Scholarships

MAKE SURE YOU ARE CHECKING DUE DATES and KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR SCHOLARSHIPS. YOU CAN USE THIS FORM. WE ALSO RECOMMEND BOOKMARKING THIS DOCUMENT & CHECKING IT OFTEN, WE UPDATE THIS AS SCHOLARSHIPs COME IN.

FHS Scholarships - Interactive File Cabinets

District Responsibilities Under s.118.13, Wis. Stats.

School districts may not award or assist in the awarding of scholarships in a way that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability. Sec. 118.13, Stats.; See also, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, Title VI of Civil Rights Act 0f 1965, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability.

School districts may administer sex-restrictive scholarships or financial aid established through wills, trusts, bequests and other legal instruments if the overall effect is not discriminatory. 34 CFR § 106.37. To determine if the overall effect is nondiscriminatory, a school district must first select students on the basis of nondiscriminatory criteria. The school district may then award all scholarships and aid, including sex-restricted scholarships. However, in doing so, none of the selected students can be denied aid or scholarships because some of the awards were originally designated for persons of the other sex. 34 CFR § 106.37 (b)(2). A district may also choose to not administer or assist in administering sex-restrict scholarships.

Athletic scholarships must be available for both males and females in proportion to the number of males and females participating in the interscholastic athletic programs. 34 CFR § 106.37

Scholarships or financial aid may be awarded to disadvantaged students even if they disproportionately benefit minority students, as long as they are not awarded on the basis of race or national origin. Colleges may award scholarships based on race and/or national origin if they are awarded under Federal Statutes that authorize the use of race or national origin. Colleges can award scholarships based on race or national origin if it is necessary to remedy the effects of its past discrimination or if the scholarship is narrowly tailored to create a diverse student population at that particular college or university. However, the scholarship programs cannot unduly restrict those students who are not eligible from access to financial aid. The United States Department of Education, Policy Guidance, Fed. Register Vol. 59, No. 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)