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Scholarships and Financial Aid

Financial Aid (FAFSA)

An important source of financial aid is through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The first step is to set up and account here.

Scholarships

Every dollar is important, so do not overlook scholarships provided by employers, unions, churches and service groups with which you are associated. All  applications have a deadline and most require the submission of specific documents, such as a transcript and an essay, so read the directions closely.

Applications are also available in the LHS Guidance Office.

Sullivan County Farm Bureau Scholarship

  • Deadline: May 3, 2024
  • Amount: N/A
  • Criteria: Application form and Financial information. Answer an essay regarding “How has agriculture impacted your life, and why have you chosen your particular degree program?” Please see your guidance counselor with any questions.

The Honorable Louis B Scheinman Memorial Scholarship Fund

  • Deadline: May 10, 2024
  • Amount: N/A
  • *STUDENTS MUST BE NOMINATED FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP* Please return this application to your guidance counselor once completed. Students will be chosen based on the following criteria: financial need, qualities that Judge Scheinman exemplified—compassion, warmth, friendship, and a natural inclination to see the best in people. One student from LHS will be nominated for this scholarship.

Liberty Elementary PTA Scholarship

  • Deadline: May 13, 2024
  • Amount: $500
  • Liberty Elementary PTA will award three scholarships in the amount of $500 each to graduating seniors. The scholarship may be used toward tuition, fees or books. Scholarships are awarded as a one-time, non-renewable award payable to the student. Recipients will be selected by the scholarship committee of the Liberty Elementary PTA.

Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs of Sullivan County

  • Deadline: May 15, 2024
  • Amount: At least $1,000
  • Students must be a resident of Sullivan County and sponsored by a current member of the club to be eligible. Students must be pursuing a degree at an accredited institution of higher learning in a NYS school with focus on protecting and preserving the environment. See application guidelines for further details.

Liberty Faculty Association Scholarship

  • Deadline: May 16, 2024
  • Amount: TBD
  • To be considered for this scholarship, please return to Mrs. Golden in room 106 NO LATER than 3:00 pm on Thursday, May 16, 2024. You are required to attach an Activities Resume and attach a detailed typed essay answering the following questions: what are your goals for the future, what has it meant to you to be a student in the Liberty Central School District, and why are you the best candidate for this scholarship?(Please see Mrs. Golden in Rm. 106 with any questions.)

United Way Hospitality and Travel Scholarship

  • Deadline: May 17, 2024
  • Amount: $500
  • The United Way of Sullivan County Scholarship is available to all 2024 Sullivan County graduating 2024 SC seniors. One $500 scholarship will be awarded on the basis of community service and a 500-word essay.

United Way Performing Arts, Communication/Media, Music/Dance, Drama Therapy Scholarship

  • Deadline: May 17, 2024
  • Amount: $500
  • The United Way of Sullivan County Scholarship is available to all 2024 Sullivan County graduating 2024 SC seniors. One $500 scholarship will be awarded on the basis of community service and a 500-word essay.

Worden Family Memorial Scholarship

  • Deadline: May 17, 2024
  • Amount:  TBD
  • Created in honor of Allison and Olive Worden to recognize young people who give back to the community through the spirit of volunteerism. Application criteria include: must live in White Sulphur Springs Fire District, have been accepted into a two- or four-year college, and maintain a history of volunteerism through school, church and community organizations.

Liberty Booster Club Scholarship

  • Deadline: May 21, 2024
  • Amount: TBD
  • This scholarship will be available to Liberty High School students who have actively participated in sports throughout their high school career. Two students will be awarded. All applications must be turned into the guidance department and will be forwarded to the Liberty Booster club committee for final determination. Scholarships will be awarded at the Annual Senior Awards assembly.

Liberty Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship

  • Deadline: May 24, 2024
  • Amount: $1,000
  • The Liberty Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship has been announced for 2024. The scholarship will award $1,000 to one graduating senior residing within the Liberty Joint Fire Department. The award will be given to the student who has proven to be dependable, reliable and conscientious.  Application deadline is May 24, 2024.

Swan Lake Fire Dept. – Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship

  • Deadline: May 24, 2024
  • Amount: $250
  • Must live in the Swan Lake Fire Dept. District. Scholarship award requires that you attend college/trade school in the fall after graduation.  Submit an essay on community service and why you feel you are the best candidate for the scholarship. Completed essays should be turned into the guidance department before the due date. Scholarship winners will be determined by the Liberty HS scholarship committee.

White Sulphur Springs Fire Department & Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship

  • Deadline: May 24, 2024
  • Amount: N/A
  • Applicant must be a graduating senior who resides in the White Sulphur Springs Fire District or whose parent is a member, in good standing of either the WSS Fire Department of Ladies Auxiliary or the applicant themselves is a member in good standing of either the WSS Fire Department or Ladies Auxiliary and is entering a college, university or vocational school.  Applications must be accompanied by: a copy of the applicant’s high school transcript, most recent report card and letter(s) of verification to part 1 of this application.

Any Make, Any Model Car Club Scholarship

  • Deadline: May 30, 2024
  • Amount: $500
  • Open to any student interested in pursuing a career in the automotive field. The applicant must submit the application form that is picked up at the guidance office. The scholarship will apply to any college or trade school. The payment will be distributed after the class schedule of the awarded student is provided to the address on the application. The student must complete a full year of classes or forfeit the scholarship money and return the funds to the Any Make, Any Model Car Club.

Nellie Burnham Memorial Scholarship

  • Deadline: June 7, 2024
  • Amount: TBD
  • The Woodland Weavers and Spinners Guild is a teaching guild servicing Sullivan and Wayne counties whose purpose is to share their knowledge of spinning and weaving all kinds of fiber arts. Nellie was a co-founding member of the WWSG, a lifetime teacher, master spinner and weaver and in her spirit of teaching a scholarship is being offered in her name. The recipient should be a person who wants to teach, preferably in the field of fiber arts. We would also accept someone who wants to learn to spin or weave and would like to attend a seminar to learn the crafts. Applications must be returned no later than June 7, 2024.

Neversink – Rondout Antique Machinery Association Scholarship

  • Deadline: June 30, 2024
  • Amount: $500 and one-year membership to the NRAMA
  • The purpose of the NRAMA Scholarship is to encourage graduating high school seniors from Sullivan County to pursue secondary education opportunities in any field related to either heavy equipment, automotive mechanics or agriculture at any accredited academic or vocational school. The scholarship will be awarded annually to one individual selected by the NRAMA Scholarship Committee. See application guidelines for further details.

April Scholarship Newsletter – Studentscholarships.org

  • Deadline: Between April 30 and July 31, 2024
  • Amount: Various
  • In this listing you will find 15 scholarship programs that will award more than 300 Individual Scholarship awards during the 2023-24 school year. (Students from LCSD are eligible for all awards listed.)

Sullivan Promise Scholarship

  • Deadline: Start of Fall Semester 2024
  • Amount: Full tuition and fees after federal and state aid and any other SCCC Foundation Scholarships have been awarded.
  • Transcripts submitted must be 70 or higher GPA. Sullivan Promise Scholarship funds are awarded to June 2024 graduates or students who have earned their GED in 2024 and have been a resident of Sullivan County for a minimum of two years, and are planning to attend SUNY Sullivan full time (minimum of 12 credits) for their freshman year beginning in the fall 2024 semester.