The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas and affiliates are home to multiple different scholarship funds established by local residents, businesses, and organizations to help area students pursue a post-secondary education. You can read more about our scholarship funds, including recent recipients, below.
A scholarship fund established with the Community Foundation is another way that families, friends, students, teachers, or colleagues can leave a legacy or establish a memorial and impact the future of our community.
Contact CFSEK Program Coordinator Kara Mishmash for more information about any of our scholarships.
Scholarships timeline
| Applications open | Applications due | Decisions announced by |
|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | July 15, 2025 |
CFSEK scholarships resource library
Applying for CFSEK scholarships is a two-step process: first, you complete a general application form. Then, based on your answers on the general form, you’ll be given a list of CFSEK scholarships you’re eligible for. You’ll have to complete supplemental tasks or upload additional documents to complete the application for any specific scholarship opportunity. Here’s a checklist of what you should have on hand to make your application process much smoother:
Current scholarship funds
You can find basic information about each of our scholarship opportunities below. For more details, click the “Learn more” link beside a scholarship summary.
Ad Astra Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship provides a $1,500 scholarship to a senior at Pittsburg High School, St. Mary's Colgan High School, or a past recipient of the scholarship. Learn more →
Albright Family Healthcare Scholarship
The Albright Family Healthcare & Human Services scholarships provides up to two $5,000 awards for students in a healthcare or human-services-related program. Learn more →
Albright Family Scholarships
The Albright Family Scholarships provide up to two $4,000 scholarships to seniors graduating from Pittsburg (USD 250) or Southeast (USD 247). Learn more →
Bill House Hereford Foundation Scholarship
The House Scholarship supports students pursuing agriculture-related degrees. Learn more →
Charles & Jane Maxwell Memorial Scholarship
The Maxwell Memorial Scholarship provides $750 per year for four years for CUHS graduates attending a college or university in Kansas or a neighboring state. Learn more →
Class of 1986 Friendship Scholarship
The Class of 1986 Friendship Scholarship provides a $500 scholarship to one CUHS graduating senior each year. Learn more →
Columbus Cares Scholarship Fund
The Columbus Cares Scholarship awards $500 to one CUHS graduating senior each year. Learn more →
Commerce Bank Pittsburg Scholarship
The Commerce Bank Scholarship annually awards $500 to one graduating senior from Pittsburg High School and one from St. Mary's Colgan High School. Learn more →
Craig Crespino Scholarship
The Craig Crespino Scholarship awards $500 to a senior graduating from Girard High School or St. Mary's Colgan High School. Learn more →
Dorothy Jackson Scholarship
The Dorothy Tyler Jackson Scholarship awards $2,000 to one CUHS graduating senior planning to study culinary arts or family and consumer sciences. Learn more →
Dr. Daniel & Mrs. Jeannette Minnis Oral Health Scholarship
The Minnis Scholarship awards a $500 scholarship to a third-year student in the pre-dental program at Pittsburg State University. Learn more →
Dylan Meier Get Busy Livin’ Scholarship
The GBL Scholarship awards nine $900 scholarships to seniors graduating from a Crawford County, Kansas, high school. Learn more →
Gabriel John Ison Memorial Scholarship
The Gabriel John Ison Memorial Scholarship awards up to four $1,000 scholarships to PHS and SEHS graduating seniors each year. Learn more →
Haberbosch Family Scholarship
The Haberbosch Family Scholarship is awarded to graduating seniors of Marmaton Valley High School in Moran, KS. Learn more →
Joe & Margarita Sauer Scholarship
The Sauer Scholarship is awarded to graduating seniors of Girard (KS) High School. Learn more →
Joe F. & Mary Alice Gilmore Zakowski Scholarship Fund
The Zakowski Scholarship provides assistance to graduating seniors from Northeast (USD 246), Pittsburg (USD 250), or St. Mary's Colgan. Learn more →
Larry & Regina Weaver Scholarship
The Weaver Scholarship awards $1,000 to one student graduating from Pittsburg High School (USD 250) or St. Mary's Colgan High School. Learn more →
M.L. (Lee) & Noretta Caldwell Education Fund
The M. L. & Noretta Caldwell Scholarship supports students studying business, science, technology, or teaching at Fort Scott Community College, Labette Community College, or Neosho County Community College. Learn more →
Maureen H. Paulsen Memorial Scholarship
The Maureen Paulsen Memorial Scholarship awards up to two scholarships to graduating seniors of Columbus Unified High School (USD 493). Learn more →
Mount Carmel Foundation – Helen Kriegsman Memorial Scholarship
The Kriegsman Scholarship provides financial assistance to Pitt State students who are employees, or the children of employees, of a Crawford County hospital. Learn more →
Mullendore-Butler Endowed Scholarship
The Mullendore-Butler Scholarship assists graduates of a Chautauqua or Montgomery County (Kansas) high school. Learn more →
Nancy Evans Community Health Nursing Scholarship
The Nancy Evans Nursing Scholarship provides one $500 award to a student in his or her final year of the nursing program at a select local college. Learn more →
Pat Forbes Scholarship
The Pat Forbes Scholarship is open to graduating seniors of St. Mary's Colgan High School. Learn more →
Ronald W. Murray Engineering Scholarship
The Ronald Murray Scholarship provides support for graduates and graduating seniors of Galena High School (USD 499). Learn more →
Sandra B. Houser Memorial Scholarship
The Sandra B. Houser Memorial Scholarship awards two $1,000 scholarships to CUHS graduates studying education or another youth-related profession. Learn more →
Short Fine Arts Scholarship
The Shorts Fine Arts Scholarship supports PHS graduates studying the arts. Learn more →
Stacy Goedeke Scholarship
The Stacy Goedeke Scholarship provides financial assistance to a Kansas graduate in K-State's Milling Science program. Learn more →
Thomas J. Restivo Memorial Scholarship
The Thomas Restivo Scholarship awards $500 to one Crawford County resident attending a local technical school, community college, or university. Learn more →
Tyler R. Jeck Scholarship
The Tyler Jeck Scholarship is a one-time award toward tuition in the first year of college. Learn more →
VetLinks.org – Brian Kavanagh Scholarship Pittsburg State University Clinical Psychology Graduate Program
The VetLinks.org Kavanagh Clinical Psychology Scholarship provides $4,000 to one PSU student enrolled in the clinical-psychology graduate program or pursuing a Master's in Social Work. Learn more →
VetLinks.org – Brian Kavanagh Scholarship Pittsburg State University ROTC
The VetLinks.org Kavanagh ROTC Scholarship provides $4,000 to one PSU student enrolled in the ROTC program each year. Learn more →
Vinylplex / Sanderson Pipe Scholarship
The Vinylplex/Sanderson Pipe Scholarship is open to students who live within 35 miles of Pittsburg, Kansas and are studying any of a series of select topics. Learn more →
William F. Lehman American History Scholarship
The Lehman scholarship supports Bourbon County graduates taking post-secondary courses in American History or American Studies. Learn more →
William H. Zimmer Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship provides financial support for graduates and graduating seniors of Erie High School (USD 101). Learn more →
William J. Sollner Family Scholarship
The Sollner Scholarship is available for graduates of Northeast High School in Arma, Kansas (USD 246). Learn more →
Past scholarship recipients
Each year, we announce the recipients of our scholarship funds on our blog, in our newsletter, and on our Facebook page. You can follow the links below to read our announcements going back to 2014.
- 2024 – 2025: CFSEK announces 2024 scholarship program recipients
- 2023 – 2024: Summer 2023 Charitable Connection Newsletter
- 2022 – 2023: 2022 Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas Scholarship Program Recipients Announced
- 2021 – 2022: More Spring 2021 CFSEK Grant & Scholarship Recipients Announced
- 2020 – 2021: CFSEK Summer 2020 Newsletter
- 2019 – 2020: Over $57,000 Awarded in Scholarships for 2019/2020
- 2018 – 2019: Scholarships Provide Opportunity to Earn an Education
- 2017 – 2018: The Community Foundation Announces 2017 Scholarship Recipients
- 2016 – 2017: Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas Summer 2016 Newsletter
- 2015 – 2016: The Community Foundation Announces 2015 Scholarship Recipients
- 2014 – 2015: The Community Foundation scholarships are enabling 15 students a start of their college careers