Valley County Community Foundation College Scholarship Applications Now Open
- The Valley County Community Foundation (VCCF) is happy to announce our college scholarship application is now open. Submissions are due May 31. New this year is a single application for all scholarships available with the goal of simplifying the application and selection process for scholarships.
Individuals familiar with VCCF may remember in prior years our scholarships having separate applications and deadlines. This year, qualified students interested in applying will find the new submission form on our scholarship webpage: www.valleycountycf.net/scholarships.
Three scholarships are offered through our foundation: the Feda Scholarship for the Trades, Fuhrman Memorial Scholarship, and the Thomas & Cynthia Markle Scholarship for Advanced Degree Study. Any student of Valley County is welcome to apply. To date, VCCF has awarded over $140,000 in college scholarships. In 2025 alone, VCCF gave $19,316 to scholarship recipients.
For more information on VCCF’s scholarships or to support our local youth by giving to the foundation, visit www.valleycountycf.net.
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ABOUT VALLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Our mission: we are a steward of a community savings account through which private assets, entrusted by donors, are invested to meet the challenges of contemporary life. The Foundation shall be the guardian of a permanent endowment where the income will be used to help fund economic, cultural and charitable projects.
The VCCF is committed to respecting the trust and intent of its donors, while maintaining integrity and responsiveness as a community foundation.
We will respond to creative ideas as they apply to the opportunities and challenges of our changing community.
We are committed to using the resources entrusted to us for funding the highest quality projects throughout Valley County.
Contact: Questions about Valley County Community Foundation Scholarships can be directed to Gwynn Simeniuk at (406) 724-7040 or simeniuk35@gmail.com. Information is also available at www.valleycountycf.net
