Scholarships/Awards, Greenup Green
Deadlines Near at Foundation
for Tri-State Community
March 13, 2008
.Funds at the Foundation for the Tri-State Community, Inc. – one that provides money for projects that enhance Greenup County’s natural beauty and several that offer scholarships to current and prospective college students – are nearing submission deadlines, according to Mary Witten Wiseman, president of the Foundation.
The Greenup County Green Fund is currently looking for projects that will enhance the county’s natural beauty. The deadline for applications is March 31. Awards are expected to be made by April 30. Detailed application information is available from the Foundation at (606) 324-3888 or may be picked up at the Foundation’s offices on the second floor of 1999 Winchester Avenue in Ashland.
The Foundation also awards more than 20 scholarships. Some scholarships are available for students from Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia, while others are linked to certain high schools, financial need or study area. The deadline for the scholarship submissions is March 20. A detailed list of the scholarships is available on the Foundation’s Web site at www.tristatefoundation.org or at school counselors’ offices.
The Foundation also is accepting submissions for the AK Steel Self-Reliance Award. This is a cash award, not a scholarship. Information about it also is available on the Foundation’s Web site (click here) or at school counselors’ offices. Applications must be submitted by March 20. It is open only to students from Paul G. Blazer High School, Boyd County High School, Fairview High School, Rose Hill Christian School and Russell High School.
The Foundation for the Tri-State Community is the area’s oldest community foundation.
News & Stories
Previous Brochure Articles: (Click on the Link to Read the Full Story)
- Soldier’s Gift will Send SV Students to School
- Ernie and Ellen Stevens: Giving for Joy and Gratitude
- The Rachel Fund: Remembering the Lavalley Family’s Angel
- The Green Fund: Drawing a County’s People Closer Together
- The Elliott County Fund: For Positive Change
- Scholarship Fund for Migrant Students Helps Set Goals
- The Carter County Fund: For Now and the Future
Previous News Articles: (Click on the Link to Read the Full Story)
- Foundation for Tri-State Community Fund Tops $100,000(03/04/2008)
- Foundation for Tri-State Community Fund Looking for Projects to Enhance
Greenup County’s Natural Beauty(01/22/2008) - Foundation for Tri-State Community Campaigns to Translate $4 Billion Wealth Transfer
into Charitable Good at Home (12/14/2007) - Foundation for Tri-State Community Announces $35,000 Grant Competition to Celebrate Its 35th Anniversary (10/16/2007)
- Foundation for Tri-State Community Announces Recipients of Ashland Inc. Donor Advised Fund (06/12/2007)
- Argillite student named first Craig Thompson Memorial Scholarship winner (06/12/2007)
- Seagraves appointed vice president at Foundation for the Tri-State
- Foundation for the Tri-State Community Elects New Officers (02/02/07)
- Attention Greenup County ‘Green Thumbs’:
Greenup County Green Fund Wants Your Ideas (01/30/2007) - New Pension Law Also Provides for Charities (12/01/06)
- 31 Area Groups To Benefit From Ashland Inc. Donor Advised Fund
At Foundation for Tri-State Community(01/23/06) - Greenup County Green Fund Looking for Some “Green Ideas” (01/23/06)
- Foundation recognized for compliance with National Accountability Standards (12/12/05)
- Foundation for the Tri-State Community Announces Scholarship Recipients (10/4/05)
- Foundation for the Tri-State Community Moving Offices; Will Remain in Ashland (5/24/05)
- Ashland Inc. Donor Advised Fund Provides Grants to 53 Tri-State Area Groups (03/23/05)
- Greenup County ‘Green Fund’ Not Just for ‘Green Thumbs’ (01/07/05)
