Buck Foundation Pride Scholarships
DEADLINE: 10/15/25, 2:00 PM
The Buck Foundation will honor one graduating senior from Rogers High School and one graduating senior from Heritage High School annually. [RALI students may apply for a different specific Buck Scholarship in the spring semester.]
- $40,000 (total four-year scholarship)
- $10,000 per year (renewable if requirements are met)
PREVIOUS BUCK PRIDE SCHOLARS:
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2024-2025 Sophia Ryan (RHS), Isaac Saclolo (HHS)
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2023-2024 William Henley (RHS), Ivan Ramos (HHS)
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2022-2023 Nicholas Lamson (RHS), Tommy Williams (HHS)
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2021-2022 Abigail Fleming (RHS), Grace Benish (HHS)
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2020-2021 Hailey Day (RHS), Cooper Bowman (HHS)
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2019-2020 Rachelle Sanchez-Smith (RHS)
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2018-2019 Trey Keith (RHS)
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2017-2018 Doe Miller (RHS)
REQUIREMENTS
If you fulfill the requirements listed below, you are eligible to apply.
- Recipients must demonstrate outstanding school and community involvement and be deemed future committee leaders.
- Active participation in an average of three (3) school-sponsored clubs/organizations/sports teams per year
- At least one (1) titled leadership position in senior year
- A minimum of fifty (50) hours to date of community service and volunteerism
- Total hours may include some school-sponsored activities.
- Ten (10) of those hours may be church activities.
- ACT Score of 25 superscore
- Minimum GPA of 3.5
- Recipients must attend a 4-year college or university beginning Fall 2026 and commencing Spring 2030
- Short essay (see theme guidelines)
- Creative digital submission (see guidelines)
- Three finalists will be required to interview
- An applicant that has been disciplined, expelled or suspended from his/her school is ineligible to apply.
- The Buck Foundation reserves the right to omit awards if applications received do not meet standards.