Scholarships

For graduating seniors of Gering High School

Three separate scholarships designated A, B, and C, will be awarded annually. ​Online applications must be submitted to the Oregon Trail Community Foundation by April 1st. All applications will be reviewed by the OTCF Scholarship Committee. Deadline for application and supporting documents is April 1st. Winners and alternates will be selected.

Attach copy of official ACT/SAT, high school transcript, and three reference letters to the online application. Final grades for senior year are not required. Recipients are responsible for forwarding college transcripts to OTCF within three (3) weeks of the end of each grading period and must notify OTCF of any address changes. Failure to send transcripts jeopardizes scholarship renewal. Scholarships are paid directly to the school. If the required college GPA is not maintained, or the student is not enrolled full-time (beginning the first semester for which the scholarship is awarded), the renewal opportunity will be forfeited. The scholarship may be rescinded and awarded to the alternate.

CSPM SCHOLARSHIP ‘A’ – To attend an accredited 4-year college or university

• Four-year undergraduate scholarship for any field of study
• $1,500 per year ($750 paid per semester) renewable for up to four years
• High School GPA 3.0
• College GPA 2.8
• Minimum ACT score 24 or SAT 1100
• Three letters of reference
• Community or school activities, or work experience

CSPM SCHOLARSHIP ‘B’ – To attend an accredited 2- or 4-year college or university

• Two- or four-year undergraduate scholarship for any field of study
• $1,500 per year ($750 paid per semester) renewable for up to four years
• High School GPA 2.5
• College GPA 2.5
• Minimum ACT score 20 or SAT 990
• Three letters of reference
• Community or school activities, or work experience

CSPM SCHOLARSHIP ‘C’ – To attend an accredited 1- or 2-year technical college

• One- or two-year scholarship for technical or vocational training
• $1,000 per year ($500 paid per semester) renewable for up to two years
• High School GPA 2.5
• College GPA 2.5
• Three letters of reference
• Community or school activities, or work experience

Scholarship Recipients ​

CSPM “A” –  4-year college:

• 2017 - Michael Hackett ($6,000)
• 2018 - Nellie Kirk - Gering ($6,000)
• 2019 - Brock Parker ($6,000)
• 2020 - Stephanie Woolsey ($6,000)
• 2021 -  Lydia Connot ($6,000)
• 2022 - Carmelo Timblin ($6,000)
• 2023 - Eli Marez ($6,000)

CSPM “B” – 2-4-year college

• 2017 - John Stark ($6,000)
• 2018 - Eric Crane - Gering ($6,000)
• 2019 - Kassadie Rahmig ($6,000)
• 2020 - Madison Miller ($6,000)
• 2021 - Logan Andrews ($6,000)
• 2022 - Brylee Dean ($6,000)
• 2023 - Cassidy Flores ($6,000)

CSPM “C”  – 2-year tech/community college

• 2017 - Riley Grote ($2,000)
• 2018 - Kenneth Witcofski  ($2,000)
• 2020 - Anthony Walker ($2,000)​
• 2022 - Elaine Bechtold ($2,000)
• 2023 - Ariel DeMaranville ($2,000)