About Us
Our Mission
We are looking for students that are "caught in the cracks" and would otherwise receive very little help and may need assistance to even go to school. We are not looking for the highest GPA, not the captain of anything, but rather students that are faith based good stewards, respectful in and during fellowship, above a 2.75 GPA, involved in extracurricular activities at school and active in their communities as servants to something they can see is bigger than themselves, how well read they are and why they choose the books they did.
SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA
- College degree being sought can be anything including, Education, Health Care, Technical, Trades, or an Agricultural Field to be eligible.
- Attending a 4 Year College, 2 Year Associate Program, Trade or Technical School.
- Must be maintaining a 2.75 GPA Average at the end of the applicant’s high school senior year.
- (Minimum of 2) Awards presented each year. This is subject to change based on the number of qualified applicants requesting assistance and assets available in the fund to accommodate the requests.
- The selection process will be by Steven C., Melissa L., Thomas C. and Cynthia K. Patterson and their scholarship team.
- Eligible Schools will be construed as Local Education, Health Care, Technical, Trade, or Agricultural Educational Facilities in the State of Ohio.
- Applications should be sent to the Guidance Department. The Guidance Department will forward documentation to Steven C. Patterson.
- A Short essay is required describing your interaction with the community in the past, present and future.
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
- A minimum of two (2) $1,000.00 Award(s) to be given each year. One (1) $1,000.00 to each of the selected student(s) for their second (“Semester” – “Quarter”) of their Freshman Year of college. Unused funds for the period shall be returned to the Patterson Scholarship Program for redistribution.
- Note: Recipients may reapply for the scholarship in their junior year of college based on performance and the re-application process. This may create additional scholarships for those who have previously been awarded or a revised dissemination of the two (2) scholarships currently available between that years graduating class and those in college re-applying in their junior year.
- The annualized (Amount and Number of “Scholarship(s)” may increase or decrease each year, but for the 2023 graduating class(s) the amount will be Two (2) $1,000.00 Awards.
- Award winners may be interviewed for this scholarship and / or additional opportunities depending on their strength of character and ongoing community involvement.
