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Scholarship Fund Opportunities and Donors

The Dayton Foundation has over 300 scholarship opportunities available to Greater Dayton-area students. Learn more about the individuals and their stories behind these funds.

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Michelle Brown
Director of Scholarship Services
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Adam Broock Scholarship

Adam Broock Scholarship

This scholarship was established to honor the memory of Adam Broock, a graduate of Oakwood High School. Adam was a popul…

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African-American Community Foundation - Charles and Pat Meadows Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Charles and Pat Meadows Scholarship

The Charles and Pat Meadows Scholarship Fund was established to honor Charles who believed that education was the key to…

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African-American Community Foundation - Colbert Family Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Colbert Family Scholarship

The Colbert Family Scholarship was established in 2018 to award a scholarship to a graduating senior from Dayton Public…

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African-American Community Foundation - Deloris L. Winslow Scholarship for Community Excellence

African-American Community Foundation - Deloris L. Winslow Scholarship for Community Excellence

The DeLoris L. Winslow Scholarship for Community Excellence was established in 2013 to support Clark and Montgomery Coun…

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African-American Community Foundation - Doris H. Wilson Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Doris H. Wilson Scholarship

The Doris H. Wilson Scholarship was established in 1997 for graduating Montgomery County high school seniors who plan to…

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African-American Community Foundation - Dr. Yvonne Walker-Taylor Women for Women Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Dr. Yvonne Walker-Taylor Women for Women Scholarship

The Dr. Yvonne Walker-Taylor Women for Women Scholarship was established in honor and memory of Dr. Yvonne Walker-Taylor…

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African-American Community Foundation - Gerry E. Griffith, Sr., Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Gerry E. Griffith, Sr., Scholarship

The Gerry E. Griffith, Sr., Scholarship is a four-year scholarship designed to stimulate interest in the field of educat…

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African-American Community Foundation - Hazel Carter Scott Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Hazel Carter Scott Scholarship

The Hazel Carter Scott Scholarship was established in 2006 to provide scholarships for graduating high school African-Am…

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African-American Community Foundation - Idotha Bootsie Neal Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Idotha Bootsie Neal Scholarship

This scholarship was created in 2021 in memory of Idotha Bootsie Neal. In 1991, she was elected as the first African-Ame…

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African-American Community Foundation - Major John F. Harris, Jr., Memorial Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Major John F. Harris, Jr., Memorial Scholarship

The Major John F. Harris, Jr., Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to financially assist JROTC graduates within Da…

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African-American Community Foundation - Paul R. and Frieda M. Miller Memorial Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Paul R. and Frieda M. Miller Memorial Scholarship

The Paul R. and Frieda M. Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to African-American residents of Montgome…

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African-American Community Foundation - Pearl A. Dale and Audrey Parker Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Pearl A. Dale and Audrey Parker Scholarship

Born in the South in the early 1900s, Pearl Dale experienced firsthand the barriers that African-Americans of her genera…

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African-American Community Foundation - Professor E. Champ and Alma Warrick Memorial Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Professor E. Champ and Alma Warrick Memorial Scholarship

The Professor Ennis and Alma Warrick Memorial Scholarship was established in 2017 by Warrick Barrett in honor of his gra…

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African-American Community Foundation - Robert S. Early, Sr. Memorial Youth Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Robert S. Early, Sr. Memorial Youth Scholarship

The Robert S. Early Memorial Youth Scholarship was established in 2017 and is sponsored by the Roosevelt High School Cla…

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African-American Community Foundation - Scott Neal Simpson Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Scott Neal Simpson Scholarship

The Scott Neal Simpson Scholarship was established in 1999 to memorialize this gifted athlete and scholar by furnishing…

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African-American Community Foundation - Thyrsa Frazier Svager Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Thyrsa Frazier Svager Scholarship

Born in 1930, Thyrsa Frazier Svager achieved what few African-American women of her generation have in the field of educ…

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African-American Community Foundation - Wahid Abdullah Memorial Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Wahid Abdullah Memorial Scholarship

The Wahid Abdullah Memorial Scholarship was established in 1997 to honor the memory of Wahid Abdullah, a 17-year-old aca…

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African-American Community Foundation - Waverly Glover Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Waverly Glover Scholarship

As an African-American growing up in 1920s, Waverly Glover knew the importance of getting an education. After serving in…

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African-American Community Foundation - William A. Lumpkin Endowed Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - William A. Lumpkin Endowed Scholarship

The William A. Lumpkin Endowed Scholarship was created by Mr. Lumpkin in 2019 to enhance opportunities for higher educat…

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African-American Community Foundation - Yokley-Gamblin Family Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - Yokley-Gamblin Family Scholarship

The Yokley-Gamblin Scholarship was established in 2019 for the exclusive purpose of assisting underrepresented ethnic mi…

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African-American Community Foundation - CJ McLin, Jr. Scholarship

African-American Community Foundation - CJ McLin, Jr. Scholarship

The legendary C. J. McLin, Jr., was one of Ohio's most influential politicians. He was born in East St. Louis, Illinois,…

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AIA Dayton Architectural Scholarship

AIA Dayton Architectural Scholarship

The AIA Dayton Architecture Scholarship Fund of The Dayton Foundation was established to encourage and assist students g…

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Alexander-Bickley Scholarship

