Local Scholarships
Marshall Education Foundation administers several scholarships. The Foundation works with families and business donors to facilitate their desire to help seniors in all Marshall County Schools. The donors set the requirements and the Foundation distributes application forms, evaluates the applications and selects students to receive the scholarship.
Brooks Grocery Scholarships
Brooks Grocery is in Chapel Hill. There will be two (2) $1000 scholarships awarded to residents living in the Forrest School area. Qualified applicants must be high school graduates, holders of General Education Diplomas, or home schoolers who have successfully completed an accepted course of study. Students presently enrolled in post-secondary education are also eligible. Candidates applying for this scholarship must have at least a 2.0 GPA, demonstrate a need for financial assistance, and must not have received a full scholarship or major source of income that will already cover most expenses. The student will receive $500 per semester for the year of awarded scholarship.
Eddie M. Wright Family Foundation Scholarship
This scholarship is given by the family of Eddie M. Wright who was an alumni of Cornersville High School and a pharmacist. This is a $500 scholarship being offered to a graduate of Cornersville High School. The scholarship will be awarded to a student based on extracurricular activities, financial need and academic achievement. This scholarship can be used for any college, university or vocational technical school. This scholarship will be given for the fall semester of their freshman year.
Lewisburg Rotary Club Scholarships
The Lewisburg Rotary Club will provide three (3) $1000 scholarships. In order to apply for one of these scholarships, a student must meet the following:
SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA
(1) Be a high school senior during the 2022-2023 academic year
(2) Be a resident of Marshall County during the 2022-2023 academic year
(3) NOT be a Rotarian or an immediate family member of a Rotarian
AND
(4) Participate in the Four Way Test Speech Contest sponsored by the Lewisburg Rotary Club OR
(5) Be a member in good standing of the Marshall County High School Interact Club OR
(6) Be recognized as a Student of the Month by the Lewisburg Rotary Club
MEF Founders Scholarships
The Marshall Education Foundation (MEF) Founders scholarship honors the founding members of the MEF. The founders promoted higher education in Marshall County for many years which included beginning the Marshall Education Foundation and supported the building of the Columbia State Lewisburg Campus. This scholarship honors the founding members who started the Marshall Education Foundation. MEF is giving two (2) $1000 scholarships to a Marshall County student attending Columbia State Community College.
MEF Memorial Scholarships
MEF Memorial Scholarship, Marshall Education Foundation is giving one (1) $1000.00 scholarship to help a deserving Marshall County student further their education. Marshall Education Foundation has received memorial donations throughout the year to award to fund this scholarship.
This year the scholarship is in memory of: Edward Potts, VB Ramsey, and Glenda Milligan
Kamron Hightower Memorial Scholarships
Kamron Kassidy Hightower was a 2018 graduate of Marshall County High School and outstanding member of the Tigers football team. Kamron suffered from fibromuscular dysplasia and passed away in 2021 before fulfilling his dream of attending vocational school to prepare for a career in maintenance. This life-threatening disorder can strike at any age, and Kamron’s family urges everyone to learn more about it and get checked. Because of his intense love for and dedication to the game of football and his desire to attend vocational school, two scholarships in the amount of $1000 each will be awarded in Kamron’s memory to a senior football player and a senior student planning to attend a vocational school.
Tommy Hawkins Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is a memorial to Tommy Hawkins who was well known throughout Tennessee as a family man who loved his family, friends, and Lewisburg. Tommy owned Lewisburg Printing and was the publisher of the Lewisburg Tribune and the Marshall County Gazette until 2005. Tommy would be extremely proud to assist a young Marshall County High School graduate with the beginning of their college education. Applicant for this scholarship must be a graduating senior from MCHS and be attending any college, university, or technical school. The winner will receive a $1000 scholarship ($500 each semester) for their freshman year.