Lehner Women Empowering Women Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by Dearborn Community Foundation, Inc.
Description
Description: The Dearborn Community Foundation's Lehner Women Empowering Women (wEw) Program supports non-traditional female students from Dearborn County who have not had the opportunity to attend college immediately after high school or to complete previously started post-secondary education. The program aims to remove financial barriers to continuing education by providing targeted scholarship support. Funds awarded under this program are intended to be applied to tuition, books, and required fees. This scholarship is administered by the Foundation to help recipients improve their career and educational prospects.
- Program: Lehner Women Empowering Women (wEw)
- Focus: non-traditional female students of Dearborn County
- Use of funds: tuition, books, required fees
Eligibility
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens and female residents of Dearborn County, Indiana. Candidates must meet the program's non-traditional student definition—those who did not attend college right after high school or who did not complete previously started post-secondary education. Applicants must have obtained an accredited high school diploma or High School Equivalency/GED certificate no later than October 1, 2026. In addition, applicants must be currently enrolled or plan to enroll in an accredited post-secondary institution or program by January 1, 2027.
- Citizenship: U.S. citizen required
- Residency: female resident of Dearborn County, IN
- Education timing: diploma/GED by Oct 1, 2026; enrollment by Jan 1, 2027
Award Value
Award Value: One scholarship of up to $500 will be awarded to a single recipient. The award is intended to offset direct educational costs such as tuition, required fees, and course materials. The exact amount awarded may be up to the maximum and is applied directly to eligible expenses. Only one scholarship is available through this program cycle.
- Amount: up to $500
- Number of awards: one recipient
- Eligible expenses: tuition, books, required fees
Application & Selection
Application Timeline: Applications will be reviewed for completeness and professionalism to confirm that eligibility criteria are met. Selection for the scholarship is based on the applicant's essay score, and submitted materials should align with the program requirements. Applicants should provide documentation to verify citizenship, residency, education, and enrollment status as required. Specific application submission dates and procedural details were not provided in the source and are therefore omitted.
- Review criteria: completeness and professionalism of application
- Selection basis: essay score
- Documentation: proof of eligibility and planned enrollment required