The SEF administers scholarships to graduating seniors of Salina Central and South High Schools yearly. Individuals and groups may set up a scholarship for many reasons including honoring the life of a person, honoring their graduating class, or helping a deserving student to succeed. Scholarship applications can be downloaded here and are also available at Central and South High counseling offices in January of the current school year. Completed applications must be submitted to the senior counselor by March 1.

Students may apply for the following scholarships:

Class of 1933 Scholarship
Honors the members of the Class of 1933 and the fine teachers who provided them a quality education during the Depression years.
Class of 1933 Scholarship Application

Class of 1940 Scholarship
Initiated by the class president, Jack Moore, who encouraged other members of his class to donate to provide a scholarship as a “payback” from graduates of 1940 to future graduates of Salina Central High School.
Class of 1940 Scholarship Application

Eloise Hodgson Lynch Memorial Scholarship
Eloise Hodson Lynch was a social sciences teacher in Salina. She was awarded the Kansas Master Teacher Award in 1987, the same award her father and lifelong mentor, Owen E. Hodgson received in 1960. At the end of her teaching career, Eloise embarked on a career in politics and served 3 terms in the Kansas House of Representatives. This scholarship will award a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior from Central High School and South High School and a $500 scholarship to a graduating senior from Central High School and South High School. 
Eloise Hodgson Lynch Memorial Scholarship Application

Ethan Michael Sankey Memorial Scholarship
Ethan was a gifted, kind and humble student. He graduated from South High School in 2020. His life was an adventure but ended too soon. Ethan aspired to be somebody and his positivity and ambition were infectious. Ethan's family wished to honor Ethan and the way he lived his life by establishing this scholarship in his memory. The Ethan Michael Sankey Scholarship will annually award a graduating senior from South High a $500 scholarship.  
Ethan Michael Sankey Memorial Scholarship Application

James and Helen Maupin Memorial Scholarship
Honors the life of James Maupin who devoted 22 years of his life to USD 305 as a building operator. Preference is given to a student who has been active in Salina South High's athletic programs.
James and Helen Maupin Memorial Scholarship Application

Judy Wright Memorial Scholarship
Honors the memory of Judy L. Wright, Secretary at South High School for 17 years.
Judy Wright Memorial Scholarship Application

Loan T. Nguyen Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship honors the memory of Loan T. Nguyen, a Salina resident and mother of a Salina South High School graduate. The Loan T. Nguyen scholarship will be awarded to a Salina South High graduating senior who has overcome adversity and demonstrated the willingness to give back to others as well as the determination to succeed in the future..
Loan T. Nguyen Memorial Scholarship Application

Owen E. Hodgson Memorial Scholarship
Honors the memory of a long-time educator whose exemplary career as a teacher and administrator spanned nearly forty years and touched the lives of thousands of students.
Owen E. Hodgson Memorial Scholarship Application

Reuben R. Montoy Memorial Scholarship
Reuben Montoy was a life-long Salina resident.  He taught and was an administrator for over 30 years and touched the lives of thousands of USD 305 students.  His family and friends have established the scholarship in loving memory of  Reuben, hoping to carry on his positive influence.  In 2020, the scholarship will award $500 each to a graduating senior from both Salina Central and Salina South high schools.
Reuben R. Montoy Scholarship Application

Rick O'Neill Legacy Scholarship
Rick O'Neill career as a teacher and coach spanned 43 years. He retired in May 2022 after 40 years as a teacher and coach in Salina, the majority of which was spent at Salina Central High School. Rick's wife and sons established this scholarship to honor Rick upon his retirement. The scholarship will award a $750 award to a graduating senior from Salina Central.
Rick O'Neill Legacy Scholarship Application

Miss N Scholarship
The Miss N Scholarship honors Anne Nettleton, a beloved artist and teacher.  The $500 scholarship recognizes a current USD 305 graduating senior planning to major in art education or visual arts from an accredited degree-granting institution.
Miss N Scholarship Application

Salina Central Millennium Scholarship
The classes of 1998, 1999, and 2000 created this scholarship to honor the memories of their Central High classmates whom they have lost. The idea to create a scholarship came from Adam Burnham Hulstine as part of the preparations for the 20th reunion of the class of 1999. When Adam passed just before the reunion, his classmates organized to bring his idea to life. At least one $250 scholarship will be awarded annually.
Salina Central Millennium Scholarship Application