Historical Society Scholarship Update

At it's monthly meeting held on September 4th, the members of the E. O. Austin Home/Historical Society added the following requirement for 2015 applicants:

Twenty (2) hours of community service at the E.O. Austin Home/Historical Society museum.

The scholarship criteria now reads as follow:


Each year the E.O. Austin Home Historical Society awards at least one (1) $300 scholarship to a

graduating senior of the Austin Area School District.

To be considered for this scholarship an application by the student must be made to

the Museum no later than May 1, 2015.

The application is to consist of a typewritten statement identifying the student and

stating their record of accomplishments, including, but not limited to academic record,

organization memberships, leadership positions held, completion of twenty (20) hours of

 community  service at the E. O. Austin Home/Historical Society  museum, and athletic

 participation, etc.

Accompanying the typewritten application must be a copy of the official acceptance letter to the

institution  of higher education the applicant plans to attend.

The winner of the E.O. Austin Home Historical Society Scholarship will be identified during  the

Austin Area School District graduation ceremonies.

The amount awarded will be presented to the recipient upon their providing the

E.O. Austin Home Historical Society a copy of their official transcript at the completion

of the first semester of college indicating they have successfully passed at least twelve


(12) college credits.