Community Foundation of the Ozarks scholarships open for application [Video]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) – Students in Springfield and across the region can apply for $1.7 million in scholarships administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks.

Students can start at cfozarks.org/applyforscholarships and use the CFO’s universal application to apply for multiple scholarship opportunities efficiently. The universal application is a comprehensive online form with a series of questions unique to each student. Based on their responses, the application pairs students with the scholarship opportunities they qualify.

In addition to scholarships for graduating seniors, the CFO offers opportunities for current undergraduate students and students attending technical or graduate programs. Amounts range from $200 to $10,000, and many scholarships are renewable for two to four years.

The CFO and its regional affiliate foundations hold about 450 scholarship endowments that will provide about 950 scholarships for students across central and southern Missouri for the 2025–26 school year. Scholarship endowments can be established with a minimum of $25,000 …