FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can anyone apply for this scholarship?

Applicant must be a 2025 high school graduate and meet one of the following requirements to apply:

• Graduating from an Ohio-based school in Van Wert, Mercer, Putnam, or Paulding counties or Delphos City Schools
• Be a dependent of a current Central Insurance employee or retiree, regardless of high school location
• Be a current employee at Central Insurance or Willow Bend Country Club, regardless of high school location

Does the student applying for a scholarship have to be a graduating high school senior, or can a current college student apply?

New Foundation scholarships will be awarded only to students graduating from high school in 2025.

What is the minimum GPA requirement for this scholarship?

While not exclusively an academic scholarship, applicants must demonstrate academic promise and good character. A minimum high school GPA of 3.0 GPA is required.

What is the deadline for application?

The deadline is the last Friday in March—there will be no exceptions. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered for review unless postmarked before the deadline. Applications mailed by others, including the student's guidance office, are not exempt from this deadline.

How many Foundation scholarships will be awarded?

We intend to award approximately five (5) new scholarships per year to graduating high school seniors. The number and quality of the applications received and how well the applicants meet the established criteria will determine the number.

Do applicants need to declare a major to apply for this scholarship?

Scholarship recipients must have a major specifically related to a career position within the insurance industry. Therefore, students who are undecided about their major may be less likely to be chosen for this scholarship. The Eligibility page includes a list of potential majors.

Is this scholarship renewable?

The scholarship may be renewed for up to three additional years for studies in pursuit of an undergraduate degree. A short renewal application and evidence that coursework is leading to the student's specified degree, diploma, or certificate will be required. To continue receiving the scholarship award following the first term, recipients must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale per term, mail a transcript to the Foundation with the renewal scholarship application, continue seeking a major with an insurance application, and remain in school full-time.

How does someone apply for this scholarship?

Click here for additional information about Central's Educational Foundation Scholarship Program eligibility requirements and an application form. If you have a question that our website has not addressed, please email cicecf@central-insurance.com. Due to the confidential nature of the information received on the Educational Foundation scholarship application and the process used to evaluate that information, we may be unable to answer some questions, but we will respond to all inquiries.