We offer a variety of scholarships to high school graduates from Barton, Pawnee, Rush, and Stafford County, Kansas. Use our search tool to find the applications that are the right fit for your educational goals. Our scholarship portal also has an import feature, so students can upload responses from existing GBCF scholarship applications. View GBCF’s Diversity Statement.
2020 Scholarship Recipients
Your hometown is where it all began! What if . . . you could move home to Central Kansas and get help paying off student loans for living and working in Barton, Pawnee, Rush, or Stafford counties (Kansas)?
Do you have outstanding student debt?
Have you graduated college within the last 7 years?
Do you currently live outside the Golden Belt area?
Click here to apply!
Scholarships can award personal and academic achievements, memorialize a loved one, carry on a family tradition, or rally for your favorite team. The Foundation manages several funds, each having their own unique criteria for selecting recipients, including academic achievement, financial need, educational and career goals, and community involvement. Click to learn more about Establishing A Scholarship Fund with GBCF!
Scholarships afford people the opportunity to propel themselves. Students who attain degrees earn more and live longer. College can also help families out of poverty, and the effects of education are felt throughout the community and passed down to the next generation.
Golden Belt Community Foundation is continually impressed with the seriousness with which scholarship reviewers approach the task of selecting recipients. Our volunteers’ willingness to objectively review student applications ensures that recipients are selected in a fair and consistent manner.
Under certain circumstances, the federal government will cancel all or part of your student loans. Criteria for canceling student debt depends on a variety of factors. Below are some options worth exploring.
It takes a village to raise a child and that includes ensuring equality in access to education. Central Kansas offers many efforts that assist with everything from high school preparation to college career advising. Below are a few resources that can point you in the right direction.