Community Grant Form
We’re proud to support our communities’ vital work. Each year, we get our community a variety of grant opportunities to stimulate growth and build each other up.
Applicant Qualifications:
- Applicant must be a member or an immediate relative of someone who is a participating member of Pioneer Connect (you could be a spouse, son, or daughter of the member)
- Your primary place of residence must be located within the Pioneer Connect serving area
- Be currently enrolled in or applying for admission to an undergraduate program in an accredited community college, four-year college or university, or vocational technical school (You may be enrolled part-time or full-time)
Materials needed for complete application:
- Provide three letters of recommendation from individuals other than family members
- Provide legible copies of all high school and college or technical school transcripts
- Submit all information requested on the application form and sign the certification at the end of the application
- For a complete list of information asked in the application, click here.
Additional information:
- Applicant can optionally submit SAT and/or ACT test scores
- An applicant is eligible to receive the scholarship a maximum number of two times
- After the award is made, the scholarship funds will be directly submitted to the institution of higher education in the name of the scholarship recipient
- The completed application and all supporting documentation must be submitted/received no later than 4:30 p.m. on March 31, 2025
- Incomplete applications will not be considered for scholarship award
The Board of Directors will choose scholarship recipients based on this criteria:
- Scholastic achievement – 25%
- Extra-curricular activities, accomplishments and recognition received – 15%
- Career and educational goals – 20%
- Personal Statement – 25%
- Financial need – 5%
- Open book quiz – 10%
The Academic Scholarship is an online submission only—you can begin your application through our online system below.
DEADLINE: Application must be submitted no later than March 31, 2025, by 4:30 p.m.
Incomplete applications will not be considered for scholarship award.
Note: There is no time limit to the application process. However, the application will not be saved along the way. Be sure to have enough time to finish it or you will have to start back at the beginning.