Applications for 2023 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Excellence Scholarship Now Available

Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 -- 1:01 PM

Online applications for the 2023 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Excellence Scholarship can now be submitted at www.kohleducation.org.

A total of 100 students will be chosen to receive $10,000 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. Completed online applications are due on November 8, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. central time. Students should go to http://www.kohleducation.org/studentexcellencel to learn more and apply.

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. 

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