Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley

111 West Downer Place, Suite 312
Aurora, Illinois 60506
(630) 896-7800
info@CommunityFoundationFRV.org
  Serving Charitable Donors Since 1948  
Richard & Carole Wyatt Daryl Thompson Bethany of Fox Valley United Methodist Church James Pittman Robert & Helen Mitchler
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Scholarship Program
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Scholarship Program

2013 Scholarship Program

The deadline date for receipt of completed Application Forms was Monday, February 4, 2013.
Application Forms for our 2014 Scholarship Program will be available in November 2013.
For Students Additional information is available for those students who submitted a completed Application Form to our 2013 Scholarship Program.
For Evaluators/
Recommenders		 The Evaluation Form may be used to submit a recommendation for an applicant to our 2013 Scholarship Program.

 

Since 1949, the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley has awarded more than $9.5 million in scholarships.

The Community Foundation Scholarship Program consists of separate scholarship funds created by individual donors who establish specific criteria for the administration of their scholarships.

Such criteria must be consistent with overall Community Foundation policy.

More information is available in our 2013 Scholarship Program Guide.

Obtaining an Application

Applications for our Scholarship Program are available on our website from late November through early February.

Primary Eligibility Requirements

  • Students must attend an accredited institution of higher education on a full‑time basis.
  • With few exceptions, students must have their permanent address located within the Community Foundation service area.  A permanent address is the one where a student receives official documents and correspondence.  It is most likely NOT their school address. 

The Community Foundation service area includes the City of Aurora, southern Kane County, and Kendall County within the State of Illinois.

Types of Scholarships

The majority of scholarships offered through the Community Foundation Scholarship Program are based on academic ability and financial need. A few scholarships are based on academic ability without consideration of financial need.

The monetary value of each scholarship varies depending upon the available income in each individual scholarship fund.

Scholarship awards are designated as one-year awards or renewable multi-year awards depending upon the scholarship fund criteria, as established by the donor of the scholarship fund.

To learn more about our scholarship funds and their donors, please view the various scholarship fund profiles available.

The Community Foundation also administers scholarships for the private foundation, the Dunham Fund.  Information on these scholarships is available on the Dunham Scholarship Fund profile.