TRIO-TS Karen and Cody Shay Scholarship

Karen and Cody Shay Scholarship
Application Deadline: Friday, November 7th, 2025, by 4:30 p.m. in the TRIO-TS office.

If mailing, please make sure it’s postmarked by November 10th.

Our address: TRIO-TS, Southwestern Community College, 1501 West Townline Street, Creston, IA 50801

One (1) $1,000 scholarship will be awarded and used for the 2025-2026 college academic year.
- Include a current high school transcript.
- Scholarship essay-the information that you provide in this essay will allow us to best evaluate your eligibility for a TS scholarship (see # 7 below)
- One letter of recommendation (see #8 below) **TRIO-TS Advisors cannot write letters of recommendation for this scholarship since we will be scoring them. **
1. First Name: *
Middle Initial:
Last Name:*
Home Address:*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState

Zip Code
Phone Number:*
Email:*
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2. High School Name and City:*
Anticipated Graduation Date:*

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3. High School Grade Point Average (GPA):*
4. Name of College You Plan to Attend:*
5. Name of intended college major/program of study:*
Full or Part Time Student:*

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6. How many years have you participated in TRIO Talent Search (TS):*
7. Attach a typed essay about how TS has influenced your decisions on college and discuss in detail your financial need.. Essay must be typed, double spaced and no more than two pages in length.

8. Attach one letter of recommendation from someone, other than a relative, that can attest to the accomplishments and/or activities outlined in your essay.

9. On the following page, please list all school and community activities as well as any leadership roles.
Please Upload Your Essay Below: *

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Please Upload Your Letter of Recommendation Below: (If you do not have a digital copy, you can mail a hard copy to our office, or you can scan and email the form to kirkland@swcciowa.edu)

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Please up load current high school transcript below:

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High School Activities:*
Community Service Activities:*
Leadership Roles:*
I certify that any information, which I have provided, is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and understand that any misrepresentation of information is grounds for rejection of my application for this scholarship opportunity.
Date:*

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