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e believe that any sincere and determined person who graduates from Centralia High School should have the opportunity to continue his or her education after graduation. Scholarships are awarded to students attending accredited universities, private colleges, community colleges, and vocational tech schools.

 

  • 2011 Time to Apply!

  • Fill out this handy online application and print it off to apply for the Centralia Dollars for Scholars scholarships.

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  • { Agnew Essay Form }

  • { Creative Arts Scholarship }

  • Why Dollars for Scholars?

    Dollars for Scholars, founded in 1958, provides an effective, proven way for you and your community to provide academic support and financial aid to local students. The cost of college keeps rising at a rapid pace, meaning that the very thing many have always believed holds the key to our society’s future—a postsecondary education—is now beyond the financial grasp of many of those who are society’s future. The Dollars for Scholars program empowers communities and groups to help themselves by helping to educate their young people. In turn, it inspires students to achieve by showing that others care about them and their futures.

  • There are a number of advantages to having your community's scholarships come from a Dollars for Scholars chapter. Affiliation with us means local donors have the opportunity to donate and receive a tax deduction—unlike most high schools, Dollars for Scholars chapters are 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. In addition, we have a wide and long-standing network of chapters and affiliates, and a comprehensive set of tools and techniques available for local programs to review and adapt for local use.

  • An organized effort with a common Dollars for Scholars application will ensure that as many local students as possible will find support, and will hear the message behind the money: "Our community values education, we are behind you, and we wish you well in your future." In addition, more organizations can offer scholarships since Dollars for Scholars takes care of scoring and evaluation using a fair, easy-to-compute point system. In the end, a coordinated, community-based effort receives far more recognition and publicity than one group could on its own, and all parties involved receive maximum benefit from the scholarship program. To find out how to start a Dollars for Scholars chapter in your community, click here or contact us today.

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Publications

Here, you'll find fact sheets, newsletters and annual reports from Scholarship America, as well as brochures and pamphlets describing each of our programs in depth.

Important! How to Access your Money! Click here for important information you will need to gain access to your scholarship money.

Annual Reports: Our Annual Report recaps the year's programming and fiscal successes shared by Scholarship America and its programs. Archived annual reports dating back to 2001 are available online.

The Scholar: Our donor newsletter is issued three times each year; read the most recent issue and archived issues here.

Fact Sheets and Brochures: Get a snapshot overview of all of Scholarship America's programs for easy reference, or find out more in-depth information about Dollars for Scholars, Scholarship Management Services, ScholarShop, Collegiate Partners and more.

Other Publications: Scholarship America frequently works with the nation's leading experts in higher education policy; here, you can read a variety of reports on the state of American education and what Scholarship America is doing to help.