Scholarships

The scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors who plan to study engineering at a four-year ABET accredited program leading to a baccalaureate degree in engineering and intend to enter the profession of engineering upon graduation.

• The Engineers Foundation of Wisconsin Scholarship, 6 scholarships, each $2,000
• The WSPE Past Presidents Scholarship, 1 Scholarship, $2,000
• The Louis C Geiger Scholarship, 3 scholarships, each $2,000
• The Terry Ni FREE Program Scholarship, $2,000 will be awarded in one to four scholarships

Engineers Foundation of Wisconsin
Since 1988, the Engineers Foundation of Wisconsin (EFW), has been dedicated to providing scholarships and support to outstanding high school and college students pursuing engineering as a professional career.

Sponsored by the Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers, the EFW promotes engineering education through annual scholarships. These scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement, community involvement, extracurricular activities and need.

The Louis C Geiger Scholarship is named after Louis C. Geiger. Louis, who as the 1968 WSPE President, advanced the engineering profession and our High School Students Awards Program.

The Terry Ni FREE Program scholarship is provided by Terry Ni, P.E. through the Funds for the Restoration and Enhancement of the Earth (FREE) Program. The FREE Program is established to encourage and increase involvement activities for restoration and enhancement of the Earth to improve sustainability.

1. ACT and SAT scores are not required.
2. Must attend an Eligible Public High School.
3. Must be a U.S. Citizen.
4. Must have achieved a 3.75 cumulative grade point average.
5. Must enroll at an eligible four-year college or university the first semester following high school graduation.
6. Must work 240 hours before August 2021.
7. FAFSA EFC must not exceed $6,500.
8. Must apply for Federal and State grants if eligible.
9. Must not have a felony conviction.

10. The intended recipient of a Hagan Scholarship is a high-achieving, goal driven student in need of financial assistance to attend college.

The Hagan Scholarships are for high achieving students who will require financial assistance in order to attend college. These students will graduate from a public high school located in an eligible state and in a county having fewer than 50,000 residents. Hagan Scholars currently attend one hundred forty seven different colleges and universities.

Recipient Responsibilities:

• Must graduate college within Four (4) years.
• Must achieve a 3.00 GPA each semester the first four semesters of college, and a 3.25 GPA each subsequent semester.
• Must complete thirty-on-campus GPA credit hours each academic year, excluding summer school.
• Must fulfill ALL Recipient Responsibilities, and attend the free workshop in July each year.

The WI Benevolent Protective Order of Elks sponsors a US Constitution scholarship contest to promote knowledge of the US Constitution. Awards are given to HS seniors based on a written examination. Last year, almost $22,000 was awarded with first place receiving about $2,500!

The applicant must be a high school senior and a US citizen.

The local test will be given Feb. 9, 2020 at 11:00AM at the Rice Lake Lodge #1441 and the state test will be March 15, 2020 at 11:00AM at the same location.

The student with the highest score at each lodge will receive a $500 scholarship and qualify to take the state test for possible increased amount of scholarship.

Please mail applications to the Rice Lake Lodge #1441 at the address below.

Sandra Polzin
US Constitution Scholarship Chair
Rice Lake Lodge #1441
36 E Eau Claire Street
Rice Lake, WI 54868

Contact Information:
sandrapolzin@hotmail.com
Lodge Phone # (715) 234-2951

The JRF Scholarship program addresses the financial needs of college students and provides extensive, hands-on mentoring and support services. Once chosen from a national, selective application process, JRF Scholars receive a generous four-year grant to attend the undergraduate school of their choice and enroll in JRF's celebrated "42 Strategies for Success Curriculum." This four-year program guides JRF Scholars to effectively navigate their college environments, explore career options, develop leadership skills, and embrace a commitment to service. The program also promotes the values and character traits embodied in the heroic life of Jackie Robinson, encouraging JRF Scholars to positively impact the lives of others.

To learn more about JRF, please visit their website at jackierobinson.org.

Our scholarship programs are for undergraduate study only. A student may not receive more than one Elks National Foundation scholarship award or grant in any one academic year.

