Scholarship applications are closed for 2024. Watch for updates in early February for the 2025 scholarship application.
Each year, the Fairview Park Women’s Club awards one or more college scholarships to graduating high school seniors of all genders who are residents of Fairview Park, Ohio.
Scholarships are open to students of all genders.
The amounts of these one-time scholarships vary, depending upon how much the club raises during the year through its ways and means projects. In recent years, scholarship awards have ranged from $500 to $2,000.
Please follow all instructions in preparing and submitting your application.
- You must be a graduating high school senior and a resident of Fairview Park, Ohio, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be eligible for a high school scholarship from FPWC. Other than meeting the minimum threshold, GPA is not a factor in scoring for our scholarships. Applications for our scholarships are evaluated on a combination of commitment to volunteerism/community service and need.
- You must apply online via our Google form:
- We strongly encourage you to review the PDF of the application form (https://bit.ly/FPWC-scholarship-24) and prepare your answers before starting the online form. The online form is set up to save your answers so you can edit them for up to 30 days when signed in to a Google account, but we cannot guarantee that function will work properly.
- Please remember to submit ALL required documentation as described in the application: (1) completed application, (2) a copy of your high school transcript, (3) essay, and (4) a PDF of the Eligibility Overview tab of your FAFSA Submission Summary showing your Student Aid Index (SAI); see below for details. Submissions that do not include ALL required documentation will not be considered.
- Please allow plenty of time to complete the application, gather your documents, and write your essay. Supporting documents should be sent via email to FPWCScholarship@gmail.com (preferred) or US mail to: FPWC Scholarship Committee Chair, PO Box 26283, Fairview Park, OH 44126. We will acknowledge receipt of all applications and supporting documents. If you send materials but do not receive an acknowledgment within 3 days, please email us to inquire.
- All applications and supporting materials must be received by the FPWC no later than APRIL 15, 2024. Applications and/or materials received after that date will not be considered.
- Applications are evaluated with all identifying information hidden from the committee. All decisions of the Fairview Park Women’s Club on awards are final and not subject to review.
- Scholarships will be awarded in May, and monies are paid directly to the awardee’s school.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact FPWCScholarship@gmail.com.
What is the Student Aid Index (SAI), and why do we need it?
While financial need is a factor in determining our awards, it is not the primary factor. A high degree of need will not guarantee an award, and a low degree of need will not automatically disqualify you.
We no longer ask for specific financial information from students and their parents; instead, we use the SAI, which is generated in the Federal Financial Aid application process. This number determines your degree of eligibility for financial aid. The combination of SAI, family size, and number of siblings in college helps us get a sense of all applicants’ relative financial need.
To find your SAI, sign in to your FAFSA account at StudentAid.gov, choose the correct FAFSA form, and go to the Eligibility Overview tab. Your SAI is toward the bottom of the page.
Fill in your SAI on the Google Forms application. If your SAI is a negative number, be sure to include the minus sign.
In the upper right corner, click “print this page.” Within the print dialog, use the option to print to PDF (where that option is depends on your computer setup). Attach that PDF in an email to FPWCScholarship@gmail.com.
