Sponsor: Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
4 Vanderbilt Park Drive
Suite 300
Asheville, NC 28803
Eligibility: Applicants must be seniors in a secondary school or doing equivalent work, or secondary school graduates. Students must be residents of Western North Carolina (18 westernmost counties) who have chosen funeral service as a career path.
Amount: $3000
Deadline: March 15
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://cfwnc.org/students/scholarship-directory
Sponsor: International Order of the Golden Rule
Education Department
9101 Burnet Road
Suite 120
Austin, TX 78758
Eligibility: Applicants must be currently enrolled in a mortuary science school and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. The award is based on community service, honors, grades and potential contributions to the funeral service profession.
Amount: $2,000-$3,500
Deadline: December 14
How to apply: Applications are available online or by email.
Website: http://www.ogr.org
Sponsor: Community Foundation of Whitley County
400 N. Whitley Street
Columbia City, IN 46725
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduating seniors from Columbia City High School or Whitko High School planning to attend an accredited college, university, or trade school. Students must major in a science related field, mortuary science, or funeral home administration.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: April 15
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.cfwhitley.org/scholarships/
Sponsor: Funeral Service Foundation
13625 Bishop's Drive
Brookfield, WI 53005-6607
Eligibility: Applicants must be a student of funeral service from Montana and be enrolled full- or part-time in an American Board of Funeral Service Education accredited program. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.
Amount: $2,500-$5,000
Deadline: April 1; November 1
How to apply: Applications are available online. An application form, essay, academic transcript and video submissions are required.
Website: https://www.funeralservicefoundation.org/academicscholarships/
Sponsor: Community Foundation of Howard County
215 W. Sycamore
Kokomo, IN 46901
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduating seniors from any high school in Howard, Tipton or Carroll counties who are pursuing a degree in mortuary science and who are accepted into and attend an accredited educational organization. Students must have financial need.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: January 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.cfhoward.org/scholarship_funds.html
Sponsor: Community Foundation of Howard County
215 W. Sycamore
Kokomo, IN 46901
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduating seniors from any high school in Howard, Tipton or Carroll counties who are pursuing a degree in mortuary science and who are accepted into and attend an accredited educational organization. Students must have financial need.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: January 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.cfhoward.org/scholarship_funds.html
Sponsor: Funeral Service Foundation
13625 Bishop's Drive
Brookfield, WI 53005-6607
Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled full- or part-time in an American Board of Funeral Service Education accredited program. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.
Amount: $2,500-$5,000
Deadline: April 1; November 1
How to apply: Applications are available online. An application form, essay, academic transcript and video submissions are required.
Website: https://www.funeralservicefoundation.org/academicscholarships/
Sponsor: American Board of Funeral Service Education
Scholarship Committee
992 Mantua Pike
Suite 108
Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097
Eligibility: Applicants must be undergraduate students who have completed at least one semester or quarter of study in funeral service or mortuary science education at an accredited school and have at least one term remaining in their study. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
Amount: $1,500-$2,500
Deadline: March 1; September 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.abfse.org
Sponsor: Funeral Service Foundation
13625 Bishop's Drive
Brookfield, WI 53005-6607
Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled as a funeral service student full- or part-time in an American Board of Funeral Service Education accredited program. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.
Amount: $2,500-$5,000
Deadline: April 1; November 1
How to apply: Applications are available online. An application form, essay, academic transcript and video submissions are required.
Website: https://www.funeralservicefoundation.org/academicscholarships/
Sponsor: Tennessee Funeral Directors Association
Scholarship Committee
1616 Church Street
Suite A
Nashville, TN 37203
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens and legal residents of Tennessee. They must be enrolled full time in a funeral service or mortuary science program at a school that has been accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE). They must have completed one term of their program and must have at least one term remaining in their program. They must have plans to practice in Tennessee after graduating. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Contact sponsor to confirm deadline
How to apply: Applications are available online. An application form, transcript, copies of federal income tax forms, one recommendation letter and a personal essay are required.
Website: http://www.tnfda.org
Sponsor: Nebraska Funeral Directors Association
Wallace S. and Wilma K. Laughlin Foundation Trust
521 First Street
P.O. Box 10
Milford, NE 68405
Eligibility: Applicants must be residents of Nebraska and must be graduating seniors at a Nebraska high school or they must be graduates of a Nebraska high school. They must be entering or current students of mortuary science, reside in Nebraska for at least three years after completing their mortuary science degree programs and intend to practice mortuary science. Selection is based on applicant interview.
Amount: At least $1,000
Deadline: June 15
How to apply: Applications are available online. An application form, transcript, recommendation letter and proof that all pre-mortuary science state requirements have been met are required.
Website: https://www.nefda.org/scholarship-information
