Applications are now being accepted for the Truman Heartland Community Foundation Scholarship.
Donor Name: Truman Heartland Community Foundation
State: Missouri
County: Jackson County (MO)
Type of Grant: Scholarship
Deadline: 02/16/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Truman Heartland Community Foundation (THCF) invites students of all ages across Eastern Jackson County to apply for nearly $1,000,000 available in scholarships for the 2026-2027 school year.
THCF’s General Scholarship Application takes basic information from applicants and automatically matches them with more than 50 scholarships they may qualify to receive. These include scholarships for undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as career and technical certification programs.
In 2025, THCF awarded over $970,000 in 516 scholarship awards to 392 students. Since 1982, THCF has awarded more than $8.4 million to help students reach their educational goals.
The General Application is a two-step process
- Step 1-You will complete basic questions on your application form. Documents you will need: Resume Personal Statement Essay elaborating on your educational and career goals and why you feel you should be selected to receive a scholarship.
- Step 2- When you submit the General Application, the system will populate a list of scholarship opportunities you are eligible to apply for based on your answers in the General Application. You must click the “Start” button on the left side of your portal dashboard next to each scholarship listed to complete the requirements for each scholarship you’ve been matched to. These requirements may include:
- Essays on additional topics
- Letters of recommendation from specific people in your life
- Statements about your participation in certain types of activities
- Transcripts showing grades through Fall 2025
- FAFSA documentation (either FAFSA Submission Summary report, FAFSA Submission Confirmation email showing estimated Student Aid Index (SAI), or results from the Federal Student Aid Estimator).
For more information, visit THCF.
