elev815 will award multiple $500 scholarships in 2025.
Application deadline: February 2025
Scholarships will be awarded on a one-time basis to each recipient.
The applicant must:
- Be a graduating senior from Hononegah, Harlem or South Beloit
- Be a positive role model in the community
- Plan to continue education at a trade school, vocational school, community college, or university
What You Need to Apply
1) Application Form
2) Current Resume – including community and volunteer work
3) Questionnaire – attach typed responses to questions on application
All completed applications received by the deadline will be reviewed by a volunteer panel. Finalists will be notified for an interview. The award recipients and parents/guardians will be honored at an elev815 event.
The elev815 scholarship program is supported by generous donations from member businesses, plus fundraising events such as selling pumpkins in October and Christmas tree poles in December. 
The application questionnaire asks:
- What do you know about elev815?
- If awarded, what would you use the scholarship for?
- Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
- Who is a role model to you & why?
- How do you spend your free time?
- What’s a personal achievement that makes you proud?
- What is a weakness you have overcome?