CLINTON, Iowa – The Mount St. Clair Charitable Educational Trust will once again award college scholarships to area students for the 2024-25 school year.
Clinton National Bank, the trustee of the trust, announced the availability of this application. The trust plans to award approximately $200,000 in 2024.
Applications were provided to area high schools and Clinton Community College. Applicants should contact these offices to obtain a copy.
The application is also available on the Clinton National Bank website at www.clintonnational.com/scholarships. The deadline for submission is Wednesday, May 1st, and notifications will be sent out in June.
Successful applicants must have graduated or will graduate from either a high school in Clinton County, Iowa or Whiteside County, Illinois, and are currently attending a two-year or four-year college or university physically located in the state. You must be attending school or planning to attend school. of Iowa.
An independent selection committee will review applications and a management committee will notify successful applicants. Scholarships will be paid directly to each recipient's university in the fall. In recent years, the award has supported more than 80 students annually.
This scholarship fund has been established in the past for the benefit of students attending Mount St. Clair College and subsequently Ashford University. The scholarships were funded by the Sisters of St. Francis, area families, alumni and others connected to Mount St. Clair University.
Each scholarship has its own award criteria. Examples of award criteria include academic achievement, field of study, extracurricular activities, and financial need.
