Northwood-Kensett

Local N-K Scholarship Information

Northwood-Kensett Community Schools is honored to benefit from talented alumni, local organizations and community members who offer a wide variety of local scholarship opportunities. Scholarship data and information is presently being compiled and will be posted on this site in future months. Individual information and Criteria may be obtained elsewhere on this Web Site. The Local Scholarship Form is available below in two different formats - a Pages document that can be opened on the school laptops and a Word version that can . . .

Ernie & Erma Hanson Heritage Farm Scholarship

Feb 19, 2021

Ernie & Erma Hanson Heritage Farm Scholarship Criteria: The scholarship will be made available to three candidates pursuing an Associate or Bachelor Degree in an agricultural-related field of study. **In the event that in any given year there are not three qualifying candidates pursuing an agricultural-related degree, other fields of study will be considered. The scholarship will not discriminate by gender, race, ethnicity or religion."   Students should complete the local Northwood-Kensett . . .

Carrie and Oren Igou Scholarship

Apr 1, 2015

The Trustees each year beginning with the school year 1989-90, select an outstanding student or students in the senior class at Northwood-Kensett High School as a recipient(s), taking into account both merit and need. The Trustees shall award an amount to the said students for his or her first year of college or vocational-technical schooling, provided the student maintains a scholastic record which is deemed by the Trustees to merit a continuation of the award. In order to be considered for an Igou Scholarship, each . . .

Gilbert Charles Stevens Scholarship

Apr 1, 2015

Gilbert "Charles" Stevens Music Scholarship Established in 1995 A fund has been established to award a scholarship in the amount of $5000 to a qualified music student. This scholarship will be awarded to a student who plans to major or participate in music in college. The selection and distribution of this scholarship will be by a committee established at the initiation of the scholarship. If the administration board determines that there is no "qualified" recipient, the interest money for that . . .

Janssen Family Charitable Trust Fund

Apr 1, 2015

Don Janssen, who was a successful farmer in the Northwood, Iowa, area established a charitable trust known as the JANSSEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FUND. The purpose for which, in part, is to provide for scholarships for graduating seniors of the Northwood-Kensett High School. Applications will be taken by the trustees of the Scholarship fund and guidelines for a recipient are as follows: 1. Preference will be given to students that have been involved in or plan to pursue a career in the agricultural field. 2. Being aware . . .

Northern Prairie Pheasants Forever Scholarship

Apr 1, 2015

Northern Prairie Pheasants Forever Scholarship Fund Criteria 1. Candidates must be a senior graduating from a Worth County School or a current Northern Prairie Pheasants Forever Family Member. 2. Candidate must be pursuing an education in the natural resources field. Examples include but are not limited to: Fish and Wildlife Biology, Soil Conservation, Environmental Education, or general biology. 3. Scholarship (s) will be a one time payment of $500 for one year to a successful applicant. 4. Applicant must . . .

Sadie Boysen Scholarship

Apr 1, 2015

SADIE BOYSEN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FOR ENGLISH The Sidney A. Swensrud Scholarship Fund has been expanded to include a recipient who has shown unusual excellence in English. The scholarship will be awarded in years (not necessarily every year) when there is a senior student deemed by the Scholarship trustees to be worthy of such an award. This scholarship is given in honor of Sadie Boysen, who left students with a lasting impression of the beauty of our language and the need for accuracy in using it. She was an outstanding . . .

Sidney A. Swensrud Scholarship

Apr 1, 2015

SIDNEY A. SWENSRUD SCHOLARSHIP FUND APPLICATION The Trustees each year beginning with the year 1953, select outstanding students in the senior class at Northwood-Kensett High School as recipients, taking into account both merit and need. The Trustees shall award at least a like amount to the said student for not more than three succeeding years, provided the student maintains a scholastic record which is deemed by the Trustees to merit a continuation of the award. In order to be considered for a Swensrud Scholarship, each . . .

Truman and Lorraine Julseth Scholarship Fund

Apr 1, 2015

The Trustees of the Truman and Lorraine Julseth Scholarship Fund will select students with average or above grades that show promise and potential and pursuit of a further education. Two scholarship grants for the year 2007 in the sum of $1,000 each will be awarded if there are qualified recipients.

Richard Moen Scholarship

Apr 1, 2015

THE RICHARD MOEN AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND CRITERIA 1. Candidate must be a senior graduating from Northwood-Kensett Secondary Junior-Senior High School. 2. Candidate must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5. 3. Candidate's involvement in the community and reputation will be considered. 4. Candidate's financial need will be considered. 5. The scholarship will be made available only to students pursuing one of the following areas of study: a. A college or university accredited program in aeronautical . . .