Scholarship Programs APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS The CFO awards more than $1.7 million in scholarships each year for college, graduate and technical education. Stoking the Fires of Knowledge The CFO manages more than 440 private scholarship funds created by individuals, families and companies that want to provide a path to higher education for generations to come. Donors determine the size and eligibility criteria for the scholarships they create, and the CFO manages the process on their behalf. Scholarships of more than $1.7 million were awarded to 727 students during the 2019–20 academic year. After World War II ended, Jennie Barritt was teaching students of all ages in a tiny, one-room schoolhouse in the Cedar County hamlet of Wright. Over the next 34 years, she and her husband, Ellis, a WWII veteran and rural mail carrier, also tended a 160-acre farm. They lived within their means and eventually built assets that Jennie decided to give back to El Dorado Springs students through the Ellis and Jennie Barritt Educational Scholarship Fund. “I wanted for them to get to go to college, and if I could help them, I wanted to,” she says. FIND SCHOLARSHIPS APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS Information for Students The CFO’s annual scholarship application process is begins Feb. 1. The CFO offers a variety of scholarships, each with their own criteria and often with geographic preferences. Students will use the Foundant portal to apply for scholarships. LEARN MORE News & Updates Recent stories about CFO Scholarships ESTABLISHING A SCHOLARSHIP Information for Donors The CFO works with donors and professional advisors to help establish scholarship funds that reflect their commitment to education. LEARN MORE OPEN A FUND Scholarship Services Beth Hersh, Director of Scholarships, works with students and school counselors from the application process through making awards, tracking success and sharing information with donors. Each scholarship has a selection committee that chooses the recipient(s) each year. If you are interested in volunteering on a scholarship selection committee, please contact Beth. CONTACT BETH Support our mission by becoming a donor today. DONATE NOW Get News & Updates Sign up to get the latest news and information from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. SIGN UP Learn More About the CFO GIVING WITH THE CFO WHAT WE DO WHO WE ARE OUR MISSION CONTACT US CAREERS AT THE CFO NEWS & RESOURCES DONATE NOW © Copyright 2021 Community Foundation of the Ozarks. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site by Mostly Serious