The Foundation manages and awards several scholarships to graduating seniors each year. These scholarships are distributed in May at recognition ceremonies and graduations. When searching for Foundation scholarships, students should review each of the following sections: the district wide scholarships, rotating scholarships, and the scholarship opportunities specific to the graduate’s school. Scholarship guidelines and applications are available for download here. All scholarship applications must be submitted to your school counselor, not the Foundation office. For more information on scholarships contact your school counselor.
Scholarship Opportunities for SPS Teachers
Application Deadline: March 10, 2020
JJ Memorial Scholarship for Teachers
JJ Memorial Scholarship Guidelines
Scholarship Opportunities for Students
For Students: READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW BEFORE SUBMITTING ANY SCHOLARSHIP
- All scholarships must be submitted to your high school counselor.
- Before you apply for a scholarship read the guidelines carefully to make sure you meet the criteria and eligibility. If you do not meet the criteria do not apply for that scholarship.
- You must complete a separate application for each scholarship you apply for. (NOTE: Pages 1-5 of Foundation scholarship applications may remain the same. Just change the name of the scholarship you are applying for, for each application.)
- Please make sure that you use your essay to address why you applied for the scholarship and how you meet the criteria. (IMPORTANT: If you are submitting more than one FSPS scholarship application, we recommend writing a different essay per application.)
- Check the school section of the scholarship page to see a list of scholarships available at your school and deadlines for those scholarships.
- District wide scholarships are open to students from any SPS high school who meet the guidelines of those scholarships.
- Rotating scholarships will have the school name listed next to the title.
- If you are a student at OTC Middle College, Vo-Tech, or Study you may apply for scholarships available at your sender/home school and those applications should be turned in to that school.
- If you are a family member of a Foundation for Springfield Public Schools employee, a committee member, or a substantial contributor to the scholarship, you are not eligible to apply for that scholarship.
- Scholarship amounts are based on available earnings and are subject to change.
Scholarship Application Form (Please submit one form for each scholarship which you apply for, and note that Firefox will not properly display the form, please use Internet Explorer or open with a different view.)
Scholarship Application Form for Mac Users Online
District Wide
*Please note, see your school listing below for school deadlines.
These scholarship opportunities are open to any graduating senior of SPS regardless of what school they are graduating from.
These must be submitted to your school counselor by your school’s scholarship deadline.
Thomas L. & Ursalee Coleman-Darton Endowed Scholarship
Darton Endowed Scholarship Guidelines
The Next Step Scholarship
Robert F. & Emily S. Cronin Educational Trust Fund Scholarship
Marie E. Jones Scholarship
Rotating Scholarships
Rotating scholarships rotate annually between schools to provide scholarships to students.
2020 Central
Leo F. Baron I Memorial Scholarship
Edward Corrigan Memorial Scholarship-
William B. and Jean Gist Scholarship
Dr. Sally Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Springfield MSTA J.E. Kuklenski Scholarship
Springfield Police Reserves Fogle Scholarship
H.P. Study III Scholarship
2020 Glendale
Marjory Laker Bates Scholarship
Sharon Bossi Scholarship
Dr. H. Lee Hoover Memorial Scholarship
2020 Hillcrest
Leo F. Baron III Memorial Scholarship
H.P. Study II Scholarship
E. Wade & Flo Williams Memorial Scholarship
Williams Scholarship Guidelines
2020 Kickapoo
Leo F. Baron II Memorial Scholarship
Les Brock Memorial Scholarship
Joe Cain Memorial Scholarship
Edward Corrigan Educational Scholarship
Corrigan Educational Guidelines
Paula K. Henbest Scholarship
Anna O’Brien Memorial Scholarship
Edward Rykowski Memorial Scholarship
Springfield Police Reserves Wagner Scholarship
Police Reserves Wagner Guidelines
H.P. Study I Scholarship
2020 Parkview
Charles R. Hall Memorial Scholarship
Springfield MSTA Scholarship
Springfield Police Reserves Scholarship
Permanent Scholarships
Central Scholarships
Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2020
Coach Jim Ball Memorial Scholarship
Ida Carol Rohrbach Barry Scholarship
Marguerite Bingham Scholarship
Brandy Boucher Memorial/Competitive Edge Scholarship
William Brandon Bowman CHS Foreign Language Scholarship
Central Scholarship
Central Scholarship Guidelines
Central High School Staff Scholarship
Central High School Heritage Scholarship
CHS National Forensic League Scholarship
The Colonel’s Scholarship
The Colonel’s Scholarship Guidelines
John W. Dickey Endowmed Scholarship for Central
Betty Lee Dunham, “Keep Looking Up” Scholarship
Hope Else Harris Memorial Scholarship
Cheryl Ann McCarty Memorial Scholarship
Clifton and Lorane McCormick Scholarship
Ronald A. Neville Scholarship
Nova L. Mrad Scholarship
Nova L. Mrad Scholarship Guidelines STUDENTS
William Thomas Pearson Debate Scholarship
Class of 1921 G. Pearson Ward I Scholarship
Senior High Class of 1930 Scholarship
Senior High School Class of 1933 Scholarship
Senior High School Class of 1938 Scholarship
Kipper Dale Smart Scholarship
Haley Stevens Fine Arts Scholarship
Andrea Renee Teel Memorial Scholarship
Margaret E. Waespe Memorial Scholarship
Glendale Scholarships
Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2020
Howard Bell Scholarship
Sarah Leigh Day Memorial Scholarship
Glendale High School Students Memorial Scholarship
GHS Student Memorial Guidelines
Sarah Hall GHS Cross Country Scholarship
Bill and Joyce Hawkins Choral Dedication Scholarship
John A. Obirek Memorial Scholarship
Julie E. Wagner Scholarship
Sara and Jennifer Whiteaker Memorial Scholarship
Hillcrest Scholarships
Deadline: Monday, March 23, 2020
Athletes of HHS Class of 1961 Scholarship
Evan David Brewer Memorial Scholarship
Mary Brightwell Scholarship
Sally and Dean Carter Scholarship
Jerry Gregg Memorial Scholarship
Sharon M. Hardecke Scholarship
Steve Smay Memorial Scholarship
Rilen Spellman Memorial Scholarship
John J. Sweeney Memorial Scholarship
Patsy Wagner Scholarship
E. Wade & Flo Williams Memorial Scholarship
Williams Guidelines
Kickapoo Scholarships
Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2020
Barber Memorial Student Workers Scholarship
Barber Student Worker Guidelines
Barber Memorial Student Council Scholarship
Barber Student Council Guidelines
Connie Bilyeu Vocal Music Scholarship
Arthur P. Elbert Science Education Scholarship
Christopher H. Hayter Memorial Scholarhip
KHS Lady Chiefs Booster Club Scholarship
Coach Jim Pearson Scholarship
Marilyn Gugel Pfeiffer Scholarship
Stephanie Phillips Memorial Scholarship
Ernie Pratt Memorial Scholarship
Matt Ruthrauff Memorial Scholarship
KHS Coach Sue Schuble Scholarship
Jeff Wester Memorial Scholarship
Stewart Wood, Hall of Fame Scholarship
Parkview Scholarships
Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2020
Bradley Charles Palmer Memorial Scholarship
Parkview High School Class of 1968
Parkview High School Class of 1968 Guidelines
Devon Roberson Memorial Viking Singer Scholarship
Dunlop Family Scholarship
Ferne Westbrooke Scholarship
Robert Rotenberry Memorial Scholarship
Mildred Riley Hulse Foreign Languages Scholarship
David E. Doss Memorial Scholarship
Marjorie Pottenger Rook, Spirit Award Scholarship
Wayne French Scholarship
Hattie Colleen Ummel James Memorial Scholarship
Coach Clark Kynion Scholarship
Study Scholarships
Deadline: TBA
Bailey Excellence and Success for Today (BEST)
Doris Thompson Memorial Scholarship
