Garrison Area Scholarship

The Garrison Area Scholarship Fund provides local students with scholarships to encourage and support their pursuit of higher education.

The Garrison Area Scholarship was originally sponsored by the Garrison Lions/Garrison Mille Lacs Lakes Lions Clubs. The Garrison Area Scholarship Fund will offer three $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors who meet eligibility requirements.

Eligibility Requirements

• High School Senior
• Attending school in Aitkin, Brainerd, Crosby-Ironton, or Onamia, including home-schools students from those districts
• Planning to attend: Two or four-year US-based college (full-time enrollment)

Items you will need to complete the online application:

• Application General Questions
• Essay: 2 page double spaced: Based upon your last four years, what have you learned from participating in school, community, and work activities? How do you plan to apply what you have learned to your future opportunities?
• Statement of Need and Responsibility: Briefly share a personal, life, or family circumstance affecting your need for this scholarship.
• List of Activities for: 1) Community Service i.e. civic and church volunteer activities; 2) Extracurricular School Activities i.e. school activities that are not graded; and 3) Work Experience
• Electronic Transcript: High School Students: You must enter the email address of your guidance office into the application at least 5 days prior to the deadline. This will allow your guidance officer to add your transcript to the application prior to the deadline.