Schmidt-Yeager Scholarship (Off-Cycle Scholarship)
Annual scholarship created by Phillip and Elaine Schmidt to facilitate adults continuing their college education.
Eligibility Criteria
Residents of Luce Township in Spencer County, Indiana, who are high school graduates and who have earned at least eighteen credit hours towards a college degree within the past ten years. Applicants must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average (4.0 scale) from previous college coursework and must be planning to pursue a 2- or 4-year degree in healthcare or agriculture at any accredited college, university or technical school. If there are an insufficient number of Luce Township applicants, the scholarship will be made available to graduates of South Spencer High School who meet the remaining criteria.
Selection Criteria
Selection will be based on all sections of the application form and the supplemental requirements.
Supplemental Requirements
Essay: Statement of Aspirations and Educational Goals (not to exceed two typewritten, double-spaced pages).
Official grade transcript.
Award Amount
Application Deadline
May 20, 2026 at Midnight
Application Access Code and Instructions to Apply
Click the Apply Now button when you are ready to begin your application. You will be redirected to our scholarship management system login page where you can create a new account or log into your existing account. Once you are on your account dashboard, click Apply in the menu. Next, enter the access code for Spencer County (spe) in the “Search or Enter Access Code” field and hit Enter. Once the application for this scholarship appears, click the Apply button to begin your application.
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