Education Foundation Scholarships

2026
STUDENT
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS		 RON KING PROFESSIONAL
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS		  

F.W. Moore Scholarship
Breanne Rainey

Renee' Parker Scholarship
Marla Cornewell

Bo Hagemier Scholarship
Ethan Kertai

Isaac Ball Fellow Scholarship
Kylie Leland

Tiffany Bailey
Field of Reeds, LLC

James Hess
Hess Funeral Home & Cremation Services 

Josh Lee
Goodwin Funeral Home, Inc.

 Jarrell Springfield
Calumet Park Funeral Chapel

DOUG SHELBY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Tika Hughes
Mid-America College of Funeral Service

JOHN WHITAKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Sydney Rasdall
Ivy Tech Community College 

INDIANA FUNERAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION  ELDEN LAHAYNE SCHOLARSHIP
Rachel Torres
Vincennes University

 

Are you a student looking for some assistance to help pay for tuition?  Already licensed and longing to attend some professional development but could use a little assistance?  If so, read on! 

The Indiana Funeral Education Foundation is committed to excellence in funeral service education and awards NINE (yes, NINE) scholarships - five professional development scholarships and four student scholarships.

The Indiana Funeral Education Foundation offers the following scholarships for students:

  • Isaac Ball Scholarship $5,000
  • Renee' Parker Scholarship $2,500
  • Bo Hagemeir Scholarship $2,500
  • Frank W. Moore Scholarship $2,500

The student is to first fill out the Scholarship Application Form and then apply for any of the separate scholarships by following the submission instructions for each scholarship.

Application deadline for 2026 is March 27, 2026

2026 Student Scholarship Application

The Indiana Funeral Education Foundation  offers the following professional scholarships:

The Indiana Funeral Education Foundation is pleased to announce the inaugural Professional Development Scholarships. The Indiana Funeral Education Foundation will offer up to five (5) $2,000 professional development scholarships. These scholarships are available to any member of IFDA - licensed and un-licensed firm staff, individual, senior, and associate members.

These annual scholarships are made possible by generous donations to the foundation. Isaac Ball Fellows are named when a donation(s) of $1000 or more is made by an individual or company.  The Indiana Funeral Education Foundation currently has over 160 Isaac Ball Fellows.

Application deadline for 2026 is March 27, 2026

2026 Professional Scholarship Application

 

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