Shelter Insurance Foundation and Corey Leonard sponsor local high school scholarships

 

[February 24, 2024]    This spring, the Shelter Insurance Foundation will award a $1,500 scholarship to a graduate of Lincoln High School And a $1,500 graduate of Mt. Pulaski High School Shelter Agent Corey Leonard sponsors and partially funds these scholarships.

A committee of local high school officials and community leaders will select the local recipient. The committee will consider each applicant’s scholastic achievements, educational goals, citizenship, moral character and participation and leadership in school and community activities. The scholarships are given regard to race, disability, religion, national origin or gender of applicants. The names of the recipients will be announced at the close of the school years.

The students may apply the scholarship funds toward tuition, fees or campus housing for any course of study beginning the fall after the recipient’s high school graduation and leading to an academic degree at any accredited college or university. The Foundation makes payment directly to the school the recipient selects.

Applications and additional information about the Shelter Foundation Scholarship will be available in January and should be completed and returned to the school official serving on the selection committee by March 31st. For more information, interested seniors should contact their high school counselor or principal or Shelter Insurance Agent Corey Leonard.

The Shelter Insurance Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation for charitable and educational purposes. It is sponsored by the Shelter Insurance Companies – offering auto, home, life, farm, and business insurance services to customers in 15 states via a network of local insurance agents. The Shelter Insurance Foundation is headquartered in Columbia, Missouri.

[Sandra Oney]