Herman and Virginia Gundlach Scholarships

 

About the Scholarship

Herman and Virginia Gundlach firmly believed in the virtues of education and long discussed the idea of setting up a scholarship fund with their family. Mary Gundlach Norris and Carol Gundlach Cantwell worked with their father Herman to develop a scholarship fund based on his belief that:

“the scholarship should be for only the first year of college – a chance to get a good start…also…minority students to be given preference for the award.”

The family additionally requested that scholarship recipients have a grade point average of 3.2 or lower, because “so much of the available scholarship money is distributed to those with higher averages.”

The Gundlach family established the scholarship in 1995 and awarded 10 scholarships that year. A year later Herman Gundlach died; his wife, Virginia passed away in 1978.

Eligibility

Herman and Virginia Gundlach Scholarships are available to Kenosha County high school students that plan to attend a four-year college or university located in the state of Wisconsin as a full-time student. Any area student can apply but a preference will be given to high school seniors with a GPA of 3.5 or less.

Consideration shall be given to participation in school and community volunteer activities, work experience, and financial need. As a part of the application process, applicants will be asked to provide a personal statement that explains who or what motivates or inspires them, as well as what their dreams and ambitions are.

Selection

Recipients will be selected each spring.

How to Apply

Interested students are encouraged to apply through their high school guidance counselor who can provide an application form. The Foundation also accepts direct applications from students.

NOTE: The Kenosha Community Foundation will announce when applications for the scholarship are available and the date they are due.

For more information about this and other scholarships managed by the Kenosha Community Foundation, contact
scholarships@kenoshafoundation.org.