Richland County

Established by Jim and Janet (Williams) Green, the mission of the scholarship is to provide higher educational opportunities for Richland County High School Graduates and Alumni with desire and financial need.  Higher education can be a university or technical school.  Junior and Community College students will be considered if they have a greater financial need.

To be eligible for this scholarship, the applicant must be a graduate of Richland County High School, must demonstrate financial need, be a full time student, and not have access to other substantial scholarships or grants that will completely pay for their education costs.

Additional criteria for determining acceptability will be:  high school/college grade point averages, leadership roles in school and community and work experience.  Applicants need not be recent high school graduates but, could be persons who desire to re-start their education.  For the purposes of the scholarship, an academic year is a full course college program or its equivalent. Interested applicants must apply yearly and can recieve no more than four years of scholarship.

Click here for Initial/Renewal Application

Completed applications should be submitted to:

ERFAE
Attn:  Janet Williams Green Scholarship Committee
PO Box 685
Olney, IL  62450

Applications must be received by June 10 of each year to be eligible for consideration.  Recipients will be chosen by the Janet Williams Green Scholarship Committee.

No Guarantee of Funding

Scholarship amounts will depend on funds available and the number of qualifying applicants.  This applies to both new scholarships and renewal of current scholarship recipients.