Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation runs a single online application that considers students for more than 140 individual donor scholarship funds at once, based on financial need and eligibility. It's open to incoming college freshmen (graduating high school seniors) as well as current undergraduates from the Greater Cincinnati region, spanning counties in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Awards are paid out per semester rather than as a lump sum — an $8,000 award, for example, might mean $1,000 a semester across eight semesters. New applicants submit a transcript, resume, FAFSA summary, and financial aid award letter; there's no application fee.
Eligibility
DemographicsOpen to graduating seniors and current college students who are residents of Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, or Warren County, Ohio; Boone, Campbell, or Kenton County, Kentucky; or Dearborn County, Indiana.
Applying
Awards from the 140+ funds vary; some are paid across multiple semesters rather than as a single lump sum.