New: Scholarship for Employee as Students

This is the second year for the NASCOE Scholarship Program for FSA employees - ADULT EDUCATION - which is co-sponsored by JM Marketing. All FSA employees who are taking adult education courses (to enhance their FSA career) are eligible. There will be one (1) winner selected from each area. The area winner will be awarded $200 to assist in expenses for adult education courses. The deadline is January 15, 2010.

The applicant must be a permanent county office employee and a NASCOE member for the past five years or since becoming a permanent employee. The application must be certified as eligible by the state association secretary (Linda Feldkamp - Racine/Kenosha County) or state association treasurer (Mary Behm) . All applicants will send an original and five copies directly to our Midwest Area Scholarship Chairperson (Les Maierhofer). Les's address is:

James D. Pollock Memorial Scholarship Program

Once again for 2010, OASCOE is accepting applications for its annual scholarship award program. Each year, OASCOE awards scholarships to eligible applicants pursuing a college degree. The number and amount of awards varies based upon the number of applications and the amount available in the scholarship fund. In 2009, OASCOE awarded three $600 scholarships. Applications must be received by February 1, 2010 to be considered for this award.

See eligibility requirements and instructions below. Ohio applicants will use the national NASCOE scholarship application. This application can be found at: http://www.nascoemidwestarea.org/html/scholarship.html. All applications certified as eligible for an OASCOE scholarship will then be forwarded on to the Midwest Area and be eligible for the Midwest Area Scholarship award of $1500.00.

Applicant Eligibility:

1. Applicant must be an OASCOE member, member’s spouse, or member’s legal dependent. The qualifying member must be a county FSA employee who has their dues paid and membership current for the past 5 consecutive years or since becoming a FSA county office permanent employee eligible for full OASCOE membership, whichever is less. In the case of member retirement or transfer this dues year, dues may be paid for the entire year to retain eligibility.

2. Applicants may be either a high school senior or graduate with a minimum of a “C” average in both the junior or senior year of high school, or may be a full-time (minimum of 12 credit hours) college student with a minimum of a “C” average up to the Bachelor Degree level. Applicants must be a full-time college student (freshman through senior) in the fall of 2010.

Application Instructions:

A special thanks also goes out to all members, affiliates, RASCOE, and others who made donations and participated in other fundraisers for this worthwhile cause. Without your support, OASCOE would not be able to help our youth achieve their goals.