Community Service Scholarship
The Whitefish Bay Civic Foundation Scholarship was established in the spring of 2004. The goal of the Scholarship is to reward a high school student or students who have exhibited exemplary service to their community in the form of volunteer activities and commitments. Candidates for the $1,000 scholarship must demonstrate substantial service or volunteer activities benefiting local communities.
To be eligible, the student must be a Whitefish Bay resident, a graduating senior from a high school located in the metropolitan Milwaukee area, and meet the other criteria set forth in the application form. Application forms are generally available from the guidance offices of local high schools or by clicking on the following link: Community Service Scholarship Application, and are due in early April of each year. (2013 DEADLINE: APRIL 2, 2013)
SELECTION CRITERIA
- Student must be a Whitefish Bay resident.
- Student must be a graduating senior from a high school located in the metropolitan Milwaukee area.
- Academic standing, financial need and participation in student activities within the student’s school will not be a primary component of the evaluation.
- Student must identify and commence a continuing education curriculum (college, technical or vocational program) commencing no later than the fall term immediately after graduation.
Applicants, regardless of where they attend high school, must complete the Scholarship Application Form and return it (by 4:30 PM on April 2) to:
Whitefish Bay Civic Foundation
c/o Whitefish Bay Village Hall
5300 N. Marlborough Drive
Whitefish Bay, WI 53217
2012 Winner: Erik Lasky, Marquette University High School