The scholarships awards (except EEG) are evidenced by a Certificate of Award issued by the Chicago office of the Elks National Foundation. All checks are paid directly to the school; under no circumstance can we make payment directly to the student.

Scholarship awards may be used for cost of attendance expenses. In order to receive payment, a student must have the school send to our Chicago office, the completed Verification of Enrollment form, whereupon, we will issue our check, payable to the school, and mail it directly to the school to establish a credit in the name of the student. We will notify the student when we mail the check.

Since most checks are being prepared during the months of August through November, student and school must allow four to six weeks for payment.

If a student terminates his or her courses for any reason, the undisbursed balance of the award MUST be returned directly to the Foundation’s Chicago office. It may NOT be transferred to another school, and it may NOT be paid to the student personally.

It is the responsibility of the student to follow up on all matters relating to his or her scholarship award.

In all correspondence relating to a student who has been awarded a scholarship, we must have the full name and the ENF ID of the student.

The information herein should not be turned over to publishers or those who wish to include it in a computer resource listing. We receive hundreds of requests from students who pay for scholarship/grant information, only to find they are not eligible or that the information is years out-of-date. Unfortunately, many of these sources do not publish complete information, nor do they update their files on a regular basis.

The Elks National Foundation has no loan programs, vocational grants or assistance for graduate study available, and it does not maintain a mailing list.

If a student would like to use his or her scholarship funds for a study abroad program, it must be billed through an accredited, U.S. degree-granting institution. We cannot issue funds to a third party program or vendor.

The Elks National Foundation reserves the right to cancel an award in total, if we do not hear from a student for two consecutive academic years.

For more information contact the Elks National Foundation Scholarship Office at scholarship@elks.org.

Questions? Contact Sandra Polzin from Rice Lake Elks Lodge #1441 at sandrapolzin@hotmail.com or 715-642-0084

• Candidate must earn a high school diploma.
• Candidates must plan to pursue a creer in a field that supports our values. Examples of this could include Game Warden, Fisheries Biologist or Wildlife Management.
• Candidates must complete one semester of college or university with a minimum of 3.0 GPA
• Candidates will provide Star Prairie Fish and Game with a brief (500 word or less) essay on how outdoor experiences from your youth influenced your decisionto pursue an outdoor related field. Essays should not include the candidates name in the body of the essay.
• Candidates will list any additional information that they would like taken in to consideration on page 2 of the application.
• Candidates will have attended Luck, New Richmond, Somerset, Osceloa, Amery, St. Croix Falls or St. Croix Central High School
• By April 15th, candidates whould provide Mrs. Odgren with: 1) a letter of intent to pursue advanced education that includes the name of the college or university that you plan to attend. 2) The essay as outline above.

$1,000

Completed scholarship applications should be turned into Mrs. Odgren by the due date.

Open to high school seniors attending an accredited 2 or 4 year college in the US.

Application, transcript and 1 letter of recommendation required (though 2 is preferred).

This scholarship is open to students who are pursuing a two year technical degree in any manufacturing related field of study (Welding, CNC Machining, CNC programming, etc.). Recipient will receive $500 after submittal of 1^st semester grades and two additional $500 awards after the following two semesters. Completion of degree with a GPA of 3.0 or better will result in a guaranteed interview at Schaffer Manufacturing.

$1,500

Industrial Arts Shop Improvement Project

Scholarship recipient will have opportunity to utilize Schaffer Manufacturing resources to complete a project to improve their high school’s Industrial Arts program

Submit a project proposal with the following format:

Improvement Project Idea – 1-2 paragraph summary of the proposed project

Technical Proposal –Details of the project proposal including:

• Detailed design plans.
• Estimated cost for materials, labor and services – should be itemized and specific.  Cost should not exceed $500.  If unsure of costs, rough estimates are acceptable.
• Timeline showing proposed completion schedule -- project must be completed within one year of award of scholarship.

In order to receive consideration, proposals should be submitted in a professional manner. Documents should be typed, and diagrams should be computer generated or neatly drawn. The presentation of the project is as important as the idea itself.

Any technical questions can be emailed to Steven Schaffer (sschaffer@schaffermfg.com)