Susan Thompson Buffett Scholarship

February 1st Deadline at 5:00 pm CST

  • Online scholarship forms

  • Essay describing your reasons for wanting to attend college Click here for a tutorial video: Essay Overview Video

The essay needs to address the following questions:

1. What are your goals and how will you reach them?

2. Describe some of your strengths and weaknesses. How have you developed/learned from these?

3. How have you demonstrated leadership in your life (community, school, job, etc.)?

4. How are you involved in giving back to others and/or your community?

5. Tell us about an obstacle or challenge you have faced.

6. Tell us about a time you worked hard to achieve something.

  • Official high school transcript

  • Two recommendations

  • FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR)