March 12, 2027
Lee E. Schauer Scholarship
Direct application
$13,000
1 winner
Eligibility
Education level
High school
About this scholarship
College-bound Shelby County, Indiana high school seniors with at least a 2.5 GPA who show community service, leadership, and character (caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility) may apply for the Lee E. Schauer Scholarship. Participation in sports or fitness is expected. YMCA membership is not required, but members who also volunteer at the Y receive additional consideration.
One award of $13,000 is paid over four years. Recipients must show satisfactory progress each year to renew.
The scholarship targets well-rounded students who may not qualify for GPA-heavy awards. It was established in 1989 by family and friends in memory of Lee E. Schauer, who died the summer before his senior year of high school.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- High school transcript
- Three letters of recommendation
- YMCA Program and Activity Form
- Non-Y Athletic and/or Fitness Activities Form
- YMCA Volunteer Hours Summary Sheet
- Non-YMCA Community Activities Form
- Financial plan for college
- College-bound Shelby County (Ohio) high school senior
- GPA of 2.5 or higher (qualifying criterion only, given no weight in selection)
- Participation in sports and/or fitness activities
- Commitment to community service as a volunteer (documentation required); YMCA volunteers receive additional consideration
- High school transcript
- Three letters of recommendation (teachers, pastor, employer, etc.)
- YMCA Program and Activity Form
- Non-Y Athletic and/or Fitness Activities Form
- YMCA Volunteer Hours Summary Sheet
- Non-YMCA Community Activities Form
- Financial plan for college (annual cost/contribution/grants/scholarships/loans figures)
- Finalists invited to an in-person interview in early April
- Finalists must attend an in-person interview in early April.
- Recipients must show satisfactory annual progress to renew.