Larry L. Wendel, Executive Secretary of The Van Wert County Foundation, has announced that applications for scholarship grants for the 2008-09 school year are available today.
Students currently on a scholarship and students who applied as high school seniors in the spring of 2007 will automatically be sent the necessary application form.  Other students who are finishing their freshman, sophomore or junior year in college may secure applications by contacting The Van Wert County Foundation at 138 East Main Street, Van Wert, Ohio, 45891 (Phone 419-238-1743).
For a student to be eligible for a scholarship grant, they must be a graduate of one of the high schools serving Van Wert County residents, a graduate of Delphos Jefferson or Delphos St. John’s, or a graduate of Antwerp, Paulding, or Wayne Trace High Schools serving Paulding County residents.
The student must have completed their freshman year in college with at least a 2.75 grade accume. At the end of their sophomore year and thereafter, the student must have a 3.0 grade accume.
Grants are made for no more than three years, excepting if a course of study requires five years to earn a baccalaureate degree a fourth grant may be made.  No grants are made beyond the baccalaureate degree.
Scholarships are based on residency, college grade point average and financial need and are available for any recognized field of study leading to an associate or baccalaureate degree.