The Mississippi Chapter of the American Public Works Association established this scholarship fund in 2000. The fund will honor a full-time junior or senior at a public university in Mississippi studying to enter the field of public works. "Public works" is generally the municipal or county governmental agency or department which administers projects such as road building, storm water retention, lot clearing, street lighting, engineering review of construction site plans, and other related duties. Those entering this profession most often study engineering, and eligible majors include civil engineering, electrical engineering, public administration, environmental engineering, biology and chemistry.  Applicants must have graduated from a high school in Mississippi.  This award is based both on merit and need.

Required materials: Scholarship Selection/Certification Form, Application, Activities Sheet, Financial Form (with tax return), Transcript and Letter of Recommendation.

>> Click here to download an application.

2012 Award: One Scholarship of $1,000

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The Dennis Bomgaars Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in memory of the Iowa native who originally came to Mississippi to study at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson . After obtaining his Masters in Christian Education and Biblical Studies, he accepted the position as business manager of a christian school in Clinton . With a special place in his heart for children, he mentored and trained young people for nearly 20 years through his work at the school and in his church. After he died of cancer in 2006, his family established the fund to provide an annual scholarship based on need.

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The John Robert Boswell Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in December 1999 by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boswell of Jackson in memory of their son John Robert Boswell, a National Merit Finalist and STAR Student at Jim Hill High School. A Carrier Scholar at Ole Miss, he was graduated in 1984 with a degree in chemical engineering and worked in the field until his death in 1993 of a brain tumor. The scholarship is awarded to an outstanding senior majoring in chemical engineering at Ole Miss. The recipient must be a full-time student and cannot belong to a social sorority or fraternity. This award is based both on merit and need.

Contact the University of Mississippi's Chemical Engineering Department for an application.

2012 Award: One Scholarship of $1,000

Dave Cannada graduated from Murrah High School in 1968. During his time at Murrah, Dave was Student Body President, a scholar, an athlete, and a role model to all of his classmates. Dave died of leukemia in 1970. The Dave Cannada Memorial Scholarship Fund was created by Dave’s classmates to honor Dave’s memory, and to provide financial assistance to students whose academic and leadership skills mirror those of Dave. The scholarship is available to students graduating from Murrah High School who plan to attend a four year college in Mississippi. Requirements are a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, ACT score of at least 25 and demonstrated strong leadership skills through athletics, church or ministry involvement, civic endeavors and/or student government.

Click here to read Dave's story written by his Dad.

Contact a senior counselor at Murrah High School for an application.

The first scholarship will be awarded in the Spring of 2013.

Jim and Molly Clark of Madison wanted a way to pay tribute to the friendly nature of their son, Harrison Hull Clark, a trumpeter very active in the Madison Central High School Marching Band and Symphonic Band who died in 1998. Honoring his memory, his parents established this fund in late 1999 to benefit outstanding graduates of their son's school, Madison Central. Since then, the fund has grown with contributions from members of the Clark family, friends and faculty and fund raisers held by students at the school. Applicants must be seniors at Madison Central High School who have a minimum GPA of 2.75 and rank in at least the 60^th percentile on college entrance exams.  Applicants must also plan to attend college as full-time students. These awards are based on merit only.

Contact a senior counselor at Madison Central High School for an application.

2012 Award: Three Scholarships, $1,000 each

The Aura Neely-Gary Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2007 in memory of Mrs. Gary by her family.  Mrs. Gary’s strong commitment to education and self-improvement was the impetus for her family’s desire to establish this scholarship.  The family wanted to honor her memory by providing a college scholarship to a person whose secondary school education may have been interrupted for various reasons or those who require assistance to continue their education.  The fund awards one scholarship annually in the amount of $2,000 based on merit and need to a male or female student planning to enter a college or university in Mississippi.  Preference will be given to students who desire to resume their education following a period of personal difficulties. Special consideration will be given for young women who had previously dropped out of school and are now enrolled at a post-secondary institution.

Required materials: Scholarship Selection/Certification Form, Application, Activities Sheet, Financial Form (with tax return), Transcript and Letter of Recommendation.

>> Click here to download an application.

2012 Award: Three Scholarships, $2,000 each. 

Named in honor of Anthony Gobar of Jackson, a long-time juvenile justice specialist, this fund will provide an annual scholarship based on both merit and need for a full-time junior or senior at a public university in Mississippi or at Southern University in Louisiana majoring in criminal justice, political science, or counseling.  The student must have a stated career interest in juvenile justice or a similar field and have demonstrated a strong commitment to community and public service.  Applicants must be a U.S. citizen and have at least a current grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. Demonstrated financial need must be provided via the student’s university or college financial aid office.

Required materials: Scholarship Selection/Certification Form, Application, Activities Sheet, Financial Form (with tax return), Transcript and Letters of Recommendation.

Applications available from University FAO, the corresponding University Departments or

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2012 Award: One Scholarship of $1,200 

The Charles E. “Chuck” Griffin, Jr. Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to honor the life of this talented young man whose life was cut short when a drag racer lost control of his vehicle and struck and killed Chuck as he stood in front of his best friend’s home.  The fund awards an annual scholarship to a graduating student at Jim Hill High School and to a graduating student at Hinds Community College who plans to continue his or her higher education at a four year institution.  The fund also awards an annual scholarship to a Tougaloo  College graduate that has been accepted into the American Bar Association Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) program.

>> Click here to download an application

Or contact the Principal of  Jim Hill High School or the Chair of the English Department at Hinds Community College for applications.

2011 Award: one scholarship, $2,000  

The Magnolia Bar Foundation established the scholarship fund at CFGJ in 2012. This fund will administer three separate scholarships.

MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION
Three scholarship awards will be given to high school seniors who compete and are determined to be the best senior advocates. The scholarship award amounts are $700 for 1st place, $500 for 2nd place and $300 for 3rd place. The top senior advocate will receive an award based on his/her rankings. The award winners must also show proof of enrollment in a college or university. Please visit the website of the Magnolia Bar Association at www.magnoliabar.org for more information about the annual mock trial event.

YOUNG/HALL SCHOLARSHIP
This scholarship is named after Jack Young, Sr. and Carsie Hall who were two of the cofounders of the Magnolia Bar Association. The scholarship of $1,000 is to be awarded to a second or third year law student who is enrolled at Mississippi College School of Law or the University of Mississippi School of Law. The award is based upon the student’s academic achievement and need. . Please visit the website of the Magnolia Bar Association at www.magnoliabar.org for more information about applying for this scholarship.

LEONARD MCCLELLAN SCHOLARSHIP
Leonard was a champion of social justice long before becoming a lawyer. This scholarship will honor a senior who graduates from a private or public high school in Mississippi who has shown a strong interest in and is enthusiastic about the science of jurisprudence. Applicants must have a GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4 point scale and demonstrate a need for financial aid in order to attend college. The award will be based on a combination of need and merit. Applicants will be asked to submit the application form and letters of recommendation which should include a statement of the student’s academic and career goals and how the scholarship will help to achieve such goals. One annual scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded beginning in spring 2014.  Please click this link to contribute to the Leonard McClellan Scholarship

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William W. Hunsberger, publisher of The Clarion-Ledger newspaper and a board member of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson, died of a heart attack in 2004. In his honor, his family and friends established the Bill Hunsberger Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships to students studying the programs at the universities attended by his three daughters. The award rotates annually among a journalism major at the University of Southern Mississippi, a journalism major at the University of Mississippi, and a political science major involved with student media at Mississippi State University. Applicants must be full-time, female students entering their junior or senior years of study.

Contact the MSU Political Science Deptment for an application.

2012 Award: One Scholarship of $2,000

Ryan Edward Kirkpatrick, a 17-year-old senior at MadisonCentral High School, was killed in a car accident in 2003. Ryan had won a national award for wildlife photography, was a filmmaker who had photographed plants and animals in the Amazon and was an amateur horticulturist who raised orchids and bromeliads. The Ryan Kirkpatrick Memorial Scholarship Fund, started by his parents, will provide scholarships to graduates of Madison Central High School. Applicants must have a strong interest in the natural sciences and submit an essay on the natural world. A 2.50 minimum GPA is required.

Contact a senior counselor at Madison Central High School for an application.

2012 Award: One Scholarship of $2,500

When Rankin CountySchool District director of special projects Robert E. Luckett died in February 2002, his family looked for a way to honor him and his lifelong dedication to education and children. His wife, Jeanne, and their son, Robby, created the Robert E. Luckett Memorial Scholarship Fund to honor graduates of Richland High School, where Mr. Luckett served as principal for 19 years. Selected as statewide Principal of the Year in 1997, Mr. Luckett had also served as principal of St. JosephHigh School and assistant principal at JimHill High School. Children were always important in the Luckett household, with the couple serving as foster parents for 17 children during their 35-year marriage, resulting in their receiving the Lookin' To The Future Award from Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth.

This award is based on a combination of merit, need and teacher recommendation.

Contact a senior counselor at Richland High School for an application.

2012 Award: Two Scholarships, $500 each

Application cycle open, apply by April 15, 2013.

To honor Rick Ross, their Principal, the PTO of the Madison Avenue Upper Elementary School decided to harness their resources and focus on instilling the importance of higher education in the students at their school. Preference will be given to students who otherwise have little or no other scholarship funds available to them. Students who have shown above average achievement; who are active in the various clubs, activities, and organizations of Madison Central; and who may have limited opportunities are eligible. The scholarship is not based on financial need but does require that the recipient has attended all years of school in the Madison County School District with the 3rd through the 5th grade exclusively at Madison Avenue Upper Elementary. Other criteria are a 2.33 or better grade average, 60 percentile or better on the ACT or SAT, and a written essay. Recipients are also required to attend a trade school, college or university in Mississippi.

This award is based on a combination of merit, need and teacher recommendation.

Contact a senior counselor at Madison Central High School for an application.

2012 Award: One Scholarship of $2,000

Application cycle open, apply by April 15, 2013.

Named in honor of the longtime director of the Middle Mississippi Girl Scout Council, this scholarship fund was created in 2001 to assist girls involved in the local council with their post-secondary education, primarily at trade schools.

Contact the Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi's Program Director for an application.