Alter-Fairmont Scholarships
Dor-Wood Optimist Club
"Continuing Education Scholarship Award"
"Continuing Education Scholarship Award"
Dor-Wood Optimist Club
“Continuing Education Scholarship Awards” - 2025
“Continuing Education Scholarship Awards” - 2025
Eight $2000 Scholarships Available for Kettering Residents Graduating High School in 2025
Each award will be a one year $2000.00
stipend sent to the school of choice. This choice may be a university, college, two-year college or trade school. The stipend may be used for tuition fees, room and board if living on campus, or books and supplies. This is a one-time grant and cannot be renewed.
The Dor-Wood Optimist Club is attempting to encourage excellence in education
and a spirit of volunteerism
in the youth of Kettering.
Category 1 – Alter Will be Awarded Three Scholarships
+ Must be a Kettering Resident and Attend Alter High School
+ Must be a Kettering Resident and Attend Alter High School
Category 2 - Fairmont High School Will be Awarded Three Scholarships
+ Must be a Kettering Resident and Attend Kettering Fairmont
+ Must be a Kettering Resident and Attend Kettering Fairmont
Category 3 – Area High Schools Will be Awarded Two Scholarships
+ Must be a Kettering Resident and May Attend Any Area High School
which includes STEM, Alter, KFHS, and those schools surrounding Kettering.
+ Must be a Kettering Resident and May Attend Any Area High School
which includes STEM, Alter, KFHS, and those schools surrounding Kettering.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL CATEGORIES:
+ Applicants must be Kettering Residents
graduating high school in 2025
+ Applicants must be in good standing in his or her high school with a GPA of 3.00 or higher, active in extracurricular activities, active in community service, and must be an all-around good citizen.
+ Applicants must submit the online application & upload references and G.P.A. signatures
+ Those Alter and KFHS applicants who are not one of the six winners in Categories 1 & 2 will automatically be eligible in Category 3 with no further application.
+ Applicants must submit the online application & upload references and G.P.A. signatures
between February ??, 2025
and March ??, 2025. (All parts completed in one website session)
+ Those Alter and KFHS applicants who are not one of the six winners in Categories 1 & 2 will automatically be eligible in Category 3 with no further application.
CONTACT INFORMATION
DorWood Scholarship Chairperson
Rich Bowden: (937) 974-6953 prassboy2315@gmail.com
Items needed to complete the single-session online application:
- A single PDF file for upload of G.P.A. verification with both counselor AND applicant's signatures
- Name of the school you plan to attend (to be typed into a website field)
- Field in which you plan to major or study (to be typed into a website field)
- A brief autobiography on why you should be considered for a scholarship (to be typed into a website field)
- A list of school activities: sports, clubs, offices held, honors, other extracurricular activities (to be typed into a website field)
- Description of any volunteer work you have done: school, community, church (to be typed into a website field)
- Listing of any paid work experience (to be typed into a website field)
- Option to
upload one pdf file with a reference from a teacher, coach, club advisor, clergy, employer, or community service agency.
For the 2025 DorWood Scholarships, applications will be completed and submitted online. Access to the online application will begin February ??, 2025 and END March ??, 2025.
The button to the right will take you to the online application when activated on February ??, 2025.
Left to Right: Mary Ayres, FHS; Katie Weir, FHS; Isabella Roberts, FHS; Brady Turner, FHS;
Hope Schultz, FHS; Ben Burkhardt, AHS; Aris Tashan, AHS; Will Lunne, AHS
Dor-Wood's 2021 Scholarship Recipients
Dor-Wood's 2020 Scholarship Recipients
