{"id":1896,"date":"2024-03-06T11:37:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T16:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/?p=1896"},"modified":"2024-05-01T12:15:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T16:15:54","slug":"ohio-foundation-of-independent-colleges-ofic-scholarship-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/ohio-foundation-of-independent-colleges-ofic-scholarship-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC) Scholarship Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Financial Aid encourages students and families to consider several Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC) scholarship opportunities for the next academic year. 2024-25 OFIC-Administered Scholarship Applications include:<\/p>\n<p><b>Earl F. Morris Endowed Scholarship Program <\/b>\u00a0<b><a id=\"m_8422467151420697836m_2909467377927844895OWA1e053a6b-d5d7-1d54-7099-824788262cd7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ofic.org\/smr\/morris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ofic.org\/smr\/morris&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1709829113784000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0lERfC3MvLlM1IzM6w_-rE\">https:\/\/www.ofic.org\/smr\/morris<\/a><\/b>\u00a0<b>Deadline May 1.\u00a0 $2,500 average award.\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Supporting\u00a0<b>college seniors in 2024-25<\/b>\u00a0who\u00a0<i>plan<\/i>\u00a0to continue studies in law school.\u00a0 Pre-law is the intention, but not necessarily the major.<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exclusively offered to OFIC member campus students<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA<\/li>\n<li>Senior class rank for the current 2024-25 academic year<\/li>\n<li>U.S. citizen, qualify for financial aid, full-time enrollment<\/li>\n<li>Faculty recommendation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Nordson BUILDS\u00a0Scholarship\u00a0Program<\/b>\u00a0<b><a id=\"m_8422467151420697836m_2909467377927844895OWA3ed0317b-7f01-7308-a58f-df4dbcc9d59d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ofic.org\/smr\/nordson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ofic.org\/smr\/nordson&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1709829113784000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1QMDXYxUcEZ79S34Qwd5L9\">https:\/\/www.ofic.org\/smr\/nordson<\/a><\/b>\u00a0<b>Deadline May 15.\u00a0 $4,000 average award.<\/b>\u00a0Last year, Nordson Corporation awarded $500,000 in\u00a0scholarships to nearly 100 students who expressed interest in a career in the manufacturing industry and\/or corporate America. Nordson offers professional development for these scholars through \u201cLunch and Learn\u201d events, and many scholars are even offered internships each year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interest in a career in corporate America and\/or the manufacturing industry<\/li>\n<li>Preferred programs of study include Engineering, Business, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Industrial Management, Information Technology, Biomedical and engineering-related STEM majors leading to a career in industry<\/li>\n<li>3.0 GPA<\/li>\n<li>Live and\/or attend a campus near a Nordson facility (Ohio Facilities are located in Amherst, Austintown, Dayton, and Westlake. There is no set distance, but students within 60 miles will receive preference)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Kroger Always Game Changers Scholarship (Available Feb. 15)<\/b>\u00a0<b><a id=\"m_8422467151420697836m_2909467377927844895OWAeed9a09b-586a-6a1e-a5e9-55206dc9c4a1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ofic.org\/smr\/kroger-always-game-changers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ofic.org\/smr\/kroger-always-game-changers&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1709829113784000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0YuiltOFACBpA5vihh8Jxx\">https:\/\/www.ofic.org\/smr\/kroger-always-game-changers<\/a><\/b>\u00a0<b>Deadline May 12. $2,000 awards.<\/b>\u00a0Scholars are eligible to participate in an announcement ceremony either virtually or in-person based on distance to the Cincinnati area during the LPGA Kroger Queen City Championship, Presented by P&amp;G!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be female, from an underrepresented background.<\/li>\n<li>Pursue a business-related, sciences, technical and\/or liberal arts undergraduate degree or certificate.<\/li>\n<li>3.0 GPA<\/li>\n<li>Financial Need<\/li>\n<li>Reside in participating Kroger Division\n<div><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Butler-Wells\u00a0Scholarship\u00a0Fund<\/b>\u00a0<b><a id=\"m_8422467151420697836m_2909467377927844895OWA6ff94ed7-716d-3f63-3a0f-b93bad5ab76a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ofic.org\/smr\/butlerwells\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ofic.org\/smr\/butlerwells&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1709829113784000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0283i2Qzyz9r-vIbu8thZ5\">https:\/\/www.ofic.org\/smr\/butlerwells<\/a><\/b>\u00a0<b>Deadline April 1.\u00a0 $2,500 awards\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2.0 GPA<\/li>\n<li>Resident of OH, PA, IN, IL\u00a0<b>(Preference for students from Piqua, Cincinnati, or Miami County, OH)<\/b>\u00a0and attending a campus in one of those areas<\/li>\n<li>Financial need<\/li>\n<li>Course of study must be related to specific career objectives<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated commitment to service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>OWU Sponsoring Organization\/Office:<\/strong>\u00a0Financial Aid<br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Kevin Paskvan at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:financialaid@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">financialaid@owu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Financial Aid encourages students and families to consider several Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC) scholarship opportunities for the next academic year. 2024-25 OFIC-Administered Scholarship Applications include: Earl F. Morris Endowed Scholarship Program \u00a0https:\/\/www.ofic.org\/smr\/morris\u00a0Deadline May 1.\u00a0 $2,500 average award.\u00a0\u00a0Supporting\u00a0college seniors in 2024-25\u00a0who\u00a0plan\u00a0to continue studies in law school.\u00a0 Pre-law is the intention, but not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2100,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[349,125,15],"class_list":["post-1896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-owu-resources","tag-applications","tag-financial-aid","tag-scholarship"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1896"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1992,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1896\/revisions\/1992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}