Community Foundation offering 13 scholarships to high school seniors

The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation has announced that it is accepting online applications for a variety of scholarships available to Fort Atkinson students. 

Thirteen scholarships, which are restricted by field of study and available to Fort Atkinson High School graduating seniors, are available and some field-of-study scholarships may also be open to former graduates or residents of the Fort Atkinson area, according to the information released by the foundation.  

Each scholarship has additional requirements. For more information,  students are encouraged to visit the foundation’s website: www.fortfoundation.org. 

The field-of-study scholarships available to graduating Fort Atkinson High School seniors include: 

• Ben and Ada Hake Agriculture Scholarship: The Hake Agriculture Scholarship is available to Fort Atkinson High School graduating seniors or former graduates who are pursuing a post-secondary education in the fields of agriculture, environmental science or natural resources at either a four-year college or in a one- or two-year program at a technical school. For 2022, $24,500 will be available for multiple awards. 

• Jerome Hake Engineering Scholarship: The Hake Engineering Scholarship is available to graduating seniors at Fort Atkinson High School, former graduates or residents of the Fort Atkinson area who are, or will be, pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering at a college or university. Those studying electrical engineering are especially encouraged to apply. In 2022, $22,000 will be available for multiple awards. 

• Juanita Schreiner Memorial Scholarship: The Schreiner Scholarship is available to graduating seniors at Fort Atkinson High School as well as former graduates who are planning to pursue a college education in the fields of voice, organ, nursing or medicine. In 2022, $15,500 will be available for multiple awards. 

• Maurice and Clara Staller Memorial Scholarship: The Staller Scholarship is available to graduating seniors at Fort Atkinson High School who are planning to pursue a career in a medical field at a college in the state of Wisconsin. For 2022, $6,000 will be available for one award. 

• Jason Dahnert Memorial Scholarship: The Dahnert Scholarship is available to graduating seniors at Fort Atkinson High School, former graduates or residents of the Fort Atkinson area who are, or will be, pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering at a college or university. In 2022, $3,500 will be available for this award.

• Jones Industrial and Culinary Voc Tech: The Jones Dairy Farm Scholarship is available to graduating seniors or graduates of Fort Atkinson High School who are pursuing an educational program in either the Industrial Mechanical/Tech Services field (not automotive or construction trades) with an emphasis on electronics, welding and general industrial mechanics or in the field of culinary arts at a technical or vocational school in the state of Wisconsin or at the Culinary Institute of America. In 2022, $2,800 will be available for two awards.

• David F. Veith Performing Arts Scholarship: The Veith Scholarship is available to graduating seniors at Fort Atkinson High School who are planning to pursue a bachelor’s degree in one of the performing arts fields. In 2022, $2,500 will be available for this award. 

• Ardell Wiederhoeft Legacy Scholarship: The Wiederhoeft Scholarship is available to graduating seniors at Fort Atkinson High School or former graduates who are currently undergraduate students who wish to pursue a post-secondary education at a college in Wisconsin, leading to a career in business, mathematics or a related field. In 2022, $3,000 will be available for this award. 
•  Isabelle Mathews Education Scholarship: The Mathews Education Scholarship is available to graduating seniors of Fort Atkinson High School who are planning to earn a four-year degree in the field of education and prepare for a career in teaching. For 2022, $2,250 is available for this award.
• Dr. James and Therese Fitzpatrick Educator Scholarship: The Fitzpatrick Educator Scholarship is available to graduating seniors of Fort Atkinson High School who wish to pursue post-secondary studies leading to a career in education in any licensed role in the PK-12 area of certification. Applicants must plan to attend a four-year college or have intentions of transferring to a four-year program after beginning post-secondary studies at a technical college, community college, or two- year institution. In 2022, $2,000 will be available for this award. 
•  Science Matters Scholarship: The Science Matters Scholarship is available to graduating seniors at Fort Atkinson High School who plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree in research science, math, technology, engineering or computer science. Premedical or nursing-related degrees are not eligible for this scholarship. In 2022, $4,600 is available for one award to be paid out over two years.

• The Fireside Theatre Scholarship: The Fireside Theatre Scholarship is available to graduating seniors at Fort Atkinson High School, former graduates and residents of Fort Atkinson who are pursuing, or are planning to pursue, an education in theatre, music, culinary, hospitality or retail fields at an accredited four-year college or university or a two-year technical or vocational school. Preference will be given to students who have worked at The Fireside Theatre but that is not a requirement for application. In 2022, $1,000 will be available for an award.

• The Terry Beck Protective Services Scholarship: The Terry Beck Protective Services Scholarship provides awards to graduating seniors at Fort Atkinson High School, former graduates of that school or residents of Fort Atkinson who are planning to pursue a certificate, diploma or degree in a protective services program included in the “Law, Public Safety and Security” listing by the Wisconsin Technical College System, at a vocational/technical college in Wisconsin. In 2022, $1,000 will be available for this award. 

For more information, contact Fort Atkinson Community Foundation Executive Director Sue Hartwick, by phone: 920-563-3210 (office), 920-222-1191 (mobile), or by email: facf@fortfoundation.org. 

An earlier story about applying online for scholarships is here: https://fortatkinsononline.com/fort-foundations-online-scholarship-site-accepting-applications/.