01/19/2017

Roy and Kathryn Hickes Scholarship program accepting applications for 2017-18

DESCRIPTION

In September of 2000, Kathryn H. Hickes created the Roy and Kathryn Hickes Family Fund of the Springfield Foundation as a memorial to her late husband Roy. The fund was established to provide Lutherans with funds for religious educational opportunities, including formal seminary education scholarships and opportunities for laypersons of all ages who want to learn more about matters that relate to their Christian faith and life. The purpose of the fund is to assist students in their desire to study the Word of God in order to better prepare themselves for Christian service. Through their studies, students should grow spiritually in the knowledge of the Word of God and in the Holy Spirit as well as grow intellectually so that they are able to serve in various capacities. Seminary programs should prepare students to be faithful and effective leaders and pastors in the church as it ministers to the world. Awards are given for one year; however, previous recipients may re-apply.

REQUIREMENTS

General Eligibility Requirements
The Hickes Education Award is available to Lutherans of any age residing in the Southern Ohio Synod and the Ohio Mission District of the North American Lutheran Church; however, members of the congregation of Trinity Lutheran Church, Springfield, Ohio, receive special consideration during the selection process. Applicants may be rostered with the Southern Ohio Synod or the Ohio Mission District of the North American Lutheran Church but enrolled in programs/schools located outside of southern Ohio.

Selection Committee
Applications are reviewed, and recommendations made, by a Committee of the Springfield Foundation, made up of members of Trinity Lutheran Church and Melissa Zaletski, fund representative. The Scholarship is administered by the Springfield Foundation.

Lay Program Requirements

All recipients must:
1. Register to attend a specific educational or fellowship program,
2. Submit a completed Hickes Scholarship Application by the award deadline date,
3. Supply the selection committee with information regarding the program to be attended including information regarding the cost associated with attending, and
4. Provide the selection committee with a brief narrative describing how they have grown from their experience after they have concluded the program.

Formal Undergraduate, M. Div., MA or Doctoral Education Program Requirements
All recipients must:
1. Be rostered with the Southern Ohio Synod or the Ohio Mission District,
2. Submit a completed Hickes Scholarship Application by the award deadline date,
3. Be accepted into an accredited institution of higher learning,
4. Enroll and complete at least 3 credit hours each quarter or semester in the accredited institution of acceptance, and
5. Maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 during the period of enrollment.

To apply go to https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/31565-Springfield-Foundation.

Deadline for application is February 24, 2017.