For the Tomahawk Leader
WISCONSIN – Applications for the 2023 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Excellence Scholarship are now available online.
A total of 100 students will be chosen to receive $10,000.00 scholarships from among all applicants throughout the state.
Applicants must be residents of Wisconsin who will graduate from a Wisconsin high school in 2023 and plan to continue their education at a college, university or vocational/technical school. Students will be evaluated on academic achievement, leadership, service, and school and community activities.
Selection of recipients will be made by a state-level panel composed of representatives from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, Cooperative Educational Service Agencies, Wisconsin Homeschooling Parents Association, several education-related associations and community representatives.
Since the program was established in 1990, the Herb Kohl Foundation has awarded 3,300 Excellence scholarships to graduating high school students throughout the state for a total of $10.3 million.
The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Excellence Scholarship program is co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Homeschool Parents Association and Cooperative Educational Service Agencies.
Completed online applications are due by 5 p.m. on Nov. 8.
Visit www.kohleducation.orq/studentexceIlence/ to learn more and apply.