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Pioneer Forest Scholarship is sponsored by L-A-D Foundation Inc.. The L-A-D Foundation awards annual scholarships to high school seniors in the Missouri Ozark region to support their pursuit of higher education. The program aims to engage young people in the conservation of natural and cultural resources and support the local communities surrounding the Pioneer Forest.
Geographic focus: Missouri Ozarks (12-county service area)
Focus areas: Education, Conservation, Natural Resources
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Scholarships - Community Foundation of the Ozarks The CFO awards $1. 7 million in scholarships each year for college, graduate and technical education. Stoking the Fires of Knowledge The CFO manages about 450 private scholarship funds created by individuals, families and companies that want to provide a path to higher education for generations to come.
Donors determine the size and eligibility criteria for the scholarships they create, and the CFO manages the process on their behalf. The CFO will award nearly $1. 7 million in scholarships to about 950 students for the 2026–27 academic year.
After World War II ended, Jennie Barritt was teaching students of all ages in a tiny, one-room schoolhouse in the Cedar County hamlet of Wright. Over the next 34 years, she and her husband, Ellis, a WWII veteran and rural mail carrier, also tended a 160-acre farm.
They lived within their means and eventually built assets that Jennie decided to give back to El Dorado Springs students through the Ellis and Jennie Barritt Educational Scholarship Fund. “I wanted for them to get to go to college, and if I could help them, I wanted to,” she says. Though she died in 2020, her dedication to the students of El Dorado Springs will continue on for generations.
Applying for scholarships The scholarship application period is now closed but will open Jan. 1, 2027, for the 2027–28 academic year.
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Beth Hersh, Director of Scholarships, works with students and school counselors from the application process through making awards, tracking success and sharing information with donors. Each scholarship has a selection committee that chooses the recipient(s) each year. If you are interested in volunteering on a scholarship selection committee, please contact Beth.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: High school seniors residing in or attending school within the L-A-D Foundation's 12-county service area in the Missouri Ozarks: Carter, Crawford, Dent, Madison, Maries, Oregon, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Ste. Genevieve, Shannon, and Texas counties. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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