Scholarship Opportunities

 

The Grove City Chamber Foundation has three categories for scholarships.

High School Scholarships – for graduating high school seniors residing in Grove City or graduating from high schools in the Southwestern City School Attendance Area.  These scholarships support post-secondary undergraduate and technical training programs.

Renewal Scholarships – for prior recipients of a Foundation High School Scholarship, or students who graduated from a high school in the Southwestern City School attendance area or whose primary residence is in Grove City, who are currently enrolled in a post-secondary school education or training program and have successfully completed at least one year of such program. These scholarships only support post-secondary school undergraduate and technical training programs.

Affiliate Scholarships – for current employees of Chamber member organizations, current individual Chamber members, and immediate family members of such employees or Chamber members. These scholarships support post-secondary school undergraduate, technical training programs, and post-baccalaureate programs.

High School Scholarships

This scholarship is for graduating high school seniors residing in Grove City or graduating from high schools in the Southwestern City School Attendance Area.  These scholarships support post-secondary undergraduate and technical training programs.

* The applicant should either be graduating from a school in the Southwestern City School Attendance area (public or private) or be graduating from a school outside that attendance area but resides in Grove City.

The deadline for the High School Class of 2025 has passed and recipients have been recognized--see our list toward the bottom of this page! 

Class of 2026-- stay tuned for your deadline! 

Please note: Scanned copies of this application will not be accepted. This is a fillable PDF to submit as a digital file.

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Chamber Affiliate Scholarships

 

This scholarship is for current employees of Chamber member organizations, current individual Chamber members, and immediate family members of such employees or Chamber members. These scholarships support post-secondary school undergraduate, technical training programs, and post-baccalaureate programs.

*The applicant should be a current employee of a Chamber member company, an existing individual Chamber member, or an immediate family member of such an employee or individual Chamber member.

Deadlines for 2025: June 13, September 12, and December 12. 

Please note: Scanned copies of this application will not be accepted. This is a fillable PDF to submit as a digital file.

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Renewing Scholarships

This scholarship is for prior recipients of a Foundation High School Scholarship, or students who graduated from a high school in the Southwestern City School attendance area or whose primary residence is in Grove City, who are currently enrolled in a post-secondary school educational or training program and have successfully completed at least one year of such program. These scholarships only support post-secondary school undergraduate and technical training programs.

*The applicant should have graduated from a high school in the Southwestern CS Attendance area or currently reside in Grove City.

Deadline: Friday June 13, 2025

Please note: Scanned copies of this application will not be accepted. This is a fillable PDF to submit as a digital file.

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Leave Your Legacy with a Scholarship

Your support builds on a proud legacy of giving back to your community. Investing in the Grove City Chamber Foundation is a powerful endorsement that educational opportunities are a key aspect for the success of generations to come. Opportunities to obtain a degree transform lives, lift families, and helps secure our future.

Include educational opportunities in your legacy plan and make an impact for generations to come.

Interested in a legacy scholarship? Email Greg Dawkins.

Thank You to Our 2025 Scholarship Sponsors

2025 Scholarship Recipients

Affiliate Scholarships

Madison Allen

McKinley Bailey

Madison Blackford

Kaleb Coakley

Mya Holcomb

Laurel Klei

McKenzie Love

Drew Wilson

Alyssa Wyman

High School Recipients

Foundation Scholarship

Sean Akers

Kaitlyn Boyce

Desmond Carroll

Nasra Dahir

Xavier Garcia Silva

Claire Halleck

Chesney Mullins

Teresa Ongoro

Tessa Phipps

Sydney Renninger

Emma Richter

Cassie Romine

Kalliandra Rucker

Linsay Russell

Caden Spence

Brandon Slone

Reagan Worthington

Renewing Scholarships

(Deadline for this scholarship is June 13, so check back in the summer for our 2025 recipients!) 

Legacy Sponsors the Reiner and Spellman Families
Legacy Sponsors the Reiner and Spellman Families

Designated/Named Scholarships


Grove City Smiles Scholarship

Adalynn Hansen

Buckeye Pawn Shop

Ruth Siang Chin Par

 

Credit Union of Ohio Scholarship

Joel Bartley

Autumn Worthington

Mount Carmel 

Logan Langsford

Sarah Phipps

Franklin County Banking Center Scholarship

Fred Jahn Reiner Memorial Scholarship

Gary Gabriel Scholarship

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GC Realty Association Scholarship

Cordelia Watkins

KEMBA Scholarship

Alyssa Adkins

Scott Longnecker Memorial

Joseph Gloyd

Grant Ruffing

Shirley & Chuck Spellman Memorial

 (To be awarded Summer 2025)

