Scholarships
The Foundation is committed to providing scholarships for deserving Wayne County graduating seniors. Starting in 1991 with the first Edwin Thomas Scholarships, the various awards continue to grow in number and size.
In 2007 twenty scholarships were awarded totaling $31,000. The Foundation Board extends its congratulations to all those past recipients and urges them to keep in contact with the Foundation.
The following is the list of current scholarships:
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Edwin J. Thomas Scholarship |
$1000 (3 each) |
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Robert Zabady Scholarship |
$2000 (1 each) |
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Jeri Bigart Memorial Scholarship |
$1500 (2 each) |
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Robert and Inger Stovall Scholarships |
$1500 (1 each)* |
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Leon Scudder Scholarships |
$2000 (10 each) |
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Wayne County Community Foundation Scholarships |
$1000 (5 each) |
Application Process: The Scholarship application file is a PDF and may be downloaded. Although you will be able to download the file, you will not be submitting the application electronically. Please complete the forms and mail it to the addresses located on the Application.
(Click here to download scholarship application)
Selection: The Scholarship Committee of the Foundation’s Board of Directors will review all applications making recommendation to the Board for its final approval. Students must be Wayne County residents attending either public or private schools. Selection is based on Academic Achievement and financial need. The Jeri Bigart Memorial Scholarship is awarded to students attending a technical (vocational) school. The Stovall Scholarship is awarded to ‘most academically improved’ Honesdale H.S. Senior.
*Note: A second Stovall Scholarship is awarded to a deserving 8th Grader attending St. Vincent’s School in Honesdale.