The Community Foundation of Crawford County (CFCC) opened its 2026 Universal Scholarship Application on November 3, 2025; it closes on December 15, 2025. Scholarships are available to Crawford County graduating seniors with a few scholarships available to former Crawford County High School graduates (also known as adult scholarships), Crawford County residents, home schooled students, and Harrison and Orange County residents. View the “Scholarship Opportunities” document on the website (https://cf-cc.org/scholarships/) for specific requirements and preferences associated with each scholarship opportunity.
The scholarship application is an online application. The link to the application and full instructions for applying can be found at the website address above.
The blinded (identifying information is redacted prior to committee review) applications will be reviewed and evaluated by a scholarship subcommittee of the CFCC Board of Directors. The committee is made up of community volunteers with various backgrounds, careers and geographic areas who maintain a vested interest in Crawford County. Scholarship applications are evaluated based upon the requirements and preferences set up by the donor of the scholarship fund in the most objective manner possible. The slate of proposed scholarship awards are reviewed for accuracy using the same evaluation tools, and then the slate is proposed to the full Board of Directors for approval.
The CFCC is offering 34 different scholarship opportunities, with at least four of those scholarships being renewable, and a couple that award more than one scholarship. There are many different, and many similar, requirements for each application. Most require the pursuit of a bachelorette degree, but some do not and are eligible for vocational pursuits. Some are for a specific college or university or area of study. Requirements and preferences are noted in a brief description following each scholarship’s name on the form with the largest point value of each preference listed first, as assigned by the donor. Students should consider each section of submission and apply for those scholarships that they feel most qualified to pursue, and even those that might be a stretch for them. Applicants are advised to review each requirement and preference closely, and to apply for as many as possible. Scholarships available include:
- Abby Sutherland Memorial Scholarship
- Brian Scott Roggenkamp Scholarship
- Carly Marie Birkla Memorial Scholarship
- Carr Family Memorial Scholarship
- CFCC Marengo High School Alumni Association Scholarship
- Crawford County Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
- Crawford County Paul W. Ogle Scholarship
- Crawford/Harrison Bar Association Scholarship
- Donald E. and A. Aledia Sloan Scholarship
- Dr. Herbert E. Smith Scholarship
- Dr. Milton W. Roggenkamp & Mrs. Ruth I. Roggenkamp Scholarship
- Eddie Hammond & Robert Hammond, Everett Mason VFW Post 6160 Scholarship
- Elsia Patricia Cox Memorial Scholarship
- English High School Alumni Association Scholarship
- First Savings Bank Crawford County/IUS Scholarship
- Hillview Christian Church Scholarship
- Howard and Julia King Endowment Scholarship
- Kaiser Family Scholarship
- Larry K. Eastridge Memorial Scholarship
- Leavenworth High School Alumni Association Scholarship
- McIntosh Family Teaching Scholarship
- Metzger Family Agricultural Scholarship
- Milltown High School Alumni Association Scholarship
- Milltown United Methodist Church Scholarship
- Norman A. Roggenkamp Memorial Scholarship
- Novy E. & Lula J. Gobbel Scholarship
- Patoka Elementary Alumni Association Scholarship
- Philip Bird Memorial Scholarship
- Phillip E. Brown & Mary Louise Brown Scholarship Endowment
- Ronald D. Patton Scholarship
- Roggenkamp Gold Star Mother/Purple Heart Recipient Scholarship
- Shawn Allen Howe Memorial Scholarship
- Sheri Adams Zilke IU Memorial Scholarship
- Zachary Robert Allen Baseball Memorial Scholarship
The CFCC was founded in April 1998 by a volunteer Board of Directors that represented a variety of interests from Crawford County. To date, the CFCC has awarded more than $8 million in grants for programs/projects supporting Crawford County children and youth, education, housing, health and human services, the environment, technology advancements, literacy and the arts, and has awarded more than $3 million in scholarships benefiting Crawford County students. The CFCC currently manages more than 90 charitable endowment funds on behalf of families, individuals, corporations and non-profit organizations.
If you would like to contribute to the Funds that make these scholarships or other grant opportunities available, or if you would like to establish a Fund that makes awards to non-profit organizations serving Crawford County, please contact Christine Harbeson, executive director. At this time, the CFCC is offering a $2 match for each $1 donated to unrestricted grantmaking funds through a grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc.
For more information on the Community Foundation of Crawford County, visit www.cf-cc.org or Facebook.com/CFCC4ever, email us at cf-cc@cf-cc.org, or call us at 812.365.2900.