Degree 
 Requirements: - Write an essay, not to exceed one page, discussing your involvement in your community, your volunteer work, and post-secondary educational plans. 
- Write an essay, no more than 350 words, double spaced, addressing one of the following topics: - a. Describe an accomplishment for which you have been recognized and its influence on you. - b. Who has been the most influential in your life and why? - c. What are your career aspirations and why? 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Carpe Diem Athletic and Academic Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Merit Based and Need Based 
- Washington County School 
- Current Senior 
- 3.5 GPA 
- Associates, Bachelor’s or Certificate Program 
 Requirements: - Write an essay, not to exceed one page, discussing the purpose and goal of your education and how your chosen field of study aligns with your aspirations. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Dr. Krupadev Family Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Merit Based and Need Based 
- Washington County School and/or Descendent of Chapter Member 
- Current Senior 
- 3.0 GPA 
- Associates, Bachelor’s or Certificate Program 
 Requirements: - Write a 500-word essay on a person who lived in America between 1600 and 1701 whose character traits you admire and explain how you could relate to them. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Edward Parrish Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Need Based 
- Washington County School 
- Current Senior or Nontraditional Student 
- 2.0 GPA 
- Associates, Bachelor’s or Certificate Program 
- Major: HVAC, Electrical, Pipefitting, Fabrication, Welding or any mechanical trade (Auto/Diesel) 
 Requirements: - Write an essay not to exceed one page discussing your work experience and describing your interest in pursuing a technical career. 
- Write an essay not to exceed one page discussing your involvement in your community, and your volunteer work. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Edwin “Jack” Haas Memorial Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Need Based 
- Washington County School 
- Current Senior or Nontraditional Student 
- 2.5 GPA 
- Associates, Bachelor’s or Certificate Program 
- Major: Health Care field 
 Requirements: - Why do you want to start a career in health care? What is (was) your favorite subject in school? Have you had a family member affected by cancer? 
- Write an essay not to exceed one-page discussing your involvement in your community, and your volunteer work. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Faustena “Frosty” Haas Health Care Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Need Based 
- Washington County High School 
- 2.5 GPA 
- Current Senior or Nontraditional Student 
- Associates or Bachelor’s Degree 
- Major: Music or career working with children 
 Requirements: - Write an essay not to exceed one page discussing your involvement in your community, your volunteer work, and post-secondary educational plans. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Garrett Scott Memorial Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Merit Based 
- Washington County School 
- Current Senior or Nontraditional Student 
- 3.5 GPA 
- Bachelor’s Degree 
 Requirements: - Write a 250-word essay describing a situation in which you demonstrated leadership within your school or community 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: James S. and Brenda A. Measell Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Merit Based 
- Washington County or Wood County School 
- Current Senior 
- Must have participated in Marietta Soccer League Program 
- Must have earned a varsity letter in high school soccer 
- Associates, Bachelor’s or Certificate Program 
- 3.0 GPA 
 Requirements: - A 500-word essay answering the following questions; How has soccer benefited you? What are your future plans after college (both soccer and outside of soccer)? 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Jim Roberts Marietta Soccer League Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Merit Based and Need Based 
- Washington County School 
- Current Senior or Nontraditional Student 
- 3.0 GPA 
- Bachelor’s Degree 
- Major: Journalism 
 Requirements: - Write an essay (not to exceed one page) about why you chose to major in journalism and what you plan to accomplish with that degree. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Jolene Craig Journalism Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Need Based 
- Washington County School 
- Current Senior or Nontraditional Student 
- 2.5 GPA 
- Associates or Bachelor’s Degree 
- Must attend Ohio University 
 Requirements: - Write an essay, not to exceed one page, discussing your involvement in your community, your volunteer work, and post-secondary educational plans. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Kevin O’Brien Kelly Memorial Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Merit Based 
- Washington County or Noble County High Schools 
- 2.5 GPA 
- Current Senior or Nontraditional Student 
- Associates or Bachelor’s Degree 
 Requirements: - Write an essay not to exceed one page discussing your involvement in your community, your volunteer work, and post-secondary educational plans. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Magnum Manufacturing Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Merit Based 
- Washington County School 
- Current Senior or Nontraditional Student 
- 3.0 GPA 
- Associates, Bachelor’s or Certificate Program 
- Major: Engineering 
 Requirements: - Write a 500-word essay discussing your involvement in your community and your volunteer work. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Mark C. Studenic Memorial Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Need Based 
- Marietta High School 
- Current Senior 
- 2.5 GPA 
- Associates or Bachelor’s Degree 
 Requirements: - A 750-word essay on how you plan to make a livelihood with your education. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Myra P. Berg Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Merit Based 
- Marietta or Frontier High Schools 
- 2.5 GPA 
- Current Senior or Nontraditional Student 
- Associates or Bachelor’s Degree 
- Preference given to students planning to study technology 
 Requirements: - In 500 words or less describe your most meaningful achievement and how that relates to your field of study and your future goals. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Penelope ‘Penny’ J. Passavant Academic Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Merit Based and Need Based 
- Washington County or Wood County School 
- Current Senior or Nontraditional Student 
- Associates, Bachelor’s or Certificate Program 
- Major: Art, Graphic Design, art-related field 
 Requirements: - A 300-word essay on your interest in art and why you want to go to art school, and what you hope to do with an art education 
- Detail on experience and any signed teacher evaluations of your art abilities that you think would be supportive of your application. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Stanton Brock Art Discovery Fund Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Merit Based 
- Marietta High School 
- Current Senior or Nontraditional Student 
- 3.0 GPA 
- Associates, Bachelor’s Degree or Certificate Program 
- Major: Business or Engineering 
 Requirements: - Write an essay not to exceed one-page discussing your involvement in your community, your volunteer work, and post-secondary educational plans. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Thomas C. Vadakin Memorial Scholarship 
 
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      Eligibility: - Need Based 
- 2.0 GPA 
- Pursuing Associate’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, Certificate/Technical Program, Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential 
- Pursue Early Child Care, Education or Child Development curriculum 
 Requirements: - Write an essay (not to exceed one page) detailing how you would utilize your education to ensure that parents understand the need for, and the value of, early childhood education. 
- Print and submit the following along with your master application: Walter J. & Marjorie G. McCarthy Child Care Enrichment Scholarship 
 
Timeline
January – March
- Complete the FAFSA. 
- Complete the Master Application. 
- Obtain an Official Transcript from your most recent school. 
- Complete essays and other individual scholarship requirements. 
- Compile your application packet and submit it by Monday, March 17, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. to: - Marietta Community Foundation 
 100 Putnam Street
 Marietta, OH 45750
April
- Notify MCF if any application information changes. 
- Applications are processed and distributed to dedicated scholarship committees for extensive review and voting. 
- Selection notifications are emailed to recipients by April 25, one week before the Scholarship Awards Ceremony. 
- Recipients attend the Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Sunday, May 4, 2025. 
May – June
- Recipients submit Scholarship Contract(s) by June 30, 2025. 
