Centier Bank - Schrage Family Foundation Scholarship

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Supporting Local College-Bound Students

The Centier Bank - Schrage Family Foundation Scholarship was established in 1995 in recognition of Centier Bank's Centennial Anniversary and its founder, Henry Schrage. The program also reaffirms Centier Bank's commitment to the families and communities it serves.

About the Scholarship

The scholarship is awarded to local high school students planning to attend college. The program rewards academic achievement, as well as school and community leadership. The $2,000 scholarship award is distributed in $500 payments per year each August for four consecutive years, providing that the student achieves a GPA of 3.0 (based on a 4.0 scale) each semester. Special consideration may be made for students who take part in internship programs.

Applications can be downloaded by clicking on the link below. Applications are also available in your high schools guidance department. The applications must be submitted to the guidance departments; each school determines their own deadline.

Qualifications

To be considered for the Centier Bank - Schrage Family Foundation Scholarship, applicants must complete the scholarship application, be in the top 25% of their graduating class, and be willing to sign a publicity release concerning the award.

Scholarship applicants may consider any college major to be eligible for this scholarship, although preference may be given to those students majoring in Accounting, Business Administration, Communications, Economics, Finance, Management, and Marketing.

Preference may also be given to those applicants considering a career in the financial services industry, although this scholarship is open to all fields of study.

Selection Criteria

The selection criteria for the Schrage Scholarship is based on the following:

1/3 Scholastic Achievement (G.P.A., SAT/ACT score; Class rank)
1/3 Involvement & Leadership activities within school
1/3 Involvement & Leadership within the community

Scholarship Schools

Local high schools offering a Centier Bank - Schrage Family Foundation Scholarship include:

• Chesterton High School	• Lake Central High School
• Crown Point High School	• La Porte High School
• East Chicago High School	• Lew Wallace High School
• Griffith High School	• Lowell High School
• Hammond Clark High School	• Merrillville High School
• Hammond Gavit High School	• Munster High School
• Hanover Central High School	• Plymouth High School
• Highland High School	• Portage High School
• Hobart High School	• Valparaiso High School
	• Whiting High School

Scholarship Banquet

In June of each year, Centier Bank sponsors a scholarship banquet for Centier Bank - Schrage Family Foundation Scholarship recipients, their parents or guardians, and the student's choice of his or her most influential teacher. A representative of either the Schrage family or Centier Bank is also available to present the scholarship at the individual student's annual school awards ceremony or commencement celebration.

Summer Employment

Scholarship recipients are given preference for summertime employment at Centier, based on the Bank's needs at that time. Those recipients with prior Centier experience are given first preference. Compensation, hours, duties, location and other related employment issues are under the same terms as with any other part-time or summer employee

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