Scholarship FAQs

Every scholarship applicant must first create an online account, and then submit an online application. If you previously applied for our scholarships, you already have an account. If you have an existing account, it is IMPERATIVE that you NOT create a new account. Use the username and/or password retrieval system if you have forgotten your username or password.

Click HERE to create an account or to log in to the system.

The Community Foundation’s 2024-2025 online general scholarship application is available February 15, 2024 at 12:01 a.m. EST.

The 2024-2025 scholarship application must be submitted by April 15, 2024, before 11:59 p.m. EST. Applications will not be accepted after this deadline. No exceptions! We recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible and that you not wait until the last day.

YES. A new scholarship application must be completed each year. This includes renewable scholarships. We must have updated information in our system to renew scholarships from the previous academic year.

We offer multiple separate and distinct scholarship applications each year. Everyone is eligible to apply to our general application that opens on February 15, 2024. All other applications have distinct eligibility criteria and separate application processes.

No. Letters of reference are not required.

No. Only applications submitted online through the website will be considered.

All applicants that have never used our online system must create a new account to log into the system. Click HERE to create an account in NextGen software.  Be sure to keep your password in a safe place as you will need this throughout the year if you receive scholarship(s). Also make note of the answer to your “Secret Question” as the answer is case-sensitive and you will need this answer to retrieve your password should you forget it.

The email address that you use to create your account is essentially your “username.” If you change your email address, be sure to update your online scholarship account with your new email address. We communicate with applicants and awardees exclusively through email, including notifications of scholarships awarded, necessary documentation, and invitations to scholarship events. If any of our email notifications to your account email “bounces” back to us or is undeliverable, your scholarship will be awarded to the runner-up. We cannot stress how important it is that you notify us of any change to your email address. It is the “life-line” between the Community Foundation and the scholarship applicant.

If you have forgotten your password, please click on the “Forgot your password?” link on the Sign In page. The system will ask you to enter the email address registered to your account. Next, you will need to answer your secret question for which the answer is case-sensitive. A temporary password will be sent to your email account. This email will come from the email address notify@ngwebsolutions.com (User Recovery). If you forget your username, use this same procedure to retrieve it as well.

Absolutely not! Do NOT create a new account if you have forgotten your password or username. Use the online password/username retrieval system, which only takes a couple of extra seconds. You can only create one account using one email address; multiple accounts using different email addresses will invalidate your application. If you have a renewable scholarship from 2023-2024, you will forfeit the renewed scholarship for 2024-2025 if you create a new account. You need to log on to your existing account to meet your renewal scholarship requirements.

No. The Community Foundation will not have access to your secure password if you forget or lose the information.

Prior to submitting the application, you may make edits/changes/updates as often as you like. However, once your application is submitted, modifications cannot be made.

When you complete a page and hit the “save and continue” button, you will receive immediate notification if a field requires attention. You will have to correct the data before you are able to save and continue to the next application page. The errors will appear under each required question field with a note that reads “*Answer Required.”

Once you submit your completed application, you will see a “Congratulations!” message and a green check mark and message stating, “Your online application has been submitted!” You will also receive an email confirmation.  Please note: Volume is expected to be high on the last days of the application period, which may cause delays or perhaps the inability to submit your application. That is why we strongly suggest you submit it as soon as possible!