Ripley County, IN— The Ripley County Community Foundation granted $70,375 in scholarships to 65 recipients for 2020. Of those recipients, 14 scholarships were awarded to graduates from Batesville High School, 1 from East Central High School, 4 from Jac-Cen-Del High School, 3 from Milan High School, 2 from Oldenburg Academy, 14 from South Ripley High School, and 22 scholarships were awarded to current college students.
Laura Hamilton, Program Officer of the Ripley County Community Foundation, states, “The value that scholarships provide our county’s youth go beyond measures. For some students, it is the difference between attending the college of their dreams and/or the affordability of post-secondary education. Our scholarships present opportunities to our students to become the next great leaders of Ripley County.”
To view a full list of our scholarships and their recipients, visit the Ripley County Community Foundation’s most recent blog, “2020 Scholarship Recipients.”
There are still three scholarship applications that are due June 1st: the Doris A. Brelage Nursing Scholarship, Corinne’s Believers Memorial Scholarship, and the Integrity Machine Tool Technology Scholarship. Applications can be found on the website by clicking here.
To learn more, contact the Ripley County Community Foundation at (812) 933-1098 or [email protected]. To make a donation to a scholarship fund or, to establish a new scholarship fund, click here or stop by the office at 13 E. George Street, Suite B, Batesville, IN.
