Lilly scholarship applications being accepted
The Brown County Community Foundation is now accepting applications online for the 2021 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program. The scholarship is open to Indiana residents who graduate from an accredited Indiana high school by 2021, and receive their diploma no later than June 30, 2021.
An information meeting will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 6 p.m. in the Brown County High School cafeteria and on Zoom (meeting ID 961-6718-4835).
Details related to conditions of the award, eligibility and selection criteria are available on the BCCF’s website at browncountygives.org. The deadline to apply is Monday, Sept. 14 at 4 p.m.
The program provides scholarships for otherwise unreimbursed full tuition, required fees and a special allocation of up to $900 per year for required books and required equipment for four years of undergraduate study on a full-time basis leading to a baccalaureate degree at any Indiana public or private nonprofit college or university accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The BCCF will nominate one student to receive the scholarship.
The 2021 Brown County Lilly Endowment Community Scholar will be named in mid-December 2020.
Contact the Brown County Community Foundation at [email protected] or 812-988-4882 for more information.
Purdue Extension offers free financial program
Purdue Extension Health and Human Sciences has launched a free online program for anyone seeking information on money management best practices and financial control.
The “Where Does Your Money Go?” online program will guide participants through the creation of their spending-savings plan and provide resources for them to use in their own lives. The six-module course includes videos, interactive activities, self-assessments and downloadable spending tracking forms.
The program can be completed at the viewer’s convenience. Participants should allow approximately four to six weeks to do all activities.
After completion of the course, participants will understand how current money management practices affect financial security, how to establish good financial management practices, and new habits that create personal financial security. Some lessons include identifying spending leaks, categorizing needs vs. wants, tracking expenses and establishing written financial goals.
To register, go to https://bit.ly/WDYMGOnlineRegistrationLink.
Virtual panel discussion series about race
Indiana University is hosting a series of virtual panel discussions inspired by “instances of continued injustice and the widespread protests of 2020.
Confronting Racism is series of conversations with faculty experts from Indiana University and other universities designed to “examine systemic racism in its varied forms and to explore the modes and methods of protest used to confront this central issue in American life.”
The series will address current events as well as our country’s longer and much more expansive struggle against injustice.
The series began June 30 and will continue Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on the Arts and Humanities Council’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IUAHCouncil. More information about future events will be posted there.
Free preschool applications for 4-year-olds open
Applications are now available for free pre-K programming at Helmsburg, Sprunica and Van Buren elementary schools through Indiana’s On My Way Pre-K program.
Parents of 4-year-olds can visit OnMyWayPreK.org and fill out the online application.
Contact Debbie Harman at 812-988-6601 ext. 1141 with questions, or email [email protected].
CRC class registration open for summer, fall
The Career Resource Center, 246 E. Main St., is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. They are closed on Fridays and the weekends.
The CRC is limiting the number of people in the building and following all social distancing guidelines including face mask usage. The CRC is not supplying masks; patrons must bring their own.
The following resources are available at the CRC:
- Device and WiFi access
- Printing, copying and faxing
- Resume help
- Career coaching
- Interviewing assistance
- Personal financial consulting
- Virtual and distance learning for high school equivalency.
One-hour SCORE webinar and business consultations are available by phone and email. Call 812-988-5880 to schedule an appointment. For SCORE webinars, visit score.org/live-webinars.
Work One office is open for appointments only on Mondays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Connect online at in.gov/dwd/19.htm or watch DWD Video Vault at in.gov/dwd/3436.htm.
“In Five Minutes” is a class designed to help organize affairs in case of an emergency. It will take place Aug. 17, 24, 31, from 6 to 7 p.m. each evening. The cost is $50.
CNA courses will begin Tuesday, Sept. 8 and take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The course is nine weeks. Applications are due Thursday, July 30. The class is free to those who qualify.
Call 812-988-5880 for more information.
Enrollment open for 21st Century Scholars
Applications for the 21st Century Scholar program are being accepted. The program offers income-eligible Hoosier students up to four years of paid tuition at an eligible Indiana college or university after they graduate from high school, dependent upon financial need.
In middle school and high school, scholars are connected to programs and resources the help them stay on track for college and career success.
Applications must be received by June 30 of the student’s eighth-grade year. Scholars pledge to graduate with a Core 40 diploma and cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.5. They also pledge to abstain from illegal drugs and alcohol and illegal activities.
For more information on requirements for the program, visit scholars.in.gov.
