{"id":83756,"date":"2017-01-26T08:18:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T13:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=83756"},"modified":"2017-01-26T08:18:52","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T13:18:52","slug":"central-foundation-offering-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2017\/01\/26\/central-foundation-offering-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Foundation offering scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n

Central Insurance Companies has announced applications are now available for the scholarship program of the company\u2019s Educational and Charitable Foundation.<\/p>\n

This scholarship program was developed to reward and support graduates seeking careers in the property and casualty insurance industry. Central has provided financial security, protection, and peace of mind to policyholders for over 140 years, and company officials believe that, by providing assistance to career-minded individuals, they can perpetuate this legacy.<\/p>\n

\"CentralScholarships of up to $5,000 per student are available. To be eligible, students must be graduating in 2017 from one of the Van Wert County school districts (Crestview, Lincolnview, or Van Wert High School, or Vantage Career Center). Dependent children of current Central Insurance Companies\u2019 employees and retirees, regardless of the school attended, are also eligible.<\/p>\n

The scholarship may only be used toward tuition, books, other related school fees, and room and board. It is an annual scholarship that may be renewed up to three additional years.<\/p>\n

While not exclusively an academic scholarship, applicants must demonstrate academic promise and good character. A minimum 3.0 high school grade point average is required, while applicants are asked to complete an extensive application and provide a personally written essay, two sealed letters of recommendation, and a current official high school transcript.<\/p>\n

Applicants must be planning to attend an accredited two- or four-year post-secondary educational institution on a full-time basis by the end of 2017. The school of choice must have a program leading to a degree, diploma, or certificate in the student\u2019s chosen major. The school may be a college, university, business, or technical school, while applicants\u2019 majors must have a specific use towards a career position within the insurance industry.<\/p>\n

Scholarships will be awarded on an objective and non-discriminatory basis without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, or sex. The names of scholarship recipients will be posted on the Foundation\u2019s website as soon as recipients have accepted the scholarship.<\/p>\n

Applications are available on the Central Insurance Companies Educational and Charitable Foundation website at www.cicecf.org<\/a> or may be obtained through a high school guidance counselor. Completed applications and required materials should be submitted through the applicant\u2019s high school guidance office. Deadline for entry is March 31.<\/p>\n

Answers to frequently asked questions are available on the Foundation\u2019s website at www.cicecf.org<\/a>. Questions about the application procedure should be directed to the student\u2019s guidance counselor. Questions about the scholarship or the foundation should be directed to: Central Insurance Companies Educational and Charitable Foundation, 800 S. Washington St., Van Wert, OH 45891, or emailed to cicecf@central-insurance.com<\/a>. The Central Insurance Companies Educational and Charitable Foundation reserves the right to make changes to the program as it deems necessary.<\/p>\n

The public may make contributions to Central’s Educational and Charitable Foundation with the understanding that these contributions will be used to support the scholarship program or specific charities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Submitted information Central Insurance Companies has announced applications are now available for the scholarship program of the company\u2019s Educational and Charitable Foundation. This scholarship program was developed to reward and support graduates seeking careers in the property and casualty insurance industry. Central has provided financial security, protection, and peace of mind to policyholders for over […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-08 20:48:02","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83756\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}