Alexander-Bickley Scholarship

This scholarship, established in 2016, supports female graduating seniors from Dayton Public Schools who plan to pursue…

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Alleen O. McCoy Scholarship

Alleen O. McCoy Scholarship

The Alleen O. McCoy Memorial Scholarship was established in 2024 by the family of Alleen McCoy as a means honor the rema…

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Allen Family Scholarship

Allen Family Scholarship

The Allen Family Scholarship was established in 2021 in honor of William and Rose Allen. Born in 1930, William "Bill" Al…

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Allen York Masonry Scholarship

Allen York Masonry Scholarship

The Allen York Masonry Scholarship, named in honor of this Northridge High School graduate, and skilled tradesman, was e…

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Altrusa Club of Dayton Kay Webster Scholarship

Altrusa Club of Dayton Kay Webster Scholarship

Kay Webster was the 2016-2018 president of the Altrusa Club of Dayton, who passed away suddenly in November of 2018. For…

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Altrusa Club of Dayton Ruth Richardson Scholarship

Altrusa Club of Dayton Ruth Richardson Scholarship

Ruth Richardson was an educator and a counselor who inspired her students throughout her career with Dayton Public Schoo…

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Basil F. Blizzard, IV, Memorial Scholarship

Basil F. Blizzard, IV, Memorial Scholarship

The Basil F. Blizzard, IV Memorial Scholarship Fund of The Dayton Foundation was established in 1999 to praise excellenc…

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Beachler Family Scholarship

Beachler Family Scholarship

The Beachler Family created this scholarship to help students from Northmont High School pursue a degree in business adm…

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Belmont High School Founding Alumni Scholarship

Belmont High School Founding Alumni Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2018 by Belmont High School alumni in the graduating classes of 1958, 1959, and 1960…

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Betsy Frabotta Educate and Engage Scholarship for Q+ Youth

Betsy Frabotta Educate and Engage Scholarship for Q+ Youth

As a lifelong public school teacher and creator of community, especially for FOLX who were traditionally marginalized, B…

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Betsy Pence Memorial Scholarship

Betsy Pence Memorial Scholarship

This merit-based scholarship was established in 1997 in memory of Betsy Pence. Betsy graduated with honors in 1996 from…

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Bianca Bepler Memorial Scholarship

Bianca Bepler Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2014 memory of Bianca Bepler by her grandparents, Rick and Linda Bepler. Bianca grad…

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Brightwell Family and Dayton Firefighters IAFF Local 136 Scholarship

Brightwell Family and Dayton Firefighters IAFF Local 136 Scholarship

The Brightwell Family Memorial Scholarship Fund of The Dayton Foundation was established in 1999 by the family of Thomas…

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Cecilia Hollis Memorial Scholarship

Cecilia Hollis Memorial Scholarship

The Cecilia Hollis Memorial Scholarship was established in 1995 to assist students majoring in an engineering, technolog…

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Charles A., Dhel L., and Katharine Funkhouser Memorial Scholarship

Charles A., Dhel L., and Katharine Funkhouser Memorial Scholarship

The Charles A., Dhel L., and Katherine Funkhouser Memorial Scholarship was established by Jeanne Funkhouser-Reeder, with…

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Charles and Jayne Black Scholarship

Charles and Jayne Black Scholarship

The Charles H. and Jayne Black Scholarship was established to assist individuals to further their studies at a two- or f…

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Cheryl A. Young Scholarship

Cheryl A. Young Scholarship

This scholarship fund is named in memory of Cheryl A. Young, who was a devoted mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, au…

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Chuck Dickerson Memorial Scholarship

Chuck Dickerson Memorial Scholarship

Chuck Dickerson Memorial Scholarship was established by his family in 2018. Chuck was an eternal optimist and entreprene…

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Chunduri Family Scholarship

Chunduri Family Scholarship

This scholarship was created by Jaideep Chunduri, MD, a 1991 graduate of Northmont High School and an Orthopaedic Spine…

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Cindy Wright Memorial Scholarship

Cindy Wright Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2022 in the memory of Cindy Wright. She was an amazing daughter, wife, mother, grand…

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City of Huber Heights Art Scholarship

City of Huber Heights Art Scholarship

The City of Huber Heights Art Scholarship was created in 2021 to assist students who are graduating from Huber Heights C…

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Coach Ed Zink Scholarship

Coach Ed Zink Scholarship

Coach Ed Zink was involved in Beavercreek Athletics for 46 years. His coaching career included football, softball and gi…

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Colleen O'Toole Memorial Scholarship

Colleen O'Toole Memorial Scholarship

The Colleen O'Toole Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1992 in honor of Colleen O''Toole, who faithfully serve…

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Community Foundation of Miami Township Scholarship

Community Foundation of Miami Township Scholarship

The Community Foundation of Miami Township (CFMT) was established in 1998 and has worked to make the Miami Township Comm…

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Craig A. Steffen Paraclete Scholarship

Craig A. Steffen Paraclete Scholarship

The Craig A. Steffen Paraclete Scholarship Fund was created to help adopted or fostered children with financial need beg…

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Culture Works Leonard P. Roberts Memorial Scholarship

Culture Works Leonard P. Roberts Memorial Scholarship

In recognition of Mr. Roberts' career as a businessman and his passion for the arts, Culture Works is pleased to offer s…

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