Telhio Scholarship

We:LEAD Scholarship

Kyla Halleck

WesBanco Scholarship

Darrell and Rosey Dawkins Memorial Scholarship

Zigler Memorial Scholarship

Tristan Henson

2024 Sponsors from WesBanco Credit Union of Ohio and Franklin County Banking Center
2024 Sponsors from WesBanco Credit Union of Ohio and Franklin County Banking Center

Past Scholarship Recipients

2024 Scholarship Recipients

Creative Mobile Interiors Scholarship Aiden Louis Eckel, Landon Vandegrift, Olivia Bartley, McKenzie Kennedy | Credit Union of Ohio Scholarship Kalyan Henson, Evan Rardon | Franklin County Banking Center Scholarship Anyelis Gonzalez-Guilarte, Charles Spence | GC Realty Association Scholarship Katelyn Souslin | Grove City Smiles Scholarship Hannah Rauch | KEMBA Scholarship Juan Valle Neito, Ameera Jallaq | Shirley Spellman Memorial Savannah Gullion | Telhio Scholarship Emily Knapp, Jillian Paskavan | We:LEAD Scholarship Madison Dunn | WesBanco Scholarship Austin Issacs, Jude Kasan | Fred Jahn Reiner Memorial Scholarship Abby Fisher | Darrell and Rosey Dawkins Memorial Scholarship Alissa Schiff | Gary Gabriel Scholarship Ava Garringer | Zigler Memorial Scholarship Taylor Sobieck | Affiliate Scholarship Camille Akers, Alex Blain, Makayla Brill, Kaleb Coakley, Nicholas Garcia, Ava Holser | High School Foundation Scholarship Layne Becerril-Barrera, Bryce Escue, Danica Harbin, Aubree Hester, Olivia Noonan, Angeliz Rivera-Martinez, Katelynn Rock, Stehen Sheets, Jocelin Shoopman, Benjamin Turek, Leonela Zuniga | Renewing Scholarship Dylan Boso, Alaina Dawson, Madison Estep, Loren Goff, Magdolna Herrick, Zachary Iles, Christian Isaacs, Helene Renninger, Caleb Schall, Ava Schiff, Mason Stewart, Sadie Storts, Natalie Tolliver, Rylie West.

 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Credit Union of Ohio Scholarship Michael Boling , Annitra Kang | Reiner Memorial Scholarship  Sienna Brunicardi | WesBanco Scholarship Christian Isaacs | Spellman Memorial Scholarship Madison Gillion | The Heart of the Foundation in the name of Randy Mosher  McKenzie Kennedy | Ziegler Memorial Scholarship Katelyn Souslin | County Banking Center Scholarship Charles Spence | We:LEAD Scholarship Natalie Tolliver | Foundation Scholarships Robert Biehl, Melva Bonilla, Ryan Boyce, Justin Combs, Lauren Davis, Annay Downing, Shae Grimm, Zachary Iles, Valeria Jimenez,  Jillian Paskvan, Connor Rose, and Mason Stewart | Renewal/ affiliate: Olivia Bartley, Megan Blackstone,  Chloe Clark, Kaleb Coakley, Alana Downin, Katlyn Dreyer Dawkins Memorial , Madison Estep, Alexis Forney, Ava Forte, Kennedy Fulks, Loren Goff, Joey Lepard, Charmaine Milburn, Andrew Renninger , Sydney Schuler, Taylor Sobieck, Sadie Shorts, Adeline Wheeler, Gwenyth Wieging, Brady Bennett, Nikki , Macara Lim, Alissa Schiff, Madison Liming, and Madelyn Holcomb | Creative Mobile Interior Dylan Boso, Helene Renninger

2022 Scholarship Recipients

Credit Union of Ohio Scholarship Kelly Ann Dreyer | Renewal Scholarship Drew Hutchinson |  We:Lead Scholarship  Olivia Bartley | ToolTex Inc Scholarship Alec Olshefski  |  Franklin County Banking Center Scholarship Trent Ruffing | WestBanco Scholarship Helene Renninger | Renewal Scholarship Adeline Wheeler | Renewal Scholarship Andrew Renninger | OrthoNeuro Scholarship Alexis Fomby | Fred Jahn Reiner Memorial Scholarship Loren Goff |  Shirley Spellman Memorial Scholarship Allyson Schall |  Heart of the Foundation in the name of Gary Shyu Laurel Klei |  Don & Betty Hickman Scholarship Alissa Schiff & Rachel Forney | Wes & Sherri Love Scholarship Taylor Sobieck | Foundation Scholarship Recipients Madison Estep, Andrew Householder, Rebecca Jackson, Sydney Shuler, and Sadie Shorts | Chamber Affiliate Scholarship Stephanie Fair and Amanda Linley | In memory of Emma Jeanette Wilson from Mr & Mrs. Thomas Clark Kaleb Coakley

Foundation Renewal Scholarship (summer)  Dylan Boso, Chloe Clark, Lindsay Donaldson, Alana Downin, Katlyn Dreyer, Kennedy Fulks, Laney Hoyt, Jared Lepard, Joseph Lepard, Quantazia Merchant, Makayla Miller, and Russell Zhu

2021 Scholarship Recipients

Eldorado Gaming-Scioto Downs Drew Hutchinson, Ugonna Obiawu, Joseph Lepard,Jeremiah Bane |  Credit Union of Ohio RecipientsJessica Huckelberry,Rachel Forney | WesBanco Scholarship Caleb Schall, Dylan Boso | ToolTex Scholarship Alec Olshefski | Fred Jahn Reiner Memorial Scholarship Nicholas Issac |  Heart of the Foundation Scholarship in the name of Shirley Spellman  Laney Hoyt |  Foundation Scholarship | Ireland Hester | Chamber Affiliate Scholarship Hailey Kimmel, Jackson Phillips, Liam Wilson

2020 Recipients

Jack Foley, Rachel Binion and Kara'lyn Kelley, Katlyn Dreyer and Chloe Clark, Adeline Wheeler and Morgan Reed, Makayla Miller, Kennedy Fulks, Russell Zhu, Kari Lamb, Emily Creasap, Angelina Mosley, Lindsay Donaldson, Andrew Renninger, Anais Fernandez, Sydney Stoll, Andrea Ruede, Camym Rush, Rachel Armstrong, Rebecca Bane, Eric Devore, Hallie Fryman, Hannah Hill, Sierra Massey, Maylene Renninger, Allyson Schall, Lucy Storts, Stephany Suero, Natalie, Wing

2018 Recipients

Josh Binion, Hannah Hill, Rylie Sines, Jackson Smith, Erin Hartig, Natalie Wing, Hannah Singleton, Hayley Singleton, Cameron Lowther, Maylene Renninger, Haylee Cross, Lydia Fitzpatrick, Natalie Hall, Erin Hartig, Emily Havener, Taylor Hay, Hannah Hill, Haleigh Leonard, Cameron Lowther, Hamzah Mansour, Megan Mechlin, Maylene Renninger, Alexandra Rinehart, Gregory Rummel, Rylie Sines, Hannah Singleton, Hayley Singleton, Dakota Sizemore, Jackson Smith, Natalie Wing, Sara Wittenberg, Rachel Armstrong, Josh Binion, Jordin Brown, Eric Devore, Kari Devore, Hannah Downey, Erin Hays, Emily Hirth, Ogochukwu Obiagwu, Oluchi Obiagwu, Stephany Suero, and Garrett Wise.

2019 Recipients

 Hannah Hill, William Issac , Allyson Shorts, Mallory Lalonde Lucy Storts, Rebecca Bane, Eric Crowther, Ines De La Fuente Tavera, Aisho, Ali, Rebecca Bane, Zoe Barnes, Sydney Cooley, Eric Crowther, Laura Cabrera Espinal, Hallie Fryman, Stanley Heiby, Maria Hernandaz-Rodriguiez, William Issac, Mallory Lalonde, Quantazia Merchant, Mark Moshkvych, Lucy Storts, Ines De La Fuente Tavera, Rachel Armstrong, Josh Binion, Kyle Coakley, Eric Devore, Hannah Downey, Chassity Gibson, Erin Hays, Hannah Hill, Claire Hinterschied, Emily Hirth, Maylene Renninger, Grace Soles, Stephany, Suero, Natalie Wing

2014 Recipients
Tyler Elgin, Eric Thornton, Olivia Downing, Irina Salamakha, Hannah Bailey, Maya Gosztyla, Molly Ballard, Erin Tolar, Emily Holbrook, Kaitlyn Collins, Jane Handley, Megan Menapace, Mitchell Shroyer, Mike Barr, Alex Gifford

2015 Recipients
Hannah Bailey, Emily Holbrook, Irina Salamakha, Emily Downing, Mike Barr, Jill Anderson, Garrett Wise, David Gordon

2016 Recipients
Jill Anderson, Kara Bowe, Maya Gosztyla, Hannah Bailey, Megan Menapace, Oluchi Obiagwu, Irina Salamakha, Andrew Price, Alyson Bretthauer, Erin Walker, Mike Barr, Alex Gifford, Hannah Downey, Emily Hirth, Kylun Campbell, Jordin Brown, Josh Binion, GCHS S.T.A. R.

2017 Recipients
Josh Binion, Alyson Bretthauer, Erin Hays, Emily Hirth, Ogochukwu Obliagwu, Oluchi Obiagwu, Nicholas Connaughton, Mike Barr, Klye Coakley, Rafael Nuyles, Chassity Gibson, Jiezel Deypalubos (Mount Carmel Recipient), Victoria Hall, Eric DeVore, Claire Hinterscheid, Rachel Armstrong, Bethany Townsend, Anna Tyler, Jacob Middleton (WesBanco Recipient), GCHS S.TA.R.