Lentin Scholarship Fund
Direct application
Up to $10,000
Eligibility
Demographics
First-generation student
Education level
High school
Financial
Financial need
Enrollment
Full-time
About this scholarship
High school juniors and seniors in the greater St. Louis metropolitan area with demonstrated financial need who are enrolling in accredited full-time undergraduate or vocational programs may apply for the Lentin Scholarship Fund through Jewish Federation of St. Louis via Scholarship Central.
Awards of up to $10,000 are available. Recipients may reapply in subsequent years if eligibility requirements are met.
Applications typically open in January and close in late March or early April. Preference is given to first-generation college students and applicants with a connection to the Jewish community.
Scott Lentin established the fund to support St. Louis area students pursuing higher education.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Recommendation letter from an instructor, counselor, advisor, or supervisor
- FAFSA Submission Summary, unless applying only for the Blanche and Irving Miller Fund
- Shared Scholarship Central personal-statement essay
- Recommendation letter from an instructor, counselor, advisor, or supervisor
- FAFSA Submission Summary (unless applying only for the Blanche and Irving Miller Fund)
- Permanent residence in the St. Louis metropolitan area / graduating from an area high school
- Demonstrate financial need
- Enrolling full-time in an undergraduate or vocational program at an accredited nonprofit institution
- Recipients may reapply in subsequent years if all eligibility requirements continue to be met.