SCHOLARSHIP Opportunities at Blackhawk

Each year, more than 200 students receive financial assistance from Blackhawk Foundation scholarships. Specific scholarships and their descriptions are listed below. A list of all scholarships is found on the back page. Every student is encouraged to complete the online scholarship application process for consideration.

New and current students apply online for scholarships using the online scholarship portal or by visiting: www.blackhawk.edu/FoundationScholarships and clicking on “Apply for Scholarships.”

• Foundation online scholarship applications are due on May 15 for Fall semester awards.

• Foundation online scholarship applications are due on November 15 for Spring semester awards.

All Program Scholarships

Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship

An award of $300 to a Green County student each fall pursuing any Blackhawk program.

BACTE Endowed Scholarship

An award of $250 to a student each fall pursuing any Blackhawk program.

Blackhawk Golden K Kiwanis of Janesville Scholarship

$500 scholarship awarded every semester to one (1) student in any program.

Blackhawk Tech Faculty Federation Endowed Scholarship

An award of $1,500 to four (4) students every semester pursuing any Blackhawk program.

BTC Foundation Scholarship

$500 scholarship awarded every semester to multiple students in any program.

BTC High School Scholarships

An award of $500 to Rock and Green County high school graduating seniors who have committed to attend Blackhawk each fall pursuing any Blackhawk program.

Diversity Scholarship

An award of $250 to $1,000 to underrepresented students each fall pursuing any Blackhawk program, funded in part by the annual Soul Food Luncheon.

Elizabeth Woodruff Scholarship

An award of $250 to two (2) students each fall pursuing any Blackhawk program.

Francis and Barbara Stauner Memorial Scholarship

An award of $1,000 to a student each fall pursuing any Blackhawk program.

Fred & Vera Jess Memorial Scholarship

An award of $500 to a student each fall pursuing any Blackhawk program.

For a full listing of scholarships, click on the QR Code or visit: blackhawk.edu/FoundationScholarships

All Program Scholarships

Freedom Plastics Scholarship

An award of $500 to four (4) students every semester pursuing any Blackhawk program.

Goodwill of Northern Illinois Scholarship

An award of $500 to a student with a disability every semester pursuing any Blackhawk program.

Hank Dikkeboom Memorial Tools Scholarship

An award of $125 to two (2) students every semester pursuing any Blackhawk program.

Harold Robb Memorial Endowed Scholarship

An award of $1,000 to two (2) Rock River Charter School graduate students each fall pursuing any Blackhawk program.

Harry Spohnholtz Memorial Scholarship

An award of $500 to a student each fall pursuing any Blackhawk program.

Hufcor Scholarship

An award of $500 to two (2) non-traditional students every semester pursuing any Blackhawk program.

Literacy Connection Fund for Adult Literacy Endowment Fund Scholarship

An award of $500 to a GED graduate student each fall pursuing any Blackhawk program.

Mielke Memorial Scholarship

An award of $500 to four (4) students every semester pursuing any Blackhawk program.

Storage Haus Scholarship

An award of $750 to a student every semester pursuing a Blackhawk program at the Monroe campus.

Sue Farrey Pride Memorial Scholarship

An award of $500 to two (2) LGBTQ+ or ally students each fall pursuing any Blackhawk program.

William J. Wartmann Memorial Endowed Scholarship

An award of $500 to two (2) students every semester every semester pursuing any Blackhawk program.

AGRICULTURE, FOOD & NATURAL RESOURCES

Blain Gilbertson Family Scholarship

Full Ride Scholarship

An award to a student each fall pursuing a Blackhawk degree in an Agriculture, Business, or Transportation, Distribution & Logistics program.

Compeer Financial Scholarship

An award of $1,250 to two (2) students in Compeer’s 144-county territory each fall pursuing a Blackhawk degree in an Agriculture program.

Foreign Type Cheesemaker’s Association Scholarship

An award of $4,000 to two (2) students each fall pursuing a Blackhawk degree in the Laboratory Food Science program.

Fund for the Future of Agriculture Scholarship

An award of $1,000 to five (5) students every semester pursuing a Blackhawk degree in an Agriculture program.

GROWMARK Foundation Scholarship

An award of $750 to a student each fall pursuing a Blackhawk degree in the Agribusiness program.

For a full listing of scholarships, click on the QR Code or visit: blackhawk.edu/FoundationScholarships

AGRICULTURE, FOOD & NATURAL RESOURCES

Tracy Family Scholarship

An award of $1,000 to six (6) students each fall pursuing a Blackhawk degree in an Agriculture program or the Nursing program.

Wayne and Janet Albertson Endowed Scholarship

An award of $2,000 to a student each fall pursuing a Blackhawk degree in an Agriculture program.

Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation Scholarship

An award of $1,000 to a student each fall pursuing a Blackhawk degree in an Agriculture program or the Nursing program.

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION

Blain Gilbertson Family Scholarship Full Ride Scholarship

An award to a student each fall pursuing a Blackhawk degree in an Agriculture, Business, or Transportation, Distribution & Logistics program.

Daniel J. Hartstern Memorial Endowed Scholarship

An award of $500 to two (2) students every semester pursuing a Blackhawk degree in an Accounting or Business Management program.

Donna McKearn Memorial Endowed Scholarship

An award of $500 to a student each fall pursuing a Blackhawk degree in the Early Education Childhood, Foundations of Teacher Education or any Business program.

Construction

Alliant Energy Electric Power Distribution Scholarship

An award of $1,000 to three (3) students every semester pursuing a Blackhawk degree in the Electric Power Distribution (EPD) or Pre-EPD program.

David Phillips Endowed Scholarship

An award of $500 to a student each fall pursuing a Blackhawk degree in the Electric Power Distribution (EPD), Pre-EPD, or any Manufacturing program.

Culinary Arts

Bill Flatt Memorial Endowed Scholarship

An award of $1,000 to a student each fall pursuing a Blackhawk degree in a Culinary Arts program.

Corby Bell Scholarship

An award of $1,000 to a student each fall pursuing a Blackhawk degree in a Culinary Arts program.

Culinary Arts Scholarship for High School Seniors

An award of $1,000 to multiple high school graduate students each fall pursuing a Blackhawk degree in a Culinary Arts program.

Executive Chef Graham Erik Smith Memorial Culinary Endowed Scholarship

An award of $250 to a second year student every semester pursuing a Blackhawk degree in a Culinary Arts program.

Kevin Pope Memorial Scholarship

An award of $1,000 to a second year student each fall pursuing a Blackhawk degree in a Culinary Arts program.