Scott and Kim Verplank Foundation Scholarship

The Scott and Kim Verplank Foundation provides annually, renewable college scholarships to students beginning their undergraduate studies of up to $10,000 to be used toward tuition, student fees, and books. Scholarships are renewable for up to a maximum of four years for any one recipient based on completing the renewal requirements. Recipients are selected from a pool of applicants meeting the following criteria.

Minimum Criteria

• High School Senior (students already in college are not eligible)
• Childhood diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes
• Successfully managing diabetes with proper medication, exercise and diet
• Commitment to education by maintaining in excess of a 3.0 grade point average
• Commitment to participating in athletics by actively participating on an organized team
• United States Citizen
• Completion of application with supporting documentation and endorsements

General Information

• Applications are accepted beginning January 1 of a student’s Senior year in high school.
• Awardees must maintain a 3.0 grade point average until graduation.
• To be considered for funding to begin in the fall of 2025, applications must be received by the Foundation by April 15, 2025. Applications received after April 15 will not be considered.

Timeline and Process

• Once an application is considered completed, the student will see an “application received” message on the screen.
• An Applicant Portfolio will be prepared and reviewed by the Foundation Office for consideration of the Verplank Scholarship. Only information in the application and requested by the Foundation will be considered.
• Please do not send unsolicited information to be considered. Unsolicited information will not be reviewed or added to the application.
• Applicant Portfolio reviews begin in April for qualified applications.
• Additional information may be requested from applicants during the review process including but not limited to the completion of the Supplemental Survey and Budget.
• The Foundation Board of Directors will announce their selections in late June 2024.  All applicants will receive an email regarding their status.
• Upon selection and notification of the award in June, Verplank Scholars will receive information about Award Activation and Renewal Requirements