Scholarships

As we receive Scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year, we will add them here. If you have a scholarship you would like us to post please email Sarah Broadaway

Scholarship Information

Due Date

Pulaski County/Ft. Wood Shrine Ladies Scholarship

Application

Scholarship Essay: Please address your interests in attending college or vocational school and how that relates to your career goals and objectives. Please explain your need for this scholarship, if any, and provide any other information that you believe is relevant to this application. Your essay should be typewritten, no more than one ( 1) page in length; and attached to this form.

Completed applications and essays should be mailed to the Pulaski County/Ft Wood Shrine Ladies, ATTN: Scholarship Application; PO Box 266, Waynesville, MO 65583. Applications must be received no later than May 151h, 2025. If chosen to receive this Scholarship, recipients will be notified directly. Scholarship funds for the chosen recipients will be disbursed directly to the secondary school in the Fall of 2025.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Alanna Davis, President of the Pulaski County/Ft. Wood Shrine Ladies at (254) 368-1143.

May 15, 2025

Innovation in Education Scholarship-LA Tutors

Application and information

  • Essay - The essay should describe the goal of the particular project and provide the link to access the content such as the blog, app, etc. (if applicable). Word or PDF format only.

  • Letter of Recommendation - The letter should preferably be from someone who oversaw your project or can speak to the quality of your work on your project. Letters of recommendation of any type are accepted. Word or PDF format only.

  • Your Photo - The photo should be one taken during project execution. JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF format only. Maximum file size 2MB

  • 3.0 GPA

May 21, 2025

GRFD (Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty ) Minute Men Scholarship

Scholarship Form (scroll to bottom of page)

The GRFD scholarship provides full tuition and fees or room and board ($12,000 per year) for up to four years at a public or private school who hosts an Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. This program provides well-trained officers to the Reserve Components and improves the total Army force. 

• Currently in the Army Reserve or eligible to enlist (meaning test and physically qualified but not sworn in)
• U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
• Between the ages of 17-28; cannot turn 31 by 31 December of the year of commissioning
• Must be able to complete a valid Chapter 2 MEPS physical for enlistment
• Must be able to pass the
Army Combat Fitness Test (required to sign contract and receive scholarship benefits)
• Must be in compliance with AR 600-9 body composition standards
• Official University/College acceptance letter
• Applicants require: 2.5 GPA, 4-year applicants must have an ACT/SAT 

• Must be able to participate in Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP)
• Once commissioned applicants must complete an 8-year service obligation while actively drilling at a Unit

The applicant must be test/physically qualified – Qualified Not Enlisted (QNE) with MEPS. The applicant will not be required to swear-in until they have received a ROTC scholarship offer letter.

All nominees will be made aware that the scholarship they are accepting is a dedicated GRFD and CANNOT BE REVOKED to allow the applicant to compete for an active-duty commission.

All scholarship offers are subject to available funding.

June 1, 2025