A commitment to education
First State Bank supports the career aspirations of our local graduating seniors and is pleased to continue to offer ten (10) $1,000 scholarships in 2023 to help with their post-secondary education.* We are committed to our communities and keeping their area workforces strong.
- Applicant must be a graduating senior residing in Wisconsin who:
- Attends a high school located in a community where First State Bank has a branch location, OR,
- Is a First State Bank customer, or whose parent is a First State Bank customer, as of 1/31/23.
- Applicant must be enrolling with an accredited college, university or technical school on a full-time basis for the term immediately following graduation from high school.
- Completed applications (preferably typed) must be received with the requested letter of reference for consideration by our scholarship committee.
Deadline for 2023 applications is Friday, March 31
Applications must be received by email or postmarked by March 31, 2023:
- Email: scholarships@bankfirststate.com OR
- Mail: Scholarship Program, First State Bank, PO Box 268, New London, WI 54961
Scholarship recipients will be notified of their award by April 30, 2023.
Recipients will receive a Scholarship Payment Request Form, which must be submitted to First State Bank following the successful completion of their first semester. Recipients will also be required to provide a copy of their first semester transcript and proof of second semester enrollment. Scholarships will then be remitted as a single $1,000 payment to the school attended.
Recipient Instructions to Request Scholarship Payment
Recipients of a First State Bank $1,000 scholarship must be enrolled with an accredited college, university, or technical school on a full-time basis for the term immediately following graduation from high school.
To request payment, recipients must complete and submit a Scholarship Payment Request Form to First State Bank following the successful completion of their first term of post-secondary education, along with:
- A copy of the recipient’s first term transcript, and
- Proof of the recipient’s second semester enrollment (printout of schedule, or similar).
The deadline for requesting payment of a scholarship award is the June 30 following the end of the recipient’s first term. Please submit the completed Scholarship Payment Request Form and other required documentation to:
- Email: scholarships@bankfirststate.com OR
- Mail: Scholarship Program, First State Bank, PO Box 268, New London, WI 54961
Upon First State Bank’s receipt of this information, scholarship payments will be mailed within 30 days as a single $1,000 payment to the school attended.
*First State Bank employees and their immediate family members are not eligible to apply for these scholarships. First State Bank offers a separate scholarship opportunity for employees and employees’ children who are graduating from high school. Please contact First State Bank for more information.