RCCF Scholarships

We have awards for everyone – full- or part-time students, graduating high school seniors, current college and grad students, and returning adults. With more than 80 scholarship funds, our donors’ generosity provides $250,000+ annually in financial support. Whether you’re attending a trade school, community college, or university, you owe it to yourself to apply.

 

TIMELINE

APPLY

 

ELIGIBILITY

RCCF scholarships are open to:

  • Students beginning or continuing coursework in post-secondary education within the calendar year of the application deadline
  • Residents of Rush County
    Residence is defined by maintaining a permanent address in Rush County, or being claimed as a dependent by a Rush County resident.
  • A small number of RCCF scholarships are also open to non-residents.
    Bob and Avie Pike Family Memorial R.N. Scholarship Fund
    Also open to direct descendants of a former Rush County resident.
    Jinks Family Scholarship Fund
    Also open to residents of Fayette County.
    John and Rosemary Cain Scholarship Fund
    For members in good standing of St. Mary Catholic Church in Rushville who are graduating seniors of an accredited high school in Indiana.
    Judge John W. Goddard Family Scholarship
    For graduating seniors of Greensburg Community High School in Decatur County.
    Ken Brashaber Purdue FarmHouse Scholarship Fund
    For Monroe and Rush County students.
    Victor and Dorothy Koontz Memorial Scholarship Fund
    Open to any male students studying to become a Christian minister.
    William F. and Lelande Anise Hunt Beher Memorial Scholarship Fund
    Also open to Rush County natives.

TUTORIAL ON COMPLETING THE APPLICATION

Tutorials can be found on the application logon page.

 

HELPFUL TIPS

In order to make the application process quicker and easier, it is recommended that you do some preparation in a Word document, Google doc, etc. Here is a document containing the sections and information that will be required to complete the online application. It will benefit you to create a document that contains each of the sections, one through twelve, and have them saved. You can then easily copy and paste them into the online application in the required field. (These are the same questions that have been used in the past, so if you are a current college student you probably already have them saved.)

 

Get started early. There is a “save” function, so you can return at any time. Plus, some scholarships you are eligible for may require additional questions. You won’t know what those are until you submit your initial application. Don’t wait until the last minute.

 

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED INFORMATION

In addition to the online application, you will need to provide:

  • Class Rank and Class Size (if you are a current high school senior)
  • Cumulative Grade Point Average
  • Diploma/Degree Type
  • Electronic copy of IRS Form 1040, page 2 OR WHICHEVER PAGE shows ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME for tax year 2023 (2022 if 2023 is not yet available) for the parent(s)/guardian(s) who claimed applicant on taxes for that year. Legal Dependents may have their own tax return. (For those of you who have applied for scholarships from the RCCF in the recent past, College Cost Estimator is no longer available, hence the change in the method of reporting.)
  • Copy of your SAR (Student Aid Report) from your FAFSA filing that lists EFC (Expected Family Contribution)
  • Students will be given additional instructions if the scholarships they qualify for require additional essays or uploads.