SIDNEY — The Sidney-Shelby County YMCA is now accepting applications for the 2016 Lee E. Schauer Memorial Scholarship and the Jim Lantz Memorial Scholarship.
Application packets have been mailed to all area high schools and are also available at the local YMCA and on the website: www.sidney-ymca.org.
The Lee E. Schauer Memorial Scholarship was established in 1989 by family and friends to honor the memory of a young man who lost his life in an accident the summer before his senior year of high school.
It is a $12,000 scholarship, payable over four years, and students must establish proof of satisfactory progress to renew each year. It is the wish of the Schauer family that this scholarship be awarded to a college-bound high school senior for whom the award will make a difference. For that reason, the award is intended to reach those students who may not qualify for other scholarships: “average” students who are involved in their community and in school activities, who are leaders and display character traits like caring, honesty, respect and responsibility, but whose GPAs may eliminate them from consideration for other scholarships.
The Sidney-Shelby County YMCA, in collaboration with other benefactors, established the Jim Lantz Memorial Scholarship in 2011 in memory of Jim Lantz. Lantz was a sophomore at Sidney High School. He died in an automobile accident in November 1986. He would have graduated in June 1989.
This scholarship is a one-year, nonrenewable, $1,000 scholarship. Applicants must be college-bound, high school seniors and Shelby County residents. The minimum GPA for qualification is 2.5, and after qualification, GPA is not a factor.
YMCA members will receive additional consideration in determination of the winner, but YMCA membership is not a requirement. Applicants must demonstrate commitment to community service as a volunteer, with additional credit for volunteer services at the YMCA. Need will also be a factor considered in evaluation of applicants. Applicants must also demonstrate leadership qualities and exemplify Christian values.
For complete details on these scholarships, visit www.sidney-ymca.org.
The deadline to apply for both scholarships is April 4. All applications should be returned to the YMCA, 300 E. Parkwood St., Sidney, OH 45365. All applications will be reviewed by a selection committee, and finalists will be invited to the Y for an interview. For information, call Pam Fultz at 492-9134 or email [email protected].
