2023 Scholarship

Jackson County Historical & Genealogical Society Kansas

Scholarship Information

DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION: January 31, 2023

The Jackson County Historical & Genealogical Society Kansas will present a $250.00 scholarship to a graduating senior who resides within Jackson County, Kansas.

Requirements:

  • Must be a 2023 graduating senior from Jackson County, Kansas

  • Must plan to pursue additional education: vocational, junior college, or college

  • Must submit in PDF format to the Society's email address the completed application form and a 500+ word original paper (see topic below) by the January 31, 2023 deadline. Sources must be identified in the submitted paper.

    • TOPIC: Using the Holton Driving Tour (request a copy by email), tell us what you found most interesting about the tour and why. What surprised you the most and why? What else should be included in the tour and why? What stop on the tour would you like to see expanded? Be specific what you would like to see added. Were any of the directions confusing? If so, which ones?

  • Typed and double-spaced

  • Do NOT include a cover sheet or title page. Your email will serve as identification.

  • Do NOT include your name anywhere on the essay nor include any personal references that would identify you. All of this is so judging is "blind".

  • Additional attachments or posters, although wonderful for museum display with the winning paper, will not be used for the scholarship selection

Essays will be judged according to the following weighted categories:

Ideas and Content: 25%

Voice: 25%

Organization and Word Choice: 35%

Sentence Fluency and Conventions: 15%

If acknowledgment of the electronic submission is not received within two days of submission, the applicant is responsible to follow-up with a telephone call about the submission. ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Contact us for an application form which must be completed by the student and the guidance counselor.

The judges' decision is final.

Papers remain the property of the Jackson County Historical & Genealogical Society Kansas and are subject to publication by the Society.

Scholarship will be awarded in spring 2023.

216 New York Avenue - Holton KS 66436

785-364-4991 E-mail: jacohistsoc@gmail.com