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Grants and Scholarships

The Trustees annually award community grants to local organizations and scholarships to local students.
 

Community Grants

Community grants are evaluated by the Outreach Committee and voted on by the entire Board of Trustees. Applications must be completed and received in the Trustees’ office on or before December 31 of each calendar year. The current Community Grant application due  by December 31, 2023 can be found here

Scholarship Grants

The applicant must be a full-time resident of the City of New Castle. If the applicant is a dependent, the parent or guardian must also be a full-time resident of the City of New Castle. 2024 Spring semester applications must be completed and received in the Trustees office by January 2, 2024.

An applicant must be a high school graduate who is entering or attending an accredited undergraduate college or university as a full-time student in the upcoming Spring semester 2024. A high school applicant must have a letter of acceptance from a college or university.

Funded applicants from previous years who continue to be a student in good standing are invited to re-apply for scholarship funding each year.

The 2024 Spring Scholarship application will be found here on this site by November 2023.

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