ScholarshipCONNECT

This is a group of awards reached through one application. Each award inside it has its own rules.

Award

Many donor scholarships (more than 300); $3.6 million to 1,497 students with the Dayton-Montgomery County Scholarship Program in the most recent year.

Deadline

2027-28 dates not yet posted. Applications open in mid-December and are due at the beginning of March; the 2026-27 deadline was 4 p.m. on Friday, March 6.

How to apply

Submit the ScholarshipCONNECT general application, then choose individual opportunities with added requirements on the Opportunities tab.

Who can apply

Graduating high school seniors and current college students in the Greater Dayton region (Montgomery, Miami, Greene, Darke, Preble and northern Warren counties). Individual funds have their own residency, school, major, merit and need rules.

Good to know

Some funds are merit-based without need. Not for graduate or professional